Deep (of a voice) in Thai

“Deep (of a voice)” in Thai is ทุ้มtúm.

ทุ้ม túm

deep, low (of a sound or a voice) adjective

túm high

High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.

You'll hear it in Toom Yoo Nai Jai (ทุ้มอยู่ในใจ).

How to use it

ทุ้มtúm is deep, of a voice or a sound: เสียงทุ้มsǐang túm is a deep, warm voice like a radio presenter's, and in music the low notes of a cello or a bass guitar. A high, thin voice is เสียงแหลมsǐang lǎem. Deep water or a deep hole is ลึกlúek, and low, in general, ต่ำdtàm.

Don't mix it up

ทุ่มtûm

o'clock from 7 to 11 p.m.

Falling tone: the evening hours, as in สองทุ่มsǎwng tûm, 8 p.m.

Other spellings you'll see

There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:

siang tum
siang thum
sieng tum

Song Toom Yoo Nai Jai (ทุ้มอยู่ในใจ) The rock song of SuckSeed (2011), the comedy about three hopeless school boys who start a band, sung by Off, the guitarist of the rock band Big Ass. A song about a song: an old tune that still sounds deep in your heart years after you parted. Its lines teach whenever, the old days, since, how are you these days?, let time pass for years, at least, and the warm word for being glad at heart.

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bad, not good
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ดีที่สุด dii tîi-sùt Best in Thai
the best
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favourite (literally 'like the most')
สุดยอด sùt-yâwt Awesome in Thai
awesome, amazing, the best

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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