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Ditch in Thai

“Ditch” in Thai is คูkuu; you'll also hear คูเมืองkuu-mueang (city moat).

คู kuu

ditch, moat noun

  • kuu mid
  • Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
คูเมือง kuu-mueang

city moat (the square moat around Chiang Mai's old city) noun

  • kuu mid
  • mueang mid
  • Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.

You'll hear คูkuu in The Duck Song (เป็ด ก้าบ ก้าบ ก้าบ).

How to use it

คูkuu, with a mid tone, is a ditch or a channel of water; with a falling tone, คู่kûu is a pair or a couple. A moat around a city is คูเมืองkuu-mueang, like the square moat of Chiang Mai's old city, where the whole town splashes during Songkran. Bigger waterways are canals, คลองklawng.

Don't mix it up

  • คู่kûu

    pair, couple

    Falling tone: a pair or a couple.

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:

  • koo muang
  • khu mueang

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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