Feelings ตกหลุมรัก dtòk lǔm rák
to fall in love verb
- dtòk low
- lǔm rising
- rák high
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
Parts: ตกdtòk to fall หลุมlǔm hole, pit รักrák love
How to use it
ตกหลุมรักdtòk lǔm rák is literally "to fall into the pit of love". Thais say it about places and things too: a city, a café, a dog at the shelter. Being smitten or infatuated is หลงlǒng, the same word as being lost, and a crush is แอบชอบàep châwp.
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:
- tok lum rak
- toklumrak
- tok loom rak
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