Get up in Thai

“Get up” in Thai is ลุกlúk.

ลุก lúk

to get up, to rise (from sitting or lying) verb

lúk high

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

How to use it

ลุกlúk is getting up from a seat, a bed or the floor; ลุกขึ้นlúk kûen adds "up". On the skytrain and buses, Thais ลุกให้lúk hâi, give up their seat, for monks, older people, pregnant women and children, and the BTS has seats set aside for them. Waking up is a different step, ตื่นdtùuen, so a lazy morning can be ตื่นแล้วแต่ยังไม่ลุกdtùuen láew dtàe yang mâi lúk, awake but not up yet.

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:

luuk
luk khuen

More verbs in Thai

All verbs

เป็น bpen Be
to be (a nationality, a job, a role)
มี mii Have
to have
ไป bpai Go
to go
มา maa Come
to come
กิน gin Eat
to eat
ดื่ม dùuem Drink
to drink

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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