Grow in Thai

“Grow” in Thai is โตdtoo; you'll also hear ปลูกbplùuk (grow (plants)).

โต dtoo

to grow (up); big adjective grow up, get bigger

dtoo mid

Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.

หนี้ก้อนโตnîi gâwn dtoo = a huge debt; โตขึ้นdtoo kûen = to grow up.

ปลูก bplùuk

to plant, to grow verb grow (plants)

bplùuk low

Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

You'll hear it in Thon (ทน).

How to use it

โตdtoo is growing bigger or growing up: โตขึ้นdtoo kûen, to grow, and โตที่ไหนdtoo tîi-nǎi, where did you grow up? A grown-up is a ผู้ใหญ่pûu-yài. Plants are grown with ปลูกbplùuk: rice, chillies, a tree in the garden.

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:

toh
dtoh
pluk
plook

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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