Jump in Thai

“Jump” in Thai is กระโดดgrà-dòot.

กระโดด grà-dòot

to jump verb

grà low
dòot low

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

How to use it

กระโดดgrà-dòot has two low syllables and a long oo. Jumping off a boat or a rock into the sea or a waterfall pool is กระโดดน้ำgrà-dòot náam. Jumping a queue is another verb, แซงคิวsaeng kiu, "overtake the queue".

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:

kradot
gradot
kra dod
gra dot

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
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones