Food and drink สุก sùk
ripe; cooked, done adjective
- sùk low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
How to use it
สุกsùk is ripe fruit and cooked food: มะม่วงสุกmá-mûang sùk is a sweet, ripe mango, and ไข่ดาวไม่สุกkài-daao mâi sùk a fried egg with a runny yolk. It's the opposite of ดิบdìp, raw or unripe.
It sounds just like สุขsùk, happiness, as in สุขสันต์sùk-sǎn, happy.
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:
- sook
- sug
More food and drink in Thai
All food and drink- ข้าว kâao Rice
- ข้าวเหนียว kâao-nǐaw Sticky rice
- ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง kâao-nǐaw má-mûang Mango sticky rice
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