Seem in Thai

“Seem” in Thai is ดูเหมือนduu-mǔean.

ดูเหมือน duu-mǔean

to seem, to look like verb

duu mid
mǔean rising

Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”

How to use it

ดูเหมือนduu-mǔean, "look like", is how things seem from what you can see. In quick speech Thais often guess with สงสัยsǒng-sǎi, I suspect: สงสัยฝนจะตกsǒng-sǎi fǒn jà dtòk, looks like rain. How something looks is ดูduu plus a describing word: ดูดีduu dii, looks good.

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:

du muean
doo meuan
du muan
doo muen

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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