Describing things ตื้น dtûuen
shallow adjective
- dtûuen falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
How to use it
ตื้นdtûuen is shallow: water at low tide, a shallow bowl, a shallow argument. Start with the unaspirated dt and hold the long uue. With a low tone instead of a falling one, ตื่นdtùuen means to wake up.
Don't mix it up
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ตื่นdtùuen
to wake up
Low tone: to wake up.
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:
- tuen
- dtuen
- teun
- tuuen
- tun
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