Small words จุด jùt
spot, point, dot; to light (a fire, incense) noun
- jùt low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
How to use it
จุดjùt is a point or a spot: a place on a map, a dot on the page, a stain on your shirt. Signs mark a viewpoint as จุดชมวิวjùt chom wiu and a meeting point as จุดนัดพบjùt nát póp. It's also the decimal point, so 2.5 is สองจุดห้าsǎwng jùt hâa. As a verb, จุดjùt is to light: จุดธูปjùt tûup, to light incense at a shrine.
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:
- jud
- choot
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