Describing things สูง sǔung
tall; high adjective
- sǔung rising
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
How to use it
สูงsǔung is both tall and high: a tall person, a high mountain, high heels. To ask someone's height, say สูงเท่าไหร่sǔung tâo-rài, and answer in centimetres: ร้อยเจ็ดสิบráwy jèt sìp is 170. A short person is เตี้ยdtîa, and something low ต่ำdtàm. Formal Thai uses สูงsǔung for high prices too, where everyday speech says แพงpaeng, expensive.
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:
- sung
- soong
- sueng
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