Animals เสือ sǔea
tiger noun
- sǔea rising
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
Classifier: ตัวdtua · counting word for animals, clothes, tables and chairs
How to use it
เสือsǔea has a rising tone. Careful: with a falling tone, เสื้อsûea is a shirt, a classic learner mix-up at the market.
The word turns up in idioms too: in old films a bandit is a เสือsǔea, and a man who chases women is a เสือผู้หญิงsǔea pûu-yǐng, a "tiger of women".
Don't mix it up
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เสื้อsûea
shirt
Falling tone: a shirt or top.
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:
- seua
- sua
- suer
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