Describing things
Feelings เดือดร้อน dùeat-ráwn
in trouble, distressed adjective
- dùeat low
- ráwn high
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
You'll hear it in Thararat (ธารารัตน์).
How to use it
เดือดร้อนdùeat-ráwn, literally "boiling hot", is real trouble or hardship, often money trouble, and causing it for others is something Thais try hard to avoid. A small problem is a ปัญหาbpan-hǎa, and the casual "I'm in trouble now!" is ซวยแล้วsuay láew.
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:
- duead ron
- deuat ron
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