อุ

sara u · short vowel · vowel 7 of 19

อุ

Short 'u' as in 'put'

How it is written

The อ above is a placeholder for whichever consonant the vowel attaches to - it is not part of the vowel. This one sits on, under or after its consonant.

Vowel length changes the tone. A short vowel makes an open syllable dead, and live or dead is one of the three things that decide a syllable's tone. See the rules, or let the tone checker do it.

Words that use it

กุ้ง

gûng

shrimp

ลุง

lung

Uncle (older)

คุณ

khun

You (polite)

บุญ

bun

Merit

ยุง

yung

Mosquito

ถุง

thǔng

bag / sack

หยุด

yut

Stop

ปลุก

pluk

Wake-up call

จุฬา

ju-laa

kite (traditional)

สุนัข

sunak

Dog (formal)

ทำบุญ

tham bun

To make merit

กรุณา

ka ru na

Please (formal)

Pulled from the course vocabulary by matching the written form, so the odd near-miss can slip in.

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