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| ดึก deukL |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ดึก |
| IPA | dɯ̀k |
| Royal Thai General System | duek |
| [adverb] | |||
| definition | late at night; dark | ||
| examples | ตอนดึก  | dtaawnM deukL | late at night |
| อยู่จนดึก | yuuL johnM deukL | to stay up late | |
| ตกดึก | dtohkL deukL | late at night | |
| ดงดึก | dohngM deukL | dark jungle | |
| กลางดึก | glaangM deukL | late at night, in the dead hour of the night, in the middle of the night, deep into the night | |
| ดึกดื่น | deukL deuunL | very late at night; far into the night; late at night | |
| นอนดึก | naawnM deukL | to go to bed late | |
| วัยดึก | waiM deukL | old age | |
| sample sentences | |||
เมื่อคืนนี้ฉันกลับบ้านดึกมาก meuuaF kheuunM neeH chanR glapL baanF deukL maakF "Last night I came home very late." | |||
เขาได้ยินเสียงโหยหวน ลอยมาตามลมยามดึก แต่คิดว่าคงจะหูฝาดไปเอง khaoR daiF yinM siiangR hooyR huaanR laawyM maaM dtaamM lohmM yaamM deukL dtaaeL khitH waaF khohngM jaL huuR faatL bpaiM aehngM "His ears caught a faint, eerie and painful groan wafting through the midnight air, but he thought that he might probably be mishearing." | |||
ดังนั้น ถ้าสามีของใครไม่กลับบ้านหรือกลับบ้านดึก ผู้หญิงต้องรู้จักมองโลกในแง่ดี dangM nanH thaaF saaR meeM khaawngR khraiM maiF glapL baanF reuuR glapL baanF deukL phuuF yingR dtawngF ruuH jakL maawngM lo:hkF naiM ngaaeF deeM Therefore, if someone’s husband doesn’t come home or returns home very late, his wife should take an optimistic perspective. | |||
ถึงจะดึกขนาดตีสามตีสี่เจ้านายผมก็โทรมา เขาพูดทันที "ผมไล่คุณออกแล้วนะ ไม่ต้องมาทำงาน" theungR jaL deukL khaL naatL dteeM saamR dteeM seeL jaoF naaiM phohmR gaawF tho:hM maaM khaoR phuutF thanM theeM phohmR laiF khoonM aawkL laaeoH naH maiF dtawngF maaM thamM ngaanM "Even though it was three or four in the morning, my boss telephoned me; he told me straight out, “I’m firing you; you don’t need to come to work.” " | |||
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