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How to say excited, nervous
in Thai
ตื่นเต้น
dtùuen-dtên
excited, nervous · thrilled, nervous (before something)
dtùuen lowdtên falling
Both excited and nervous: the fluttery feeling before a trip, a date or an exam.
- Part of speech
- adj
- Remember it
- Excited: the TUNE hits a TEN!
In a sentence
- ตื่นเต้นมากdtùuen-dtên mâakI'm so excited.
- ตื่นเต้นจังdtùuen-dtên jangI'm so nervous!
From the same situation: Feelings and the ใจ words
- ชอบto like
- รักto love
- อยากto want to (do)
- อยากได้to want (a thing)
- ไม่ค่อยnot very, not really
- ง่วงsleepy
- เบื่อbored, fed up
- สนุกfun
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