Jingjok
How to say to wake up
in Thai
ตื่น
dtùuen
to wake up · to be awake
dtùuen low
ตื่นกี่โมง 'what time do you get up?' is a normal small-talk question. ตื่นแล้ว 'I'm up'.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Remember it
- Wake up to a loud TUNE on the alarm.
In a sentence
- ตื่นหกโมงเช้าdtùuen hòk moong cháaoto get up at 6 am
From the same situation: Time and days
- โมงo'clock (daytime hours)
- กี่โมงwhat time?
- ตอนนี้now
- เช้าmorning
- สายlate (for something); late morning
- เที่ยงnoon
- บ่ายafternoon
- เย็นevening, late afternoon
All 63 words and phrases in “Time and days” →
Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok teaches ตื่น with audio, the tone drawn on screen, and a check on your own voice. Tell the time the Thai way, make and keep appointments, and find out when places open and close.
- WEEKS 1–2 · SURVIVEGreet anyone, pay, and order food and 7-Eleven exactly how you like it.
- WEEKS 3–6 · SETTLE INGet around by taxi, Grab and skytrain, find anything, and handle your landlord.
- WEEKS 7–12 · RUN YOUR LIFEPharmacy, bank, SIM and apps, how you feel, and a weekend away, all in Thai.
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