In Thai, when you want to express thatyou're looking or watching at something or someoneyou can use the Thai verb duu (&#3604&#3641)which means to look, to see or to watch.
Using the Thai verb duu (&#3604&#3641) is really easy,all you have to do is to place a noun(something or someone that you're looking at)right after the Thai verb duu (&#3604&#3641).
Using duu (&#3604&#3641) to express “to look” and “to watch”
Note: Be sure to practise writing the Thai scriptof each examples below on a piece of paperto strengthen your understanding andrecognition speed of the Thai script.
Here are some examples that showyou how to use the Thai verb duu:
&#3586&#3629 &#3604&#3641 &#3619&#3641&#3611 &#3627&#3609&#3656&#3629&#3618 &#3652&#3604&#3657 &#3652&#3627&#3617Kor duu roop noi daai maiMay I see the picture?
Kor is a Thai verb that is used for asking or makinga polite request which sounds something like”May/can I…”. Roop means picture. Noi isactually Thai particle that is used to softena request.
&#3605&#3629&#3609&#3609&#3637&#3657 &#3593&#3633&#3609 &#3585&#3635&#3621&#3633&#3591 &#3604&#3641 &#3627&#3609&#3633&#3591 &#3629&#3618&#3641&#3656Dton nee chan gam-lang duu nang yuu.I'm watching movie right now.
Dton nee means now, right now or at this moment.Gam-lang is a Thai auxiliary verb for indicatingthe present participle. Gam-lang is actually verysimilar to the English suffix “-ing” which means”in the act of”.
Nang means movie. Yuu is a Thaiadverb for indicating the progressive tenseor perfect tense.
&#3588&#3640&#3603 &#3604&#3641 &#3629&#3632&#3652&#3619 &#3629&#3618&#3641&#3656Koon duu arai yuu?What are you looking at?
&#3588&#3621&#3636&#3657&#3585 &#3607&#3637&#3656 &#3609&#3637&#3656 &#3648&#3614&#3639&#3656&#3629 &#3604&#3641 &#3619&#3634&#3618 &#3621&#3632&#3648&#3629&#3637&#3618&#3604Khlik tee nee peua duu raay-la-iiatClick here for details.
Khlik means “click”. :-p It can be either a verb or a noun.Tee means at. Peua means for the purpose of orsimply “for”. Raay-la-iiat means detail, price list or brochure.
Raay is actually a Thai noun meaning list of items,record, story, case or statement. La-iiat is a Thai adjective thatdescribes something as detailed, exact, fine, meticulous,careful or thorough. Literally translated, it would mean”thorough record” which means details. 
&#3604&#3641 &#3609&#3633&#3657&#3609 &#3612&#3641&#3657&#3627&#3597&#3636&#3591Duu nan poo yingLook at that lady.
Poo ying means female, lady or woman in Thai.
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