ทุกสิ่ง
túk-sìng/tʰuk̚˦˥.siŋ˨˩/
In Thai, the English phrase 'everything' can be expressed as ทุกสิ่ง (túk-sìng) or ทุกอย่าง.
Meaning: all the things (pron)
Ways to say it
| Thai | Romanization (Wiktionary) | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| ทุกสิ่ง | túk-sìng | /tʰuk̚˦˥.siŋ˨˩/ |
| ทุกอย่าง | túk-yàang | /tʰuk̚˦˥.jaːŋ˨˩/ |
ทุกอย่าง is the standard way to say 'everything' when referring to a collection of items, situations or abstract concepts in conversation.
What does it mean word for word?
The word ทุกสิ่ง is composed of ทุก (every) and สิ่ง (thing/object). The word ทุกอย่าง is composed of ทุก (every) and อย่าง (kind/type/way).
Which one should you use?
ทุกอย่าง is much more common in daily spoken Thai than ทุกสิ่ง. ทุกสิ่ง is more formal and often used in literature, poetry or religious contexts.
How do you pronounce it?
túk-sìng
Did you know?
- The word ทุก (every) is a homophone for the Thai word for 'suffering' or 'torture'. This creates a linguistic coincidence where 'everything' sounds like it is rooted in pain.
- While ทุกอย่าง means 'everything', adding the word หมด (all) at the end of a sentence is common to emphasize that absolutely nothing was left out.
- In Thai Buddhist contexts, ทุกสิ่ง is often used to describe the totality of the material world to emphasize that everything is transient and empty.
Examples in context
- ทุกอย่างกลับหัวEverything is upside down.This sentence uses ทุกอย่าง to describe things being upside down.Tatoeba #8675875 by pastelite, translation #383646 by Dorenda
- ทุกอย่างราคาถูกEverything is cheap.This sentence uses ทุกอย่าง to describe things being cheap.Tatoeba #8722727 by pastelite, translation #3735321 by CK
- ทุกอย่างทำงานได้Everything is working.This sentence uses ทุกอย่าง to describe things working.Tatoeba #8675917 by pastelite, translation #2245477 by CK
- 17 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Nicha and Theeraphat are talking about a new project.
- ณิชา Nichaคุณเตรียมทุกสิ่งไว้เรียบร้อยแล้วใช่ไหมkhun triam thuk sing wai riap roi laeo chai maiYou have prepared everything already, right?
- ธีรภัทร Theeraphatใช่ครับ ผมเตรียมทุกอย่างไว้หมดแล้วchai khrap phom triam thuk yang wai mot laeoYes, I have prepared everything.
- ณิชา Nichaขอบคุณมากที่ช่วยดูแลทุกสิ่งให้khop khun mak thi chuay du lae thuk sing haiThank you very much for taking care of everything.
- ธีรภัทร Theeraphatยินดีครับ ผมเต็มใจทำyin di khrap phom tem chai thamYou're welcome, I'm happy to do it.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “everything” translations and entries ทุกสิ่ง, ทุกอย่าง, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
