นอนสลบ
nɔɔn-sà-lòpMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] be unconscious; be out cold
To be unconscious while lying down; to lie unconscious after fainting, injury, or exhaustion.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นลมbpen-lomเป็นลมbpen-lom[to] faint; pass outแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)นอนสลบnɔɔn-sà-lòpนอนสลบnɔɔn-sà-lòp1[to] be unconscious; be out cold2[to] sleep very deeply; sleep like a logอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)พื้นpʉ́ʉnพื้นpʉ́ʉn1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3plain; unpatterned4basis; level; background (figurative)5background (color/pattern)
He fainted and is lying unconscious on the floor.
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หลังlǎngเกิดอุบัติเหตุgə̀ət-ù-bàt-dtì-hèetคนขับรถkon-kàp-rótนอนสลบnɔɔn-sà-lòpอยู่ในyùu-naiรถrótจนกระทั่งjon-grà-tângหน่วยกู้ภัยnùuai-gûu-paiมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ng
After the accident, the driver lay unconscious in the car until the rescue unit arrived.
เด็กdèkคนkonนั้นnánเล่นlênกลางแดดglaang-dɛ̀ɛtนานเกินไปnaan-gəən-bpaiจนjonหน้ามืดnâa-mʉ̂ʉtแล้วlɛ́ɛoนอนสลบnɔɔn-sà-lòpไปเลยbpai-ləəi
That child played in the sun for too long until he felt dizzy and then lay unconscious.
ผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiถูกtùukนำส่งnam-sòngโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanในnaiสภาพsà-pâapนอนสลบnɔɔn-sà-lòpไม่mâiรู้สึกตัวrúu-sʉ̀k-dtuuaและlɛ́มีmiiบาดแผลbàat-plɛ̌ɛฉกรรจ์chà-ganที่tîiศีรษะsǐi-sà
The patient was brought to the hospital in an unconscious state, unresponsive, with a severe head wound.
2VerbB1
[to] sleep very deeply; sleep like a log
To sleep so deeply that you do not respond to things around you (figurative use).
Examples
เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakเหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakvery tired; exhaustedกลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] return; go/come back2[to] turn over/flip/reverse3back; in return4contrary; on the contraryถึงบ้านtĕung bâanถึงบ้านtĕung bâan[to] arrive homeก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerนอนสลบnon sà-lòpนอนสลบnon sà-lòp1[to] be unconscious; be out cold2[to] sleep very deeply; sleep like a logเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Last night I was very tired. When I got home, I just slept like a log.
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เขาkǎoทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkมาmaaทั้งอาทิตย์táng-aa-títพอถึงpɔɔ-tʉ̌ngวันหยุดwan-yùtเลยləəiนอนสลบnɔɔn-sà-lòpไปbpaiครึ่งวันkrʉ̂ng-wan
He worked hard all week, so when the weekend came, he slept like a log for half the day.
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkมากmâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛฉันchǎnนอนสลบnɔɔn-sà-lòpจนjonไม่ได้mâi-dâaiยินyinเสียงsǐiangอะไรà-raiเลยləəi
It rained heavily last night, but I was sleeping so soundly that I didn't hear anything at all.
ต่อให้dtɔ̀ɔ-hâiมีmiiเสียงsǐiangนาฬิกาปลุกnaa-lí-gaa-bplùkดังสนั่นdang-sà-nànเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂คงไม่kong-mâiตื่นdtʉ̀ʉnเพราะprɔ́เวลาwee-laaได้dâaiนอนnɔɔnแล้วlɛ́ɛoมักจะmák-jàนอนสลบnɔɔn-sà-lòpเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanไม่ได้สติmâi-dâai-sà-dtì
Even with a loud alarm clock, he probably wouldn't wake up because when he gets to sleep, he tends to sleep so deeply it's like he's unconscious.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is นอนสลบ said นอน-สะ-หลบ?
nɔɔn-sà-lòp
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
nɔɔn
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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สลบsà-lòpสลบsà-lòp1[to] pass out; lose consciousness2unconscious; knocked out3utterly exhausted/defeated (figurative)[to] pass out; lose consciousnessPart 2
นอนสลบnɔɔn-sà-lòpนอนสลบnɔɔn-sà-lòp[to] be unconscious; be out cold[to] be unconscious; be out coldWord