นั่งลง
nâng-longMeaning
1VerbA1
[to] sit down; be seated
to lower your body into a sitting position from standing or another posture
Examples
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He sat down on the chair.
The teacher told all the students to sit down.
พอpɔɔเดินมาdəən-maaถึงบ้านtʉ̌ng-bâanฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂เหนื่อยnʉ̀ʉaiจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngรีบrîipนั่งลงnâng-longพักpák
As soon as I got home, I was so tired I had to quickly sit down and rest.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
nâng
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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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ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight[to] go down; descendPart 2
นั่งลงnâng-longนั่งลงnâng-long[to] sit down; be seated[to] sit down; be seatedWord