ยืดยาด
yʉ̂ʉt-yâatMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
slow; sluggish
(of a person or what they do) moving or acting with unnecessary slowness; slow, sluggish.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringยืดยาดyʉ̂ʉt-yâatยืดยาดyʉ̂ʉt-yâat1slow; sluggish2slowly; sluggishly3drawn-out; tediousมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
He is a very sluggish person.
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If you keep being this sluggish, we'll definitely miss the movie.
เจ้านายjâo-naaiไม่ชอบmâi-chɔ̂ɔpพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanที่tîiยืดยาดyʉ̂ʉt-yâatและlɛ́ทำงานtam-ngaanไม่mâiเสร็จตามกำหนดsèt-dtaam-gam-nòt
The boss doesn't like employees who are sluggish and don't finish work on schedule.
ลักษณะนิสัยlák-sà-nà-ní-sǎiที่tîiยืดยาดyʉ̂ʉt-yâatของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเป็นbpenอุปสรรคù-bpà-sàkสำคัญsǎm-kanต่อdtɔ̀ɔความก้าวหน้าkwaam-gâao-nâaในnaiสายอาชีพsǎai-aa-chîipที่ต้องการtîi-dtɔ̂ng-gaanความรวดเร็วkwaam-rûuat-reo
His sluggish personality is a major obstacle to career progression in a field that demands speed.
2AdverbB1
slowly; sluggishly
In a slow, sluggish, or drawn-out manner.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)เดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningยืดยาดyʉ̂ʉt-yâatยืดยาดyʉ̂ʉt-yâat1slow; sluggish2slowly; sluggishly3drawn-out; tediousสิsìสิsì1will; shall (Isan)2emphatic particle (statement)3urging/encouraging particle (imperative)รีบหน่อยrîip-nɔ̀iรีบหน่อยrîip-nɔ̀ihurry up
Don't walk so sluggishly! Hurry up!
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He does everything sluggishly, to the point that other people get annoyed.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunมัวแต่muua-dtɛ̀ɛตอบอีเมลdtɔ̀ɔp-ii-meenยืดยาดyʉ̂ʉt-yâatแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiลูกค้าlûuk-káaอาจจะàat-jàเปลี่ยนใจbplìian-jaiไปหาbpai-hǎaเจ้าjâaoอื่นʉ̀ʉnนะná
If you keep answering emails in such a drawn-out manner, the client might change their mind and go to someone else.
โครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiคืบหน้าkʉ̂ʉp-nâaไปbpaiอย่างyàangยืดยาดyʉ̂ʉt-yâatเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakขาดkàatงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanและlɛ́การสนับสนุนgaan-sà-nàp-sà-nǔnจากjàakผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎan
The project progressed in a sluggish manner due to a lack of budget and support from management.
3AdjectiveB2
drawn-out; tedious
(of a process, speech, or task) taking longer than necessary, often becoming tedious or long-winded.
Examples
การประชุมgaan bprà-chumการประชุมgaan bprà-chum1meeting; conference; assembly2session/sitting (of a formal body)วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentยืดยาดyêut-yâatยืดยาดyêut-yâat1slow; sluggish2slowly; sluggishly3drawn-out; tediousมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousทั้งๆtáng tángทั้งๆtáng tángeven though; despiteที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีเรื่องmee rêuuangมีเรื่องmee rêuuang1[to] have an issue; something came up2[to] get into a quarrel/fightต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jai[to] decideแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asนิดเดียวnít diaoนิดเดียวnít diao1just a little; only a bit; a tiny amount2a tiny bit; a very small amount
Today's meeting was very drawn-out, even though there were only a few things to decide.
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คำปราศรัยkam-bpraa-sǎiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoยืดยาดyʉ̂ʉt-yâatและlɛ́น่าเบื่อnâa-bʉ̀ʉaจนjonคนฟังkon-fangเริ่มrə̂əmทยอยtá-yɔɔiเดินdəənออกɔ̀ɔk
His speech was so long-winded and boring that the audience started to gradually walk out.
กระบวนการgrà-buuan-gaanขออนุมัติkɔ̌ɔ-à-nú-mátโครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiยืดยาดyʉ̂ʉt-yâatและlɛ́ซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnเกินgəənความจำเป็นkwaam-jam-bpenทำให้tam-hâiเสียเวลาsǐia-wee-laaไปbpaiหลายlǎaiเดือนdʉʉan
The approval process for this project is unnecessarily drawn-out and complicated, causing a delay of several months.
ผมpǒmไม่ชอบmâi-chɔ̂ɔpขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnทางกฎหมายtaang-gòt-mǎaiที่tîiยืดยาดyʉ̂ʉt-yâatเพราะprɔ́มันmanทำให้tam-hâiสิ้นเปลืองsîn-bplʉʉangทั้งtángเวลาwee-laaและlɛ́เงินngən
I dislike legal procedures that are drawn-out because they waste both time and money.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
yʉ̂ʉt
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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 | — | — |