ยุ่ง
yûngMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
busy; occupied
having many things to do; not free
Examples
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiช่วงนี้chûuang-níi1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ยุ่งyûngยุ่งyûng1busy; occupied2messy; tangled3complicated; troublesome4[to] meddle; interfere5swarming with flies/mosquitoes (dial.)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockเวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
I'm very busy these days; I have no time at all.
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Yesterday he was busy all day and didn't even have lunch.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiฉันchǎnยุ่งyûngตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเช้าcháoเพราะprɔ́มีmiiประชุมbprà-chumสามsǎamรอบrɔ̂ɔp
Tomorrow I'm busy from the morning because I have three meetings.
If you're busy, I can postpone the appointment for now.
2AdjectiveB1
messy; tangled
in a disorderly, chaotic, or tangled state
Examples
โต๊ะทำงานdtó tam ngaanโต๊ะทำงานdtó tam ngaanwork desk; office deskของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsวางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)5[to] set; assign; impose6[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsกองgongกองgong1pile; heap; stack2to pile (up); heap; stack3classifier: piles; heaps; groups; units4division; department; unit; corpsๆ-จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneยุ่งyûngยุ่งyûng1busy; occupied2messy; tangled3complicated; troublesome4[to] meddle; interfere5swarming with flies/mosquitoes (dial.)ไปหมดbpai mòtไปหมดbpai mòt1completely; all gone2entirely; across the board
His desk has piles of stuff, making it look all messy.
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The earphone cable was so tangled that I had to sit and untangle it for a long time.
หลังlǎngงานngaanเลิกlə̂əkห้องhɔ̂ngจัดเลี้ยงjàt-líiangทั้งtángพื้นpʉ́ʉnและlɛ́โต๊ะdtóเก้าอี้gâo-îiยุ่งเหยิงyûng-yə̌əngต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaจัดระเบียบjàt-rá-bìiapนานnaan
After the event, the banquet room, including the floor and tables, was in chaos and took a long time to put in order.
3AdjectiveB1
complicated; troublesome
difficult to deal with; causing trouble or confusion
Examples
เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ยุ่งyûngยุ่งyûng1busy; occupied2messy; tangled3complicated; troublesome4[to] meddle; interfere5swarming with flies/mosquitoes (dial.)กว่าที่gwàa-tîiกว่าที่gwàa-tîi1than (what/that)2not until; by the time thatคิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; planเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoหลายฝ่ายlǎai-fàaiหลายฝ่ายlǎai-fàaimany parties; multiple sidesไม่เห็นด้วยmâi-hěn-dûuaiไม่เห็นด้วยmâi-hěn-dûuai1[to] disagree; [to] object2opposed; dissenting
This matter is more troublesome than expected because many parties disagree.
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สัญญาsǎn-yaaฉบับchà-bàpเก่าgàoทำให้tam-hâiการโอนกรรมสิทธิ์gaan-oon-gam-má-sìtยุ่งyûngตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiต้องdtɔ̂ngหาhǎaทนายtá-naaiมาช่วยmaa-chûuaiแก้gɛ̂ɛ
The old contract makes the transfer of ownership troublesome; now we need a lawyer to fix it.
ขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnคืนเงินkʉʉn-ngənของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtนี้níiยุ่งyûngมากmâakจนjonลูกค้าlûuk-káaหลายคนlǎai-konสับสนsàp-sǒnและlɛ́ร้องเรียนrɔ́ɔng-riian
This company's refund process is so troublesome that many customers get confused and file complaints.
พอpɔɔมีระเบียบmii-rá-bìiapใหม่màiออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaการเบิกgaan-bə̀əkงบngópยิ่งyîngยุ่งyûngเพราะprɔ́เอกสารèek-gà-sǎanต้องdtɔ̂ngผ่านpàanหลายlǎaiด่านdàanและlɛ́ตีความdtii-kwaamไม่ตรงmâi-dtrongกันgan
Once the new regulation came out, budget disbursement became even more troublesome because documents must pass many checkpoints and are interpreted inconsistently.
4VerbB2
[to] meddle; interfere
to involve oneself in someone else's matter; to poke one's nose in
Examples
เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเขาสองคนkǎo-sɔ̌ɔng-konเขาสองคนkǎo-sɔ̌ɔng-konthe two of them; they bothเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastยุ่งyûngยุ่งyûng1busy; occupied2messy; tangled3complicated; troublesome4[to] meddle; interfere5swarming with flies/mosquitoes (dial.)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ดีกว่าdii-gwàaดีกว่าdii-gwàa1better; preferable (comparative of 'ดี')2had better; would rather (suggestion/decision)
This is between the two of them; we'd better not get involved.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛเตือนdtʉʉanว่าwâaอย่าyàaไปbpaiยุ่งyûngกับgàpปัญหาbpan-hǎaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnเพราะprɔ́เราraoไม่รู้mâi-rúuรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatทั้งหมดtáng-mòt
Mom warned not to meddle in other people's family problems because we don't know all the details.
ถ้าtâaเธอtəəยังyangยุ่งyûngกับgàpงานngaanของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoโดยdooiไม่mâiขออนุญาตkɔ̌ɔ-à-nú-yâatอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panในnaiทีมtiimแย่ลงyɛ̂ɛ-longได้dâai
If you keep interfering with his work without permission, it could damage team relationships.
การgaanคอมเมนต์kɔm-ménเรื่องส่วนตัวrʉ̂ʉang-sùuan-dtuuaของkɔ̌ɔngคนแปลกหน้าkon-bplɛ̀ɛk-nâaในnaiโซเชียลsoo-chiianโดยdooiไม่จำเป็นmâi-jam-bpenถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenการไปgaan-bpaiยุ่งyûngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangชาวบ้านchaao-bâanอย่างชัดเจนyàang-chát-jeen
Commenting on strangers' personal matters on social media unnecessarily is clearly poking your nose into others' business.
5AdjectiveC1
swarming with flies/mosquitoes (dial.)
infested or swarming with insects (regional/informal); by extension, causing great bother
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)เข้าไปkâo-bpaiเข้าไปkâo-bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)หลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)ตอนค่ำdtɔɔn-kâmตอนค่ำdtɔɔn-kâm1in the evening; at nightfall2evening after sunset; early nightนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particleตรงกองdtrong-gɔɔngตรงกองdtrong-gɔɔngright at the pile/stackขยะkà-yàขยะkà-yà1trash; garbage; rubbish2junk; worthless stuff (figurative)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7creamy; rich (texture/taste)ยุ่งyûngยุ่งyûng1busy; occupied2messy; tangled3complicated; troublesome4[to] meddle; interfere5swarming with flies/mosquitoes (dial.)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooยุงลายyung-laaiยุงลายyung-laaiAedes mosquito; striped mosquito (dengue carrier)เต็มไปหมดdtem-bpai-mòtเต็มไปหมดdtem-bpai-mòt1completely full; crammed2everywhere; all over (the place)
Don’t go behind the house in the evening; the trash pile is swarming with Aedes mosquitoes.
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พอpɔɔลมlomสงบsà-ngòpแถวtɛ̌ɛoทุ่งนาtûng-naaก็gɔ̂ยุ่งyûngทันทีtan-tiiทั้งtángแมลงหวี่má-lɛɛng-wìiและlɛ́แมลงวันตอมmá-lɛɛng-wan-dtɔɔmข้าวkâaoจนjonคนทำงานkon-tam-ngaanลำบากlam-bàak
As soon as the wind dies down, the rice fields get infested right away, with gnats and flies swarming the rice and making work difficult.
งานวัดngaan wátเมื่อคืนmêuua keunยุ่งyûngไปหมดbpai mòtเดินdernแทบtâepไม่ไหวmâi wăiเพราะpráwแมลงเม่าบินmá-laeng mâo binเข้าหาkâo hăaไฟfaiเป็นbpenฝูงfǔngใหญ่yàiทำเอาtam aoคนkonไปงานbpai ngaanรำคาญram-kaanกันganถ้วนหน้าtûuan nâa
The temple fair last night was swarming with insects, making it almost impossible to walk, as swarms of termites flew toward the lights and greatly bothered the attendees.
บ้านbâanริมคลองrim-klɔɔngพอpɔɔฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkก็gɔ̂ยุ่งyûngเป็นพิเศษbpen-pí-sèetทั้งtángมดmótขนkǒnของขึ้นkɔ̌ɔng-kʉ̂nบ้านbâanและlɛ́ยุงyungกัดgàtไม่หยุดmâi-yùtจนjonคนkonในบ้านnai-bâanบ่นbònกันganทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉn
When it rains heavily, the house by the canal becomes especially swarming: ants haul things into the house and mosquitoes bite nonstop, making everyone complain all night.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
yûng
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 | — | — |