ยุ่งๆ

yûng yûng

Meanings

1AdjectiveA2

busy; tied up (colloq.)

colloquial reduplicated form of ยุ่งยุ่งyûng1busy; occupied2messy; tangled3complicated; troublesome4[to] meddle; interfere5swarming with flies/mosquitoes (dial.) indicating a softened/approximate degree: being rather/quite busy or occupied; hectic

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ยุ่งๆyûng yûngยุ่งๆyûng yûng1busy; tied up (colloq.)2messy; complicated; troublesome (colloq., softened)นิดหน่อยnít nòiนิดหน่อยnít nòi1a little; a bit2a small amount
Today I'm a bit busy.
3 more examples
ขอโทษkŏr tôhtที่têeไม่ได้mâi dâaiโทรกลับtoh glàpนะnáเมื่อวานmêuua waanยุ่งๆyûng yûngทั้งวันtáng wanเลยloie
Sorry I didn't call back, I was quite busy all day yesterday.
ช่วงchûuangสิ้นเดือนsîn deuuanแบบนี้bàep néeที่têeออฟฟิศóf-fítก็gâwจะjàยุ่งๆyûng yûngหน่อยnòiครับkráp
Around the end of the month like this, the office is usually a bit hectic.
ช่วงนี้chûuang néeอาจจะàat jàตอบdtòpแชทchátช้าcháaหน่อยnòiนะnáพอดีpo deeกำลังgam-langยุ่งๆyûng yûngกับgàpการเตรียมgaan dtriiamย้ายบ้านyáai bâan
I might reply to messages slowly these days because I'm rather busy preparing to move house.
2AdjectiveB1

messy; complicated; troublesome (colloq., softened)

colloquial reduplicated form of ยุ่งยุ่งyûng1busy; occupied2messy; tangled3complicated; troublesome4[to] meddle; interfere5swarming with flies/mosquitoes (dial.) that softens the tone: describing a situation that is rather/quite messy, complicated, or troublesome; in a bit of a mess

Examples

ขอโทษด้วยkŏr-tôht dûuaiขอโทษด้วยkŏr-tôht dûuaisorry about that; my apologiesนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particleที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: roomsดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneยุ่งๆyûng yûngยุ่งๆyûng yûng1busy; tied up (colloq.)2messy; complicated; troublesome (colloq., softened)พอดีpo deeพอดีpo dee1just right; exactly suitable2exactly; just (in time/amount)3just enough4happen to; by chance5[to] fit exactly; be just rightไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockเวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesเก็บของgèp kŏngเก็บของgèp kŏng1[to] put things away; tidy up2[to] pack up; gather one’s things3[to] store/keep belongingsเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Sorry that the room looks a bit messy, I just haven't had time to tidy up.
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เรื่องrêuuangเอกสารèk-gà-săanการขอgaan kŏrวีซ่าwee-sâaมันmanดูdooยุ่งๆyûng yûngนิดหน่อยnít nòiแต่dtàeฉันchănคิดว่าkít wâaฉันchănจัดการjàt gaanได้dâi
The visa application paperwork seems a bit complicated, but I think I can handle it.
ความสัมพันธ์kwaam săm-panของkŏngเขาสองคนkăo sŏng konดูdooยุ่งๆyûng yûngมาmaaสักพักsàk pákแล้วláeoไม่รู้mâi rúuว่าwâaจะjàจบลงjòp longยังไงyang ngai
Their relationship seems to have been in a bit of a mess for a while now; I don't know how it will end.
กระบวนการทางกฎหมายgrà-buuan gaan taang gòt măaiในnaiการควบรวมกิจการgaan kûuap ruuam gìt-jà-gaanค่อนข้างkôn kâangยุ่งๆyûng yûngเพราะpráwมีmeeรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatปลีกย่อยbplèek yôiที่têeต้องdtôngพิจารณาpí-jàa-rá-naaเยอะมากyér mâak
The legal process for the merger is quite complicated because there are many minor details that need to be considered.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is ยุ่งๆ said ยุ่ง-ยุ่ง?

yûng yûng

Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai ek
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ยุ่งเหยิงyûng-yə̌əngยุ่งเหยิงyûng-yə̌əng1messy; chaotic; in disarray2[to] be chaotic; be in disarray
  • messy; chaotic; in disarray
  • [to] be chaotic; be in disarray
วุ่นวายwûn-waaiวุ่นวายwûn-waai1chaotic; disorderly; hectic2troublesome; bothersome3[to] fuss; meddle; make a fuss
  • chaotic; disorderly; hectic
  • troublesome; bothersome
  • [to] fuss; meddle; make a fuss
ไม่ว่างmâi-wâangไม่ว่างmâi-wâang1busy; not free2occupied; taken (of a seat/room/line)
  • busy; not free
  • occupied; taken (of a seat/room/line)
ซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔncomplex; complicated

complex; complicated

หัวหมุนhǔua-mǔnหัวหมุนhǔua-mǔn1extremely busy; swamped2dizzy; head spinning
  • extremely busy; swamped
  • dizzy; head spinning