ลง

long

Meanings

1VerbA1

[to] go down; descend

to move from a higher place to a lower place; to descend

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alightจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmเนินnernเนินnern1hill; mound; rise2bump; hump (road/surface)ช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be lateๆ-
He walks down from the hill slowly.
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เด็กdèkๆ-ปีนbpeenบันไดban-daiขึ้นkêunแล้วláeoลงมาlong maaอีกครั้งèek kráng
The kids climb the ladder up and then come down again.
เธอterค่อยkôiๆ-ลงlongบันไดban-daiเพราะpráwขั้นkânลื่นlêun
She slowly goes down the stairs because the steps are slippery.
นักปีนเขาnák-bpiin-kǎoลงlongจากjàakหน้าผาnâa-pǎaหลังlǎngพระอาทิตย์ตกprá-aa-tít-dtòk
The climbers descend from the cliff after sunset.
2VerbA2

[to] get off (vehicle)

to leave or step off a vehicle such as a bus, train, or car

Examples

ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alightจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmรถเมล์rót-meeรถเมล์rót-meebus; city busที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerป้ายหน้าbpâai-nâaป้ายหน้าbpâai-nâanext stop
I get off the bus at the next stop.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเขาkǎoลงlongจากjàakรถไฟrót-faiช้าcháaเพราะprɔ́คนเยอะkon-yə́
Yesterday he got off the train slowly because it was crowded.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoจะjàลงlongจากjàakแท็กซี่tɛ́k-sîiหน้าnâaห้างhâang
Tomorrow we will get out of the taxi in front of the mall.
ถึงtʉ̌ngสถานีsà-tǎa-niiแล้วlɛ́ɛoกรุณารอgà-rú-naa-rɔɔให้hâiรถrótจอดjɔ̀ɔtสนิทsà-nìtก่อนgɔ̀ɔnค่อยkɔ̂iลงlongจากjàakรถไฟrót-fai
When we arrive at the station, please wait for the train to stop completely before getting off.
3AdverbA2

down; downstream

toward a lower place, level, or downstream

Examples

แม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamriverไหลลงlǎi-longไหลลงlǎi-long[to] flow downสู่sùuสู่sùu1to; toward(s); into (formal/literary)2[to] enter; go toward (literary)ทะเลtá-leeทะเลtá-lee1sea2seaside; the beach
The river flows downward into the sea.
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นกบินnók-binจากjàakยอดไม้yɔ̂ɔt-máaiลงมาlong-maaหาhǎaน้ำnáam
The bird flew down from the treetop toward the water.
เราraoปีนเขาbpiin-kǎoขึ้นkʉ̂nไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iเดินdəənลงlongอีกìikทางtaang
We climbed up the mountain and then walked down another way.
ฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkทำtamให้ทางhâi-taangลาดลื่นlâat-lʉ̂ʉnรถrótต้องdtɔ̂ngชะลอchá-lɔɔความเร็วkwaam-reoขณะkà-nàวิ่งwîngลงlongเขาkǎo
Heavy rain made the slope slippery; cars had to slow down while going down the hill.
4VerbB1

[to] put; apply; record

to put or apply [sth] onto/into a surface or system; to record or enter information (e.g., write down, key in, apply medicine)

Examples

ปวดหัวbpùuat-hǔuaปวดหัวbpùuat-hǔua1[to] have a headache; one’s head aches2troublesome; mentally exhausting (figurative)นิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀iนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀i1a little; a bit2a small amountเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ลงยาlong-yaaลงยาlong-yaa1[to] medicate; apply medicine2[to] enamel; apply enamelทาtaaทาtaa1[to] apply; spread (a substance)2[to] coat; paint (surface)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)เองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itself
I have a slight headache; I’ll apply some medicine for you.
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อย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmลงชื่อlong-chʉ̂ʉในnaiแบบฟอร์มbɛ̀ɛp-fɔɔmก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเข้าkâoประชุมbprà-chumนะná
Don’t forget to sign your name on the form before the meeting.
เขาkǎoรีบrîipลงlongข้อมูลลูกค้าkɔ̂ɔ-muun-lûuk-káaในnaiระบบrá-bòpเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiตกหล่นdtòk-lòn
He quickly entered the customer data into the system to avoid missing anything.
แพทย์pɛ̂ɛtสั่งให้sàng-hâiลงlongยาฆ่าเชื้อyaa-kâa-chʉ́ʉaวันละwan-láสองsɔ̌ɔngครั้งkrángและlɛ́ลงบันทึกlong-ban-tʉ́kอาการaa-gaanไว้wáiในnaiแอปɛ́pทุกtúkเย็นyen
The doctor ordered applying antiseptic twice a day and recording symptoms in the app every evening.
5VerbB1

[to] decrease; go down

to become lower in amount, level, intensity, or price; to reduce

Examples

ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiช่วงนี้chûuang-níi1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2[to] cost; [to be] priced atผักpàkผักpàkvegetable(s)ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alightนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀iนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀i1a little; a bit2a small amount
Vegetable prices have gone down a little lately.
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อุณหภูมิun-hà-puumลดลงlót-longหลังlǎngฝนตกfǒn-dtòk
The temperature went down after the rain.
เสียงดนตรีsĭiang don-dtreeค่อยๆkôi kôiเบาลงbao longเมื่อmêuuaจบงานjòp ngaan
The music gradually got softer when the event ended.
ต้นทุนdtôn-tunพลังงานpá-lang-ngaanลงlongอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangทำให้tam-hâiค่าขนส่งkâa-kǒn-sòngลดลงlót-longตามdtaam
Energy costs have steadily gone down, causing shipping fees to decrease accordingly.
6VerbB1

[to] land; alight

for aircraft or birds: to come down to the ground or a surface

Examples

นกnókนกnók1bird2classifier for birds (ตัว)3[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)ตัวนั้นdtuua nánตัวนั้นdtuua nánthat one [animal, item]บินวนbin wonบินวนbin won[to] circle in the air; [to] fly in a circleแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ค่อยkôiค่อยkôi1gradually; little by little2gently; softly3not very; hardly (with negation)4then; later; only afterๆ-ลงจอดlong jòtลงจอดlong jòt[to] land; touch downบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)กิ่งไม้gìng máaiกิ่งไม้gìng máaitree branch
That bird circled and then slowly landed on a branch.
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เครื่องบินkrʉ̂ʉang-binกำลังจะgam-lang-jàลงจอดlong-jɔ̀ɔtขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiทุกคนtúk-konคาดเข็มขัดนิรภัยkâat-kěm-kàt-ní-rá-pai
The plane is about to land; please fasten your seatbelts.
ฝูงfǔungนกอพยพnók-òp-pá-yópบินbinข้ามkâamทุ่งtûngและlɛ́ลงจอดlong-jɔ̀ɔtใกล้glâiแหล่งน้ำlɛ̀ng-náamตอนเย็นdtɔɔn-yen
A flock of migratory birds flew over the field and landed near the water in the evening.
กัปตันgàp-dtanประกาศbprà-gàatว่าwâaเราraoจะjàลงจอดlong-jɔ̀ɔtฉุกเฉินchùk-chə̌ənที่tîiสนามบินsà-nǎam-binใกล้glâiที่สุดtîi-sùtเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakสภาพอากาศsà-pâap-aa-gàatแปรปรวนbprɛɛ-bpruuan
The captain announced that we will make an emergency landing at the nearest airport due to turbulent weather.

Tones

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

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

long

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

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