ลงสู่
long-sùuMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] descend to; go down into
to move downward toward and reach a lower place, surface, area, or level (e.g., go down to the ground, descend into the water)
Examples
นักปีนเขาnák bpeen-kăoนักปีนเขาnák bpeen-kăomountaineer; mountain climber; alpinistค่อยๆkôi kôiค่อยๆkôi kôi1slowly; gently2gradually; little by littleไต่dtàiไต่dtài1[to] climb; scale; ascend2[to] move slowly upward; inch alongลงสู่long sòoลงสู่long sòo1[to] descend to; go down into2[to] flow/empty into3[to] land on/at4[to] be brought/directed down to (figurative)พื้นดินpéun dinพื้นดินpéun din1the ground; earth’s surface2land (not sea or air)อย่างระมัดระวังyàang rá-mát-rá-wangอย่างระมัดระวังyàang rá-mát-rá-wangcarefully; cautiously
The climber slowly descended to the ground carefully.
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เขาkăoกลั้นglânหายใจhăai jaiแล้วláeoค่อยๆkôi kôiดำdamลงสู่long sòoผืนน้ำpĕun náamที่têeเย็นเฉียบyen chìiap
He held his breath and slowly dived down into the cold water.
พอpɔɔพระอาทิตย์prá-aa-títเริ่มrə̂əmตกดินdtòk-dinพวกเราpûuak-raoก็gɔ̂รีบrîipเดินdəənลงสู่long-sùuตีนเขาdtiin-kǎo
When the sun began to set, we quickly walked down towards the foot of the mountain.
ยานyaanสำรวจsăm-rùuatถูกtòokปล่อยให้bplòi hâiค่อยๆkôi kôiเคลื่อนตัวklêuuan dtuuaลงสู่long sòoหุบเหวhùp hĕoลึกléukบนbonดาวอังคารdaao ang-kaan
The probe was released to slowly move down into the deep canyon on Mars.
2VerbB1
[to] flow/empty into
for a liquid or substance to move downward and discharge into a lower body or channel (e.g., rainwater flows down into the drains; a river empties into the sea)
Examples
แม่น้ำสายmɛ̂ɛ-náam-sǎaiแม่น้ำสายmɛ̂ɛ-náam-sǎaithe Sai River (proper name)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ไหลลงlǎi-longไหลลงlǎi-long[to] flow downสู่sùuสู่sùu1to; toward(s); into (formal/literary)2[to] enter; go toward (literary)ทะเลtá-leeทะเลtá-lee1sea2seaside; the beachอ่าวไทยàao-taiอ่าวไทยàao-taiGulf of Thailand
This river flows down into the Gulf of Thailand.
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น้ำเสียnáam-sǐiaจากjàakโรงงานroong-ngaanทั้งหมดtáng-mòtไหลลงlǎi-longสู่sùuแม่น้ำสายmɛ̂ɛ-náam-sǎaiหลักlàkโดยdooiไม่ผ่านmâi-pàanการบำบัดgaan-bam-bàt
All the wastewater from the factory flows down into the main river without being treated.
ฝนfǒnที่tîiตกหนักdtòk-nàkทำให้tam-hâiน้ำป่าnáam-bpàaไหลหลากlǎi-làakลงสู่long-sùuลำห้วยlam-hûuaiอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
The heavy rain caused flash floods to flow down into the stream rapidly.
สารเคมีsǎan-kee-miiที่tîiปนเปื้อนbpon-bpʉ̂ʉanในดินnai-dinสามารถsǎa-mâatซึมsʉmลงสู่long-sùuแหล่งน้ำlɛ̀ng-náamใต้ดินdtâai-dinและlɛ́ก่อให้เกิดgɔ̀ɔ-hâi-gə̀ətอันตรายan-dtà-raaiได้dâai
Chemicals contaminated in the soil can seep down into underground water sources and cause danger.
3VerbB1
[to] land on/at
to come down and reach the ground or a surface (e.g., an aircraft descends to the runway)
Examples
เครื่องบินkrʉ̂ʉang-binเครื่องบินkrʉ̂ʉang-binairplane; aeroplane; plane (fixed-wing aircraft)กำลังจะgam-lang-jàกำลังจะgam-lang-jàabout to (imminent future)บินbinบินbin1[to] fly2[to] fly (by air travel)ลงสู่long-sùuลงสู่long-sùu1[to] descend to; go down into2[to] flow/empty into3[to] land on/at4[to] be brought/directed down to (figurative)สนามบินsà-nǎam-binสนามบินsà-nǎam-binairportแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
The plane is about to descend to the airport now.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaนักบินnák-binได้dâaiรับสัญญาณráp-sǎn-yaanเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เตรียมdtriiamนำnamเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangลงสู่long-sùuรันเวย์ran-wee
When the pilot received the signal, he prepared to bring the plane down to the runway.
เราraoเห็นhěnนกอินทรีnók-in-siiกำลังgam-langร่อนลงrɔ̂ɔn-longสู่sùuพื้นดินpʉ́ʉn-dinเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจับjàpเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉa
We saw an eagle gliding down to the ground to catch its prey.
ท่ามกลางtâam-glaangพายุpaa-yúที่tîiโหมกระหน่ำhǒom-grà-nàmการนำgaan-namเฮลิคอปเตอร์hee-lí-kɔ̂ɔp-dtə̂əลงสู่long-sùuลานlaanจอดjɔ̀ɔtบนbonเรือบรรทุกเครื่องบินrʉʉa-ban-túk-krʉ̂ʉang-binเป็นbpenภารกิจpaa-rá-gìtที่tîiเสี่ยงอันตรายsìiang-an-dtà-raaiอย่างยิ่งyàang-yîng
Amidst the raging storm, bringing the helicopter down to the landing pad on the aircraft carrier was an extremely dangerous mission.
4VerbB2
[to] be brought/directed down to (figurative)
to be transferred, delivered, applied, or extended to a lower level, target group, or practical arena (e.g., policy rolled out to local communities; research translated into practice)
Examples
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแผนที่pɛ̌ɛn-tîiแผนที่pɛ̌ɛn-tîi1map2classifier: ฉบับ / แผ่น3game map; playable game areaจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)นำnamนำnam1[to] bring; take; lead2[to] lead; guide3[to] lead; be aheadเทคโนโลยีték-noo-loo-yiiเทคโนโลยีték-noo-loo-yii1technology2technology; technological devices and systemsใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ลงสู่long-sùuลงสู่long-sùu1[to] descend to; go down into2[to] flow/empty into3[to] land on/at4[to] be brought/directed down to (figurative)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ไตรมาสdtrai-mâatไตรมาสdtrai-mâatquarter (of a year)หน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of year7topping (food)
The company has a plan to roll out this new technology to the market next quarter.
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ความช่วยเหลือkwaam-chûuai-lʉ̌ʉaจากjàakภาครัฐpâak-rátได้dâaiเริ่มrə̂əmลงสู่long-sùuพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiประสบภัยbprà-sòp-paiพิบัติpí-bàtแล้วlɛ́ɛo
Aid from the government has started to be delivered to the disaster-stricken areas.
ความท้าทายkwaam-táa-taaiที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kanคือkʉʉการนำgaan-namนโยบายná-yoo-baaiระดับชาติrá-dàp-châatลงสู่long-sùuการปฏิบัติgaan-bpà-dtì-bàtในnaiระดับrá-dàpท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìnให้เกิดhâi-gə̀ətผลpǒnจริงjing
The key challenge is to translate national policy into practice at the local level to achieve real results.
องค์กรong-gɔɔnพยายามpá-yaa-yaamส่งเสริมsòng-sə̌əmให้hâiองค์ความรู้ong-kwaam-rúuทางวิชาการtaang-wí-chaa-gaanได้dâaiถูกtùukนำnamลงสู่long-sùuชุมชนchum-chonเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างsâangความเข้มแข็งkwaam-kêm-kɛ̌ngทางเศรษฐกิจtaang-sèet-tà-gìt
The organization tries to promote the application of academic knowledge within communities to build economic strength.
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 markNo tone mark
- 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 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
ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] online[to] go down; descendPart 1
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สู่sùuสู่sùu1to; toward(s); into (formal/literary)2[to] enter; go toward (literary)to; toward(s); into (formal/literary)Part 2
ลงสู่long-sùuลงสู่long-sùu[to] descend to; go down into[to] descend to; go down intoWord