ลงเล่น
long-lênMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] enter a game to play
To enter a game, match, or competition in order to play; to participate as a player.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayนักฟุตบอลnák-fút-bɔɔnนักฟุตบอลnák-fút-bɔɔnfootballer; soccer playerทีมชาติไทยtiim-châat-taiทีมชาติไทยtiim-châat-taiThailand national team (any sport)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ลงเล่นlong-lênลงเล่นlong-lên[to] enter a game to playกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ทีมtiimทีมtiimteam; groupเวียดนามwîiat-naamเวียดนามwîiat-naam1Vietnam (country)2Vietnamese [attrib.]
Tomorrow, the Thai national football team will play against the Vietnamese team.
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เขาkǎoตื่นเต้นdtʉ̀ʉn-dtênมากmâakที่tîiจะjàได้dâaiลงเล่นlong-lênในฐานะnai-tǎa-náตัวจริงdtuua-jingเป็นbpenครั้งแรกkráng-rɛ̂ɛk
He is very excited to get to play as a starter for the first time.
นักเทนนิสnák-teen-nítคนโปรดkon-bpròotของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnบาดเจ็บbàat-jèpเลยləəiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiลงเล่นlong-lênในnaiทัวร์นาเมนต์tuua-naa-meenนี้níi
My favorite tennis player is injured, so she didn't get to play in this tournament.
โค้ชkóotตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiส่งsòngผู้เล่นpûu-lênดาวรุ่งdaao-rûngลงเล่นlong-lênในช่วงnai-chûuangสิบsìpนาทีสุดท้ายnaa-tii-sùt-táaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหวังwǎngเปลี่ยนbplìianผลการแข่งขันpǒn-gaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎn
The coach decided to have the rising star player enter the game for the last ten minutes, hoping to change the match's outcome.
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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เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)[to] play; have funPart 2
ลงเล่นlong-lênลงเล่นlong-lên[to] enter a game to play[to] enter a game to playWord