ลงแรง
long-rɛɛngMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] put in effort
to put in effort; to exert physical or mental energy to do something.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillลงแรงlong-rɛɛngลงแรงlong-rɛɛng[to] put in effortสร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] build; construct2[to] create; produce3[to] establish; found4[to] generate; developบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ด้วยตัวเองdûuai-dtuua-eengด้วยตัวเองdûuai-dtuua-eeng1by oneself; personally; independently2by itself; automatically
He put in the effort to build this house by himself.
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We all put in our full effort to help, so the work was finished quickly.
เธอtəəลงแรงlong-rɛɛngอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉเตรียมสอบdtriiam-sɔ̀ɔpไปbpaiเยอะyə́เลยləəiหวังว่าwǎng-wâaจะjàสอบผ่านsɔ̀ɔp-pàan
She put in a lot of effort studying for the exam, so she hopes she will pass.
ต่อให้dtɔ̀ɔ-hâiลงแรงlong-rɛɛngไปbpaiมากmâakแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiถ้าtâaแผนpɛ̌ɛnมันmanผิดpìtตั้งdtângแต่แรกdtɛ̀ɛ-rɛ̂ɛkก็gɔ̂ยากyâakที่จะtîi-jàสำเร็จsǎm-rèt
No matter how much effort you put in, if the plan is wrong from the beginning, it's unlikely to succeed.
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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แรงrɛɛngแรงrɛɛng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)strong; intense; severePart 2
ลงแรงlong-rɛɛngลงแรงlong-rɛɛng[to] put in effort[to] put in effortWord