ลวกๆ
lûuak lûuakMeaning
1AdverbB1
carelessly; hastily; superficially
done carelessly or in haste; superficially, without proper attention or detail.
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseบอกให้bòk hâiบอกให้bòk hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ล้างจานláang jaanล้างจานláang jaan[to] wash dishes; do the dishesดีๆdee deeดีๆdee dee1properly; carefully; nicely; politely2really good; decent; properไม่ใช่mâi châiไม่ใช่mâi châi1is/are/am not; not (to be)2no (disagreement/denial)3not (emphatic correction)ล้างláangล้างláang1[to] wash; rinse; clean with water2[to] develop (film/photos)3[to] clear; wipe out (debt/record/accusation)4[to] cleanse; absolve (figurative)ลวกๆlûuak lûuakลวกๆlûuak lûuakcarelessly; hastily; superficiallyแบบนี้bàep néeแบบนี้bàep née1like this; in this way2this kind/type (modifier)3this kind (standalone)
Mom told me to wash the dishes properly, not carelessly like this.
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ถ้าtâaเธอterทำงานtam ngaanลวกๆlûuak lûuakเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเสร็จsètเร็วๆreo reoผลงานpŏn ngaanที่têeออกมาòk maaก็gâwคงไม่kong mâiมีคุณภาพmee kun-ná-pâap
If you do the work carelessly just to finish it quickly, the final result probably won't be of good quality.
เขาkăoแค่kâeตรวจทานdtrùuat taanรายงานraai-ngaanแบบbàepลวกๆlûuak lûuakเลยloieไม่mâiเห็นว่าhĕn wâaมีข้อผิดพลาดmee kôr pìt plâatร้ายแรงráai raengอยู่yòo
He only proofread the report superficially, so he didn't see that there was a serious error.
การวิเคราะห์gaan wí-krórปัญหาbpan-hăaแบบbàepลวกๆlûuak lûuakโดยdoiขาดkàatข้อมูลเชิงลึกkô-moon cherng lúkอาจàatนำไปสู่nam bpai sòoการตัดสินใจgaan dtàt-sĭn jaiที่têeผิดพลาดpìt plâatได้dâi
Analyzing a problem superficially, without in-depth information, can lead to making the wrong decision.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ลวกๆ said ลวก-ลวก?
lûuak lûuak
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
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lûuak
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |