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luuangMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] deceive; trick
to mislead someone into believing something false; to trick or cheat
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillลวงluuangลวงluuang1[to] deceive; trick2deceptive; misleadingเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerตั๋วdtǔuaตั๋วdtǔua1ticket; pass2certificate; voucher3classifier: ใบ4promissory note; draftฟรีfriiฟรีfrii1free (no cost)2for free; without paying3free; unrestricted; looseทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyที่จริงtîi-jingที่จริงtîi-jingin fact; actuallyไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stock
He tricked his friend by saying he had free tickets, when he actually didn’t.
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Mom warned not to believe messages that trick you into transferring money.
นักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoถูกtùukคนขับแท็กซี่kon-kàp-tɛ́k-sîiลวงluuangไปส่งbpai-sòngไกลglaiกว่าgwàaเส้นทางsên-taangจริงjing
The tourist was misled by a taxi driver and taken much farther than the real route.
โฆษณาkoo-sà-naaนี้níiใช้cháiข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunคลุมเครือklum-krʉʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลวงluuangผู้บริโภคpûu-bɔɔ-rí-pôokให้hâiเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaผลิตภัณฑ์pà-lìt-dtà-panปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-pai
This advertisement uses ambiguous information to mislead consumers into believing the product is safe.
2AdjectiveB2
deceptive; misleading
intended to mislead or create a false impression
Examples
โฆษณาkôh-sà-naaโฆษณาkôh-sà-naa1advertisement; ad2[to] advertise; publicize; promoteนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneหรูหราrŏo-răaหรูหราrŏo-răaluxurious; upscaleแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)แฝงfăengแฝงfăeng1[to] be concealed; be hidden; be embedded2[to] imply; carry implicitly; contain implicitly3hidden; implicit; latent; underlyingกลวิธีgon wí-teeกลวิธีgon wí-tee1method; technique2tactic; stratagemลวงluuangลวงluuang1[to] deceive; trick2deceptive; misleadingให้hâiให้hâi1[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)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleคิดว่าkít wâaคิดว่าkít wâa1to think (that); be of the opinion (that)2to suppose/assume/guess (that)3[to] consider/regard (as)สินค้าsĭn-káaสินค้าsĭn-káa1product; item2goods; merchandiseดีกว่าdee gwàaดีกว่าdee gwàa1better; preferable (comparative of 'ดี')2had better; would rather (suggestion/decision)ความจริงkwaam jingความจริงkwaam jing1truth; fact2actually; in fact; to tell the truth
That advertisement looks luxurious but contains deceptive tactics to make people think the product is better than it really is.
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เขียนkǐianหัวข่าวhǔua-kàaoให้hâiชวนchuuanตื่นเต้นdtʉ̀ʉn-dtênเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangการgaanลวงluuangให้hâiคนkonกดgòtเข้าไปkâo-bpaiอ่านàan
Writing an exciting headline is just a way to create a misleading impression to get people to click.
แผนการตลาดpăen gaan dtà-làatที่têeเน้นnénภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lákหรูหราrŏo-răaโดยdoiขาดkàatข้อมูลkôr moonจริงจังjing-jangถือเป็นtĕu bpenการgaanลวงluuangสายตาsăai dtaaผู้บริโภคpôo bò-rí-pôhk
A marketing plan that highlights a luxurious image without substantive information amounts to misleading consumers.
คำรับรองkam ráp-rongปลอมbplomจากjàakอินฟลูเอนเซอร์in-fluu-en-serเป็นbpenกลยุทธ์gon-lá-yútลวงluuangที่têeทำให้tam hâiแบรนด์braenดูdooน่าเชื่อถือnâa chêuua tĕuเกินจริงgern jing
Fake endorsements from influencers are a deceptive strategy that makes a brand appear more credible than it is.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
luuang
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 | — | — |