ลำไย
lam-yaiMeanings
1NounA2
longan (fruit)
a small tropical fruit with thin brown skin, translucent sweet flesh, and a shiny black seed; longan
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocketลำไยlam yaiลำไยlam yai1longan (fruit)2longan tree3annoyed; irritating (slang)หวานๆwăan wăanหวานๆwăan wăan1sweet; on the sweet side2sweet/cute/romantic in tone or style3sweetly; in a sweet/flirtatious way
I like eating sweet longans.
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Yesterday mom bought fresh longans from the market.
He peeled longans for his friend to taste and said they're sweet and crisp.
ลำไยเนื้อlam-yai néuuaใสsăiเม็ดmétดำdamมีกลิ่นหอมmee glìn hŏmอ่อนๆòn ònกินginเย็นๆyen yenแล้วláeoยิ่งyîngชื่นใจchêun jai
Longans have translucent flesh and black seeds, with a mild fragrance; eating them chilled is even more refreshing.
2NounB1
longan tree
the tropical evergreen tree (Dimocarpus longan) that produces longan fruit
Examples
สวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)ลำไยlam-yaiลำไยlam-yai1longan (fruit)2longan tree3annoyed; irritating (slang)เรียงกันriiang-ganเรียงกันriiang-gan1in a row; one after another2[to] line up; be arranged togetherเป็นแถวbpen-tɛ̌ɛoเป็นแถวbpen-tɛ̌ɛo1in a row; in a line2one after another; in succession
This orchard plants longan trees in rows.
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ชาวสวนchaao-sǔuanดูแลduu-lɛɛลำไยlam-yaiอย่างดีyàang-diiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiต้นdtônแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngและlɛ́ออกผลɔ̀ɔk-pǒnดกdòk
The farmers tend to the longan trees carefully so they are strong and bear plenty of fruit.
ภาคเหนือpâak-nʉ̌ʉaมีmiiแปลงbplɛɛngลำไยlam-yaiจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâakเพราะprɔ́สภาพอากาศsà-pâap-aa-gàatเหมาะกับmɔ̀-gàpต้นdtônลำไยlam-yai
Northern Thailand has many longan plantations because the climate suits the longan tree.
นักวิจัยnák-wí-jaiกำลังgam-langศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaโรคrôokที่tîiระบาดrá-bàatในnaiสวนsǔuanลำไยlam-yaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาวิธีhǎa-wí-tiiป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganและlɛ́รักษาrák-sǎaต้นdtônลำไยlam-yaiอย่างยั่งยืนyàang-yâng-yʉʉn
Researchers are studying diseases spreading in longan orchards to find sustainable ways to protect and treat longan trees.
3AdjectiveB2
annoyed; irritating (slang)
slang: annoyed or fed up, as a playful substitute for รำคาญรำคาญram-kaan1[to] be annoyed; feel irritated by [sth/sb]2annoyed; irritated; also used to describe someone or something irritating.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutซ้ำsámซ้ำsám1again; repeatedly2[to] repeat; do again3duplicate; repeated; identical4on top of that; moreover (worsening)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)เดิมdəəmเดิมdəəm1original; initial2former; previous3as before; originally; same as beforeทั้งวันtáng-wanทั้งวันtáng-wanall day; the whole dayลำไยlam-yaiลำไยlam-yai1longan (fruit)2longan tree3annoyed; irritating (slang)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toปิดเสียงbpìt-sǐiangปิดเสียงbpìt-sǐiang[to] mute; [to] turn off sound
He kept repeating the same thing all day—so annoying that I had to mute him.
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Can you stop being so irritating? I'm trying to focus on work.
คอมเมนต์kɔm-ménลำไยlam-yaiแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nánไม่ได้mâi-dâaiช่วยchûuaiใครkraiแถมtɛ̌ɛmทำให้tam-hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatเสียsǐia
Annoying comments like that don't help anyone and just ruin the mood.
พอถึงpɔɔ-tʉ̌ngประชุมbprà-chumเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂แทรกsɛ̂ɛkประเด็นbprà-denเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiไม่หยุดmâi-yùtลำไยlam-yaiจนjonทั้งtángห้องhɔ̂ngหมดmòtพลังpá-lang
During the meeting he kept interrupting with minor points—so tiresome that the whole room felt drained.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ลำไย said ลัม-ไย?
lam-yai
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 endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
lam
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
ลำlamลำlam1classifier: boats; ships; aircraft; rockets; some musical instruments2classifier: beams/rays of light; laser3shaft; trunk; stalk; hull/body (of boat or instrument)4beam; ray (of light)classifier: boats; ships; aircraft; rockets; some musical instrumentsPart 1
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ลำไยlam-yaiลำไยlam-yailongan (fruit)longan (fruit)Word