ลีลาศ
lii-lâatMeaning
1NounB2
ballroom dancing
formal partnered dance styles such as waltz, tango, or foxtrot; the activity or sport of ballroom dance
Examples
คุณย่าkun yâaคุณย่าkun yâapaternal grandmother; father’s mother (honorific/term of address)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเต้นลีลาศdtên lee-lâatเต้นลีลาศdtên lee-lâat[to] ballroom danceกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanfriends (plural)ทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)วันเสาร์wan săoวันเสาร์wan săoSaturday
My grandmother likes to go ballroom dancing with her friends every Saturday.
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สมัยsà-măiหนุ่มๆnùm-nùmคุณตาkun dtaaเต้นลีลาศdtên lee-lâatเก่งมากgèng mâakโดยเฉพาะdoi chà-pórจังหวะjang-wàวอลwonซ์
In his youth, my grandfather was very good at ballroom dancing, especially the waltz.
คู่รักkûu-rákคู่kûuนั้นnánได้รับdâi-rápรางวัลชนะเลิศraang-wan-chá-ná-lə̂ətจากjàakการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnลีลาศlii-lâatระดับประเทศrá-dàp-bprà-têet
That couple won first prize in the national ballroom dancing competition.
การgaanเต้นลีลาศdtên-lii-lâatไม่เพียงแต่mâi-piiang-dtɛ̀ɛเป็นbpenการออกกำลังกายgaan-ɔ̀ɔk-gam-lang-gaaiที่ดีtîi-diiแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangเป็นbpenกิจกรรมgìt-jà-gamที่tîiช่วยchûuaiเสริมสร้างsə̌əm-sâangความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panในหมู่nai-mùuผู้สูงอายุpûu-sǔung-aa-yúด้วยdûuai
Ballroom dancing is not only good exercise, but it is also an activity that helps strengthen relationships among the elderly.
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 syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
lii
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 | — | — |