ลืม
lʉʉmMeanings
1VerbA1
[to] forget
To fail to remember something; to not bring something to mind.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ลืมlʉʉmลืมlʉʉm1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionallyชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hill
I forgot his name.
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He forgot his friend's phone number.
Yesterday I forgot part of the lesson content.
เธอtəəลืมlʉʉmวิธีใช้wí-tii-cháiโปรแกรมbproo-grɛɛmนี้níiหลังจากlǎng-jàakไม่ได้ใช้mâi-dâai-cháiนานnaan
She forgot how to use this program after not using it for a long time.
2VerbA2
[to] leave behind (by forgetting)
To fail to take something with you because you did not remember it.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ลืมlʉʉmลืมlʉʉm1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionallyเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultกุญแจบ้านgun-jɛɛ-bâanกุญแจบ้านgun-jɛɛ-bâanhouse keyมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker
Today I forgot to bring my house key.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเขาkǎoลืมlʉʉmหยิบyìpกระเป๋าสตางค์grà-bpǎo-sà-dtaangออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakโต๊ะdtóเลยləəiไม่มีmâi-miiเงินngənจ่ายjàaiรถเมล์rót-mee
Yesterday he forgot to take his wallet from the table, so he had no money for the bus fare.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiอย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmพกpókบัตรประชาชนbàt-bprà-chaa-chonไปด้วยbpai-dûuaiนะnáเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเข้าkâoอาคารaa-kaanไม่ได้mâi-dâai
Tomorrow don’t forget to bring your ID card, or you won’t be able to enter the building.
ฉันchǎnรีบrîipออกจากบ้านɔ̀ɔk-jàak-bâanจนjonลืมlʉʉmหยิบyìpโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpทำให้tam-hâiติดต่อdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔใครkraiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiทั้งวันtáng-wan
I rushed out of the house and forgot to take my phone, so I couldn’t contact anyone all day.
3VerbA2
forget to; omit unintentionally
To unintentionally not do something because it slipped your mind.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ลืมกินlʉʉm-ginลืมกินlʉʉm-gin[to] forget to eat/take (food/medicine)ยาyaaยาyaa1medicine; medication2drug (narcotic/illicit)3chemical/agent4[to] caulk; sealอีกแล้วìik-lɛ́ɛoอีกแล้วìik-lɛ́ɛoagain; once more (often with annoyance)
Today I forgot to take my medicine again.
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Yesterday he forgot to call me because he got absorbed in work.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiอย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmส่งsòngการบ้านgaan-bâanนะnáฉันchǎnเคยkəəiลืมlʉʉmแล้วlɛ́ɛoโดนdoonหักhàkคะแนนká-nɛɛn
Tomorrow, don't forget to turn in your homework. I once forgot and got points deducted.
ผมpǒmตั้งdtângปลุกbplùkไว้wáiสองsɔ̌ɔngครั้งkrángแต่ดันdtɛ̀ɛ-danลืมlʉʉmปิดbpìtโหมดเงียบmòot-ngîiapเลยləəiตื่นสายdtʉ̀ʉn-sǎaiและlɛ́พลาดประชุมplâat-bprà-chum
I set two alarms, but I forgot to turn off silent mode, so I woke up late and missed the meeting.
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 -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
lʉʉm
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 | — | — |