ลืมทาน
lʉʉm-taanMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] forget to eat; forget to take [medicine/food]
to fail to eat a meal or take something (often medicine) because one forgot; polite/register form using ‘ทานทานtaan1[to] eat; consume (polite)2[to] take (medicine)3almsgiving; charity (Buddhist ‘ทาน’)’
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)รีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)ออกจากบ้านɔ̀ɔk-jàak-bâanออกจากบ้านɔ̀ɔk-jàak-bâan[to] leave homeเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedลืมทานlʉʉm-taanลืมทานlʉʉm-taan[to] forget to eat; forget to take [medicine/food]ข้าวเช้าkâao-cháoข้าวเช้าkâao-cháobreakfast
I rushed out of the house today and forgot to eat breakfast.
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Yesterday she forgot to take her medicine, so she had a headache all day.
I forgot to eat lunch because I was stuck in a long meeting.
ถ้าtâaลืมทานlʉʉm-taanยาyaaควรkuuanอ่านàanฉลากchà-làakว่าwâaควรkuuanทานtaanทันทีtan-tiiหรือrʉ̌ʉรอrɔɔถึงtʉ̌ngมื้อmʉ́ʉต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
If you forget to take your medicine, you should read the label to see whether to take it right away or wait for the next dose.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ทานtaanทานtaan1[to] eat; consume (polite)2[to] take (medicine)3almsgiving; charity (Buddhist ‘ทาน’)[to] eat; consume (polite)Part 2
ลืมทานlʉʉm-taanลืมทานlʉʉm-taan[to] forget to eat; forget to take [medicine/food][to] forget to eat; forget to take [medicine/food]Word