ลือ
lʉʉMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] spread rumors; be rumored; rumor has it
to circulate talk that may not be true; to be said or rumored about widely
Examples
มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉrumor; hearsayว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ย้ายyáaiย้ายyáai1[to] move; relocate2[to] move house3[to] transfer (jobs; schools; departments)ครูใหญ่kruu-yàiครูใหญ่kruu-yàiprincipal; headteacherแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangbut still; yetไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverบอกbɔ̀ɔkบอกbɔ̀ɔk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; showอย่างเป็นทางการyàang-bpen-taang-gaanอย่างเป็นทางการyàang-bpen-taang-gaanofficially; formally
There’s a rumor that the school will transfer the principal, but no one has announced it officially.
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เขาkǎoลือกันlʉʉ-ganว่าwâaร้านนี้ráan-níiจะjàปิดตัวbpìt-dtuuaเพราะprɔ́ยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎaiตกdtòkแต่dtɛ̀ɛเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngยังyangไม่mâiยืนยันyʉʉn-yan
It is rumored that this shop will close due to declining sales, but the owner hasn’t confirmed it.
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiลือlʉʉหนักnàkว่าwâaแบรนด์ดังbrɛɛn-dangจะjàออกɔ̀ɔkโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpรุ่นใหม่rûn-màiเดือนหน้าdʉʉan-nâa
Lately it’s been widely rumored that a famous brand will release a new phone next month.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàลือlʉʉไปทั่วbpai-tûuaว่าwâaโครงการkroong-gaanถูกtùukยกเลิกyók-lə̂əkผู้จัดpûu-jàtก็gɔ̂ชี้แจงchíi-jɛɛngว่าwâaแค่kɛ̂ɛเลื่อนกำหนดการlʉ̂ʉan-gam-nòt-gaan
Even though it’s widely rumored that the project was canceled, the organizer clarified that it’s only postponed.
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 syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
lʉʉ
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 | — | — |