ลื่น
lʉ̂ʉnMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
slippery; slick
having a smooth, slick surface that causes things to slide and makes it hard to hold or stand on
Examples
รองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoshoe; footwearคู่kûuคู่kûu1pair; couple2classifier for pairs3in pairs; double4[to] pair; matchนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)พื้นpʉ́ʉnพื้นpʉ́ʉn1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3basis; level; background (figurative)4background (color/pattern)ลื่นlʉ̂ʉnลื่นlʉ̂ʉn1slippery; slick2[to] be slippery; slide3smooth; seamless (process/experience)4slick; glib (speech/behavior)จับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)พื้นpʉ́ʉnพื้นpʉ́ʉn1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3basis; level; background (figurative)4background (color/pattern)ไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remain
These shoes have slippery soles; they don’t grip the ground well.
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When it rains the road is slippery; you should walk and drive slowly.
After handling an oil bottle my hands were slick, making it hard to hold things.
The bathroom floor is slippery; be careful not to fall.
2VerbA2
[to] be slippery; slide
to be slick and cause sliding; to slide or lose footing on a smooth surface
Examples
พื้นห้องน้ำpʉ́ʉn-hɔ̂ng-náamพื้นห้องน้ำpʉ́ʉn-hɔ̂ng-náambathroom floor; restroom floorลื่นlʉ̂ʉnลื่นlʉ̂ʉn1slippery; slick2[to] be slippery; slide3smooth; seamless (process/experience)4slick; glib (speech/behavior)ระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2watch out!; caution!3[to] watch out for; guard againstล้มlómล้มlóm1to fall; topple2to collapse; fail3[to] knock down; fell4[to] cancel; scrap; scuttle5[to] overthrow; topple
The bathroom floor is slippery; be careful not to fall.
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This morning he stepped on mud and slipped in front of the house.
รองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoคู่kûuนี้níiไม่mâiกันลื่นgan-lʉ̂ʉnเดินdəənบนbonหินhǐnเปียกbpìiakแล้วlɛ́ɛoเสียวsǐiaoจะjàล้มlóm
These shoes aren’t slip-resistant; walking on wet rocks feels like I might fall.
ถนนtà-nǒnฝนตกfǒn-dtòkทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnทำให้tam-hâiพื้นทางpʉ́ʉn-taangลื่นlʉ̂ʉnจนjonรถrótต้องdtɔ̂ngชะลอchá-lɔɔความเร็วkwaam-reo
It rained all night, making the road slick so vehicles had to slow down.
3AdjectiveB2
smooth; seamless (process/experience)
happening smoothly and easily, without delay or obstacles
Examples
การประชุมgaan-bprà-chumการประชุมgaan-bprà-chum1meeting; conference; assembly2session/sitting (of a formal body)วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentดำเนินไปdam-nəən-bpaiดำเนินไปdam-nəən-bpai[to] proceed; progress; be underway; take placeลื่นlʉ̂ʉnลื่นlʉ̂ʉn1slippery; slick2[to] be slippery; slide3smooth; seamless (process/experience)4slick; glib (speech/behavior)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)ฝ่ายfàaiฝ่ายfàai1side; party; faction2department; section; division3(classifier) party/side; department4on the part of; from the side ofเตรียมdtriiamเตรียมdtriiam[to] prepare; get readyข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muun1information; data (non-count)2data (computing)ครบkrópครบkróp1complete; full; all present2in full; completely3[time] to be complete; to reach the full term
Today’s meeting went very smoothly because all parties were well prepared
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ขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnสมัครงานsà-màk-ngaanในnaiเว็บไซต์wép-sáiใหม่màiนี้níiลื่นlʉ̂ʉnกว่าที่gwàa-tîiคิดkítใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaไม่นานmâi-naan
The job application process on this new website is smoother than expected and doesn’t take long
ด้วยdûuaiการวางแผนgaan-waang-pɛ̌ɛnที่ดีtîi-diiโครงการkroong-gaanจึงjʉngขับเคลื่อนkàp-klʉ̂ʉanไปbpaiอย่างyàangลื่นlʉ̂ʉnไม่มีmâi-miiคอขวดkɔɔ-kùuat
With good planning, the project progressed smoothly without bottlenecks
ระบบหลังบ้านrá-bòp-lǎng-bâanได้รับdâi-rápการปรับปรุงgaan-bpràp-bprungทำให้tam-hâiการชำระเงินgaan-cham-rá-ngənของkɔ̌ɔngลูกค้าlûuk-káaลื่นlʉ̂ʉnและlɛ́ไม่mâiสะดุดsà-dùt
The backend system was improved, making customer payments smooth and uninterrupted
4AdjectiveC1
slick; glib (speech/behavior)
speaking or behaving in a smooth, overly polished way that may seem insincere
Examples
คำพูดkam-pûutคำพูดkam-pûut1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneลื่นlʉ̂ʉnลื่นlʉ̂ʉn1slippery; slick2[to] be slippery; slide3smooth; seamless (process/experience)4slick; glib (speech/behavior)เกินไปgəən-bpaiเกินไปgəən-bpaitoo; overly; excessivelyฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughขายของkǎai-kɔ̌ɔngขายของkǎai-kɔ̌ɔng[to] sell things; [to] sell goodsมากกว่าmâak-gwàaมากกว่าmâak-gwàa1more; to a greater degree2more than; over (with numbers/amounts)3[to] exceed; be greater thanจริงใจjing-jaiจริงใจjing-jai1sincere; genuine2[to] be sincere (toward [sb]/[sth])
His words sounded too slick; it felt more like a sales pitch than sincerity.
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นักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangคนkonนั้นnánตอบคำถามdtòp kam tăamอย่างyàangลื่นlêunรอดrôotเลี่ยงlîangประเด็นbprà-denยากyâakๆ-ได้dâiอย่างyàangแนบเนียนnâep niian
That politician answered questions smoothly, deftly sidestepping tough issues.
ท่าทางtâa taangเขาkăoลื่นlêunๆ-พูดpôotคำหวานkam wăanจนjonเกินงามgern ngaamจนjonคนฟังkon fangรู้สึกว่าrúu-sèuk wâaมีmeeแผนpăenแอบแฝงàep făeng
His manner was slippery, speaking overly sweet words until the listener felt there was a hidden agenda.
เวลาway-laaนำเสนอnam sà-nĕrเขาkăoลื่นlêunเสียจนsĭia jonจับต้นชนปลายjàp dtôn chon bplaaiไม่ทันmâi tanเหมือนmĕuuanตั้งใจdtâng jaiกลบเกลื่อนglòp-glèuuanจุดอ่อนjùt ònด้วยdûuayวาทศิลป์waa-tá-sĭn
During the presentation, he was so slick that it was hard to keep track, as if he intended to conceal weaknesses with rhetoric.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lʉ̂ʉn
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |