ลื่นๆ
lêuun lêuunMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
slippery; smooth; somewhat slippery
Having a slippery or smooth surface; reduplication can soften the description without necessarily implying only slight slipperiness.
Examples
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Be careful, the floor over there is slippery because it just rained.
He wasn't walking carefully and fell because the road was slippery.
สบู่ก้อนsà-bòo gônนี้néeพอporโดนdohnน้ำnáamแล้วláeoจะjàลื่นๆlêuun lêuunต้องdtôngถือtĕuuaให้hâiดีๆdee deeไม่อย่างนั้นmâi yàang nánจะjàหลุดมือlùt meu
This bar of soap gets slippery when wet, you have to hold it firmly or it will slip out of your hand.
2AdverbB1
smoothly; without problems
happening or done without any difficulties or interruptions.
Examples
เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)การประชุมgaan bprà-chumการประชุมgaan bprà-chum1meeting; conference; assembly2session/sitting (of a formal body)ผ่านไปpàan bpaiผ่านไปpàan bpai1[to] pass by; go past2[to] elapse; go by (time)3[to] pass; be over (an event or experience)ได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerลื่นๆlêuun lêuunลื่นๆlêuun lêuun1slippery; smooth; somewhat slippery2smoothly; without problems
The meeting went smoothly yesterday.
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ถ้าtâaเราraoวางแผนwaang păenดีๆdee deeโปรเจกต์bproh-jèkก็gâwน่าจะnâa jàผ่านไปpàan bpaiได้dâiแบบbàepลื่นๆlêuun lêuunนะná
If we plan well, the project should go smoothly.
การนำเสนอgaan nam sà-nĕrวันนี้wan néeไม่ค่อยmâi kôiลื่นๆlêuun lêuunเลยloieเพราะpráwอินเทอร์เน็ตin-ter-nètหลุดlùtตลอดdtà-lòt
The presentation today wasn't very smooth because the internet kept disconnecting.
กระบวนgrà-buuanการเจรจาต่อรองgaan jay-rá-jaa dtòr-rongเป็นไปbpen bpaiอย่างyàangลื่นๆlêuun lêuunซึ่งsêungเหนือความคาดหมายnĕuua kwaam kâat măaiของเราkŏng raoมากmâak
The negotiation process went very smoothly, which far exceeded our expectations.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ลื่นๆ said ลื่น-ลื่น?
lêuun lêuun
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
lêuun
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 | — | — |