ลุยป่า
lui-bpàaMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] trek; [to] bushwhack; [to] venture into the wild
to go into and push one’s way through forest or jungle terrain, often with effort or a sense of adventure; also used for going off-road into wild areas.
Examples
วันหยุดwan-yùtวันหยุดwan-yùt1day off; rest day2public holiday3regular closing day (of a shop/business)ที่แล้วtîi-lɛ́ɛoที่แล้วtîi-lɛ́ɛo1last; previous (postposed)2ago (postposed after duration)พวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyลุยป่าlui-bpàaลุยป่าlui-bpàa[to] trek; [to] bushwhack; [to] venture into the wildที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเขาใหญ่kǎo-yàiเขาใหญ่kǎo-yàiKhao Yai National Parkสนุกมากsà-nùk-mâakสนุกมากsà-nùk-mâakvery fun
Last weekend, we went jungle trekking at Khao Yai. It was very fun.
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ถ้าtâaจะjàไปbpaiลุยป่าlui-bpàaควรkuuanใส่sàiกางเกงgaang-geengขาkǎaยาวyaaoและlɛ́รองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoที่เดินtîi-dəənสบายsà-baai
If you're going to trek through the forest, you should wear long pants and comfortable shoes.
การไปgaan-bpaiลุยป่าlui-bpàaเป็นbpenกิจกรรมgìt-jà-gamที่ดีtîi-diiสำหรับsǎm-ràpคนkonที่รักtîi-rákการผจญภัยgaan-pà-jon-paiและlɛ́ธรรมชาติtam-má-châat
Going jungle trekking is a great activity for people who love adventure and nature.
ทีมนักสำรวจtiim-nák-sǎm-rùuatต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaหลายlǎaiวันwanในnaiการgaanลุยป่าlui-bpàaทึบtʉ́pเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเข้าไปkâo-bpaiศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaพันธุ์พืชpan-pʉ̂ʉtที่tîiหายากhǎa-yâak
The team of explorers had to spend several days trekking through the dense jungle to study rare plant species.
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 -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
lui
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
ลุยluiลุยlui1[to] wade; plow through2[to] go for it; tackle head-on3[to] attack; lay into4adventurous; ready to tackle anything (colloq.)[to] wade; plow throughPart 1
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ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivatedforest; woodlandPart 2
ลุยป่าlui-bpàaลุยป่าlui-bpàa[to] trek; [to] bushwhack; [to] venture into the wild[to] trek; [to] bushwhack; [to] venture into the wildWord