ลูกไหน(lôok năi)
Meanings
1ClassifierA2
which one? (classifier 'ลูกลูกlôok1fruit2classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objects3child; son; daughter4ball; spherical object5offspring (of animals); young')
an interrogative phrase using the classifier 'ลูกลูกlôok1fruit2classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objects3child; son; daughter4ball; spherical object5offspring (of animals); young' to ask which item (e.g., a fruit, ball, egg, bullet).
Examples
มีmeeมีmee1[to] experience; undergo2[to] have; possess3there is/are; existส้มsômส้มsôm1orange (fruit)2orange; orangish3orange (color)สองsŏngสองsŏng1second2two; 2ลูกlôokลูกlôok1fruit2classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objects3child; son; daughter4ball; spherical object5offspring (of animals); youngคุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritอยากได้yàak dâiอยากได้yàak dâi[to] want (to have); would like (to get)ลูกไหนlôok năiลูกไหนlôok năi1Chinese plum; Japanese plum (fruit)2which one? (classifier 'ลูก')
There are two oranges. Which one do you want?
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ในnaiตะกร้าdtà-grâaมีmeeไข่ไก่kài gàiหลายlăaiฟองfongช่วยchûuaiหยิบyìpให้hâiฉันchănสักsàkลูกlôokสิsìเอาaoลูกไหนlôok năiก็ได้gôr dâai
There are many eggs in the basket. Please grab one for me. Any one is fine.
นักฟุตบอลnák fút bonมองmongไปที่bpai têeลูกบอลlôok bonสองsŏngลูกlôokแล้วláeoถามtăamโค้ชkóhtว่าwâaจะjàให้hâiผมpŏmเตะdtèลูกไหนlôok năiครับkráp
The football player looked at the two balls and asked the coach, "Which one should I kick?"
ฉันchănเลือกlêuuakไม่mâiถูกtòokเลยloieว่าwâaจะjàซื้อséuแตงโมdtaeng mohลูกไหนlôok năiดีdeeเพราะpráwทุกtúkลูกlôokก็gâwดูdooน่ากินnâa ginเหมือนกันmĕuuan ganหมดmòt
I can't decide which watermelon to buy because they all look equally delicious.
2NounB2
Chinese plum; Japanese plum (fruit)
the fruit of Prunus salicina, a plum with smooth skin and juicy flesh, also called ลูกพลัม.
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)2mother; mom3prefix: female; main; baseซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] bribe; buy off2[to] buy; purchaseลูกไหนlôok năiลูกไหนlôok năi1Chinese plum; Japanese plum (fruit)2which one? (classifier 'ลูก')จากjàakจากjàak1[to] leave; depart; part from2nipa palm3from; away fromตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market (economic demand/sector)3market; marketplaceมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1a certain; a particular2a; one; a single3one (number)4first; top; foremostกิโลgì-lohกิโลgì-loh1classifier: kilograms; kilometers (informal)2kilo (kilometer)3kilo (kilogram)พอสุกpor sùkพอสุกpor sùkjust cooked; just doneแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; completed-action marker2already; now (as of this point)3then; and then; after that4and; and then (linking clauses)เนื้อnéuuaเนื้อnéuua1core/body of an object2flesh; pulp (of fruit)3human body (skin and flesh)4content; substantive matter5texture; grain (surface of materials)6meat; fleshหวานฉ่ำwăan châmหวานฉ่ำwăan châm1sweet and juicy; luscious2romantically sweet; tender (figurative)มากmâakมากmâak1many; numerous2very; extremely3much; a lot; greatly
Mom bought a kilo of plums at the market, and once ripe, their flesh was very sweet and juicy.
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ฉันchănชอบchôpกินginลูกไหนlôok năiแช่เย็นchâe yenเพราะpráwเนื้อnéuuaฉ่ำchàmและláeมีmeeรสเปรี้ยวอมหวานrót bprîiao om wăan
I like eating chilled plums because they are juicy and have a sweet-tart flavor.
แม่ค้าmâe-káaอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaผลไม้pŏn-lá-máiผิวpĭuเรียบrîiapที่เรียกว่าtêe rîiak wâaลูกไหนlôok năiก็คือgâw keuลูกlôokพลัมplamซึ่งsêungแต่ละdtàe láพันธุ์panมีmeeสีsĕeและláeรสชาติrót-châatต่างกันdtàang gan
The vendor explained that the smooth-skinned fruit called luk nai is a plum, and that its color and flavor vary by variety.
ถ้าtâaซื้อséuลูกไหนlôok năiมาแล้วmaa láewยังyangแข็งkăengและláeเปรี้ยวbprîiaoควรkuuanวางไว้waang wáiที่têeอุณหภูมิห้องun-hà-poom hôngให้hâiสุกsùkก่อนgònนำไปnam bpaiแช่เย็นchâe yen
If the plums you buy are still firm and sour, leave them at room temperature to ripen before refrigerating them.
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ลูกไหนlôok năiลูกไหนlôok năiwhich one? (classifier 'ลูก')