ล่กๆ
lôk-lôkMeaning
1AdverbB2
flustered; panicked; nervous
acting in a flustered, panicked, or visibly nervous manner, often clumsily or suspiciously
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)ถามหาtăam hăaถามหาtăam hăa[to] ask for [sb]; ask about the whereabouts of [sb/sth]การบ้านgaan bâanการบ้านgaan bâan1homework; school assignment2housework (colloq.)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerทำท่าtam tâaทำท่าtam tâa1[to] pose; strike a pose; make a gesture2[to] act as if; look as though about to do [sth]ล่กๆlôk-lôkล่กๆlôk-lôkflustered; panicked; nervousหาhăaหาhăa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contactของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)กระเป๋าgrà-bpăoกระเป๋าgrà-bpăo1bag; handbag; purse2pocket3walletใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; seniorเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
When the teacher asked for the homework, he acted all flustered, frantically searching his bag.
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ผู้ชายpôo chaaiคนkonนั้นnánมีmeeท่าทีtâa-teeล่กๆlôk-lôkตอนdtonเดินdernออกจากòk jàakร้านสะดวกซื้อráan sà-dùuak séuน่าสงสัยnâa sŏng-săiมากmâak
That man acted nervously when walking out of the convenience store. It's very suspicious.
ตอนdtonถูกtòokเจ้านายjâo naaiเรียกrîakไปbpaiถามtăamเรื่องrêuuangยอดขายyôt kăaiที่têeตกต่ำdtòk dtàmเขาkăoตอบคำถามdtòp kam tăamแบบbàepล่กๆlôk-lôkจนjonเห็นได้ชัดhĕn dâi chátว่าwâaไม่ได้mâi dâaiเตรียมตัวdtriam dtuuaมาmaa
When the boss called him in to ask about the drop in sales, he answered in such a flustered manner that it was obvious he wasn't prepared.
ไม่ต้องmâi dtôngทำตัวtam dtuuaล่กๆlôk-lôkหรอกròkค่อยๆkôi kôiอธิบายà-tí-baaiมาmaaว่าwâaเกิดgèrtอะไรà-raiขึ้นkêunไม่มีmâi meeใครkraiว่าwâaอะไรà-raiเธอterหรอกròk
You don't need to act so panicked. Slowly explain what happened; no one is going to blame you.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ล่กๆ said ล่ก-ล่ก?
lôk-lôk
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 endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lôk
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 | — | — |