ล่องลอย
lɔ̂ng-lɔɔiMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] float; drift; waft
to move lightly or slowly through the air or on water, as if carried by wind or current; to waft
Examples
กลีบดอกไม้glèep dòk máaiกลีบดอกไม้glèep dòk máaiflower petalล่องลอยไปlông loi bpaiล่องลอยไปlông loi bpai1[to] float away; [to] drift away2[to] be absent-minded; [to] daydreamตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)6[to] send for; fetch [sb]7[to] light; kindle (literary)ลมlomลมlom1wind2gas; flatulence3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)เบาๆbao baoเบาๆbao bao1gently; softly; quietly; lightly; slightly; mildly2casually; in a relaxed way; not too seriously
Petals drift lightly along with the breeze.
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Incense smoke slowly wafts up to the ceiling and disappears.
โคมไฟkoom-faiน้ำมันnám-manล่องลอยlɔ̂ng-lɔɔiตามกระแสdtaam-grà-sɛ̌ɛน้ำnáamเงาสะท้อนngao-sà-tɔ́ɔnสวยงามsǔuai-ngaamบนผิวน้ำbon-pǐu-náam
Oil lanterns floated along the current, their reflections beautiful on the water's surface.
เสียงเพลงsǐiang-pleengจากjàakงานวัดngaan-wátล่องลอยlɔ̂ng-lɔɔiข้ามkâamทุ่งนาtûng-naaมาmaaถึงบ้านtʉ̌ng-bâanท้ายซอยtáai-sɔɔiอย่างyàangแผ่วเบาpɛ̀ɛo-bao
Music from the temple fair wafted across the fields, reaching the house at the end of the lane softly.
2AdjectiveB2
absent-minded; dreamy; spaced out
seeming mentally detached or lost in thought, as if the mind is drifting
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herดูล่องลอยduu-lɔ̂ng-lɔɔiดูล่องลอยduu-lɔ̂ng-lɔɔi1[to] seem adrift; look spaced out2dreamy/absent-minded (in appearance)เหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughคิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; planอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainตลอดเวลาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wee-laaตลอดเวลาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wee-laaall the time; constantly
She seems spaced out today, as if she’s thinking about something the whole time.
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He listened to the meeting, but his mind drifted to the upcoming holiday.
ช่วงchûuangที่têeเครียดkrîatมากmâakๆ-ฉันchănมักmákนั่งnângล่องลอยlông loiเหมือนmĕuuanสติsà-dtìหลุดlùtจากjàakห้องhôngไปbpaiชั่วคราวchûua-kraao
When I’m very stressed, I often sit in a daze, as if my mind temporarily leaves the room.
คำบรรยายkam-ban-yaaiยาวyaaoเกินไปgəən-bpaiจนjonผู้ฟังpûu-fangหลายคนlǎai-konปล่อยbplɔ̀iใจล่องลอยjai-lɔ̂ng-lɔɔiไม่ทันmâi-tanจับประเด็นjàp-bprà-den
The lecture was so long that many listeners let their minds wander and couldn’t follow the main points.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lɔ̂ng
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ล่องlɔ̂ngล่องlɔ̂ng1[to] go downstream; float along2[to] cruise; voyage by water3[to] glide along (figurative)[to] go downstream; float alongPart 1
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ลอยlɔɔiลอยlɔɔi1[to] float; drift2[to] hover; be suspended3floating; adrift4[to] float (price/exchange rate)5too light for the skin (makeup, colloquial)[to] float; driftPart 2
ล่องลอยlɔ̂ng-lɔɔiล่องลอยlɔ̂ng-lɔɔi[to] float; drift; waft[to] float; drift; waftWord