ล้นมือ
lón-mʉʉMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
overwhelming; more than [sb] can handle
Having more tasks, responsibilities, or items than someone can manage comfortably; overwhelming.
Examples
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiช่วงนี้chûuang-níi1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodงานล้นมือngaan-lón-mʉʉงานล้นมือngaan-lón-mʉʉoverwhelmed with workมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousขอเลื่อนkɔ̌ɔ-lʉ̂ʉanขอเลื่อนkɔ̌ɔ-lʉ̂ʉan[to] ask to postpone [sth]; [to] request to reschedule [sth]นัดnátนัดnát1appointment; meeting2[to] make an appointment; arrange to meet3round; match (sports)4classifier: round; match; appointment5classifier: shot; round of ammunitionได้ไหมdâai-mǎiได้ไหมdâai-mǎi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)
I’m overwhelmed with work right now; can we postpone the appointment?
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หลังlǎngโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekใหม่màiเริ่มrə̂əmฉันchǎnมีmiiงานล้นมือngaan-lón-mʉʉจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngทำล่วงเวลาtam-lûuang-wee-laa
After the new project started, I had so much work that I had to do overtime.
แม่บ้านmɛ̂ɛ-bâanบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaวันนี้wan-níiงานบ้านngaan-bâanล้นมือlón-mʉʉเพราะprɔ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngซักผ้าsák-pâaทำกับข้าวtam-gàp-kâaoและlɛ́ดูแลduu-lɛɛหลานlǎanพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-gan
The homemaker said she was overwhelmed today because she had to do laundry, cook, and look after the grandchild at the same time.
พอporทีมขาดteem kàatคนkonงานngaanก็gâwล้นมือlón meuuทุกtúkฝ่ายfàaiทำให้tam hâiประสิทธิภาพbprà-sìt-tí-pâapตกdtòkและláeเสี่ยงsìiangพลาดplâatกำหนดส่งgam-nòt sòng
Once the team was understaffed, everyone became overwhelmed, reducing efficiency and risking missed deadlines.
2VerbB2
[to] exceed [sb]’s capacity; be more than [sb] can handle
To be beyond what someone can manage or physically hold; to exceed someone’s capacity.
Examples
ของบริจาคkŏng bò-rí-jàakของบริจาคkŏng bò-rí-jàakdonated item(s); donated goodsมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเยอะจนyér jonล้นมือlón meuuล้นมือlón meuu1overwhelming; more than [sb] can handle2[to] exceed [sb]’s capacity; be more than [sb] can handleเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toขอkŏrขอkŏr1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forคนช่วยkon chûuaiคนช่วยkon chûuaihelper; assistantขนย้ายkŏn yáaiขนย้ายkŏn yáai[to] move; transport [sth]
The donations came in so many that they exceeded what we could handle; we need people to help move them.
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วันนี้wan-níiลูกค้าlûuk-káaหอบhɔ̀ɔpถุงtǔngของkɔ̌ɔngมาmaaจนjonล้นมือlón-mʉʉเธอtəəถือtʉ̌ʉไม่ไหวmâi-wǎiต้องdtɔ̂ngวางwaangลงlongก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
Today the customer carried so many bags that they were beyond what she could hold; she had to put some down.
งานngaanซ่อมsɔ̂mที่tîiเข้ามาkâo-maaพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-ganล้นมือlón-mʉʉช่างchângทำให้tam-hâiต้องdtɔ̂ngเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉanคิวkiuไปbpaiสัปดาห์หน้าsàp-daa-nâa
The repair jobs that came in at the same time exceeded the technician’s capacity, causing the schedule to be postponed to next week.
ข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngประมวลผลbprà-muuan-pǒnมีmiiปริมาณbpà-rí-maanล้นมือlón-mʉʉทีมวิจัยtiim-wí-jaiจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngขยายkà-yǎaiทรัพยากรsáp-pá-yaa-gɔɔnทั้งtángคนkonและlɛ́เครื่องkrʉ̂ʉang
The amount of data to process was beyond the research team’s capacity, so they had to expand both personnel and machines.
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 tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
lón
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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
ล้นlónล้นlón1[to] overflow; spill over2brimful; overflowing; excessive[to] overflow; spill overPart 1
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ล้นมือlón-mʉʉล้นมือlón-mʉʉoverwhelming; more than [sb] can handleoverwhelming; more than [sb] can handleWord