วงเหล้า
wong-lâoMeaning
1NounB1
drinking group; drinking session
A gathering or group of people sitting together to drink alcohol.
Examples
เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanfriends (plural)ชวนchuanชวนchuan1[to] invite; ask [sb] along2[to] urge; persuade; encourage3inviting; tempting; evocative4[to] tend to cause; be likely to evokeไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วงเหล้าwong lâoวงเหล้าwong lâodrinking group; drinking sessionที่บ้านtêe bâanที่บ้านtêe bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirs
Last night, my friends invited me to join the drinking circle at his house.
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พ่อpôrไม่ชอบmâi chôpให้hâiลูกชายlôok chaaiไปbpaiตั้งdtângวงเหล้าwong lâoกับgàpเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพราะpráwกลัวgluuaจะjàเสียsĭiaการเรียนgaan rian
The father doesn't like his son forming drinking circles with friends because he's afraid it will affect his studies.
เรื่องrêuuangตลกๆdtà-lòk dtà-lòkและláeเรื่องจริงrêuuang jingจังjangหลายlăaiเรื่องrêuuangมักจะmák jàถูกtòokหยิบyìpมาmaaคุยกันkui ganในnaiวงเหล้าwong lâoนี่แหละnîi làe
Many funny and serious stories are often brought up for discussion in a drinking circle.
การสนทนาgaan-sǒn-tá-naaในnaiวงเหล้าwong-lâoมักจะmák-jàเปิดเผยbpə̀ət-pə̌əiและlɛ́จริงใจjing-jaiกว่าปกติgwàa-bpòk-gà-dtìเพราะprɔ́แอลกอฮอล์ɛn-gɔɔ-hɔɔช่วยchûuaiลดlótกำแพงgam-pɛɛngและlɛ́ทำให้tam-hâiผู้คนpûu-konกล้าglâaพูดมากpûut-mâakขึ้นkʉ̂n
Conversations in a drinking circle are often more open and sincere than usual because alcohol helps lower barriers and makes people more daring to speak.
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 -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
wong
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
วงwongวงwong1circle; ring2band; musical group3group; circle (of people)4classifier: sets (musical groups, rings)circle; ringPart 1
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วงเหล้าwong-lâoวงเหล้าwong-lâodrinking group; drinking sessiondrinking group; drinking sessionWord