วนอยู่
won yòoMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] loop; keep circling
to continue going in circles or repeating the same path without progressing
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ขับรถหลงทางkàp rót lŏng taangขับรถหลงทางkàp rót lŏng taang[to] get lost while drivingและláeและláeand (coordinating)วนอยู่won yòoวนอยู่won yòo1[to] loop; keep circling2[to] be stuck in a repetitive cycle (mentally or in action)รอบๆrôp rôpรอบๆrôp rôp1around; all around; nearby2around (surrounding a place/thing)สวนสาธารณะsŭuan săa-taa-rá-náสวนสาธารณะsŭuan săa-taa-rá-nápublic parkอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainนานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)กว่าจะgwàa jàกว่าจะgwàa jànot until; by the time (introducing a clause)หาhăaหาhăa1[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; contactทางออกtaang òkทางออกtaang òk1exit2solution; way outเจอjerเจอjer1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experience
We got lost and kept circling around the park for a long time before finding an exit.
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นักวิ่งnák wîngบางคนbaang konเผลอplĕrวิ่งwîngหลุดlùtเส้นทางsên taangแล้วláeoต้องdtôngวนอยู่won yòoในnaiตรอกdtròkแคบๆkâep kâepจนjonเสียเวลาsĭia wee-laa
Some runners accidentally left the route and had to keep going in circles in narrow alleys, wasting time.
พอporพลาดplâatทางเลี้ยวtaang líiaoครั้งแรกkráng râekรถบัสrót bátก็gâwวนอยู่won yòoในnaiย่านyâanเดียวกันdiao ganหลายรอบlăai rôpโดยdoiไม่mâiคืบหน้าkêup nâa
After missing the first turn, the bus kept circling the same neighborhood multiple times without making progress.
จีพีเอสjee pee étสัญญาณsăn-yaanตกdtòkทำtamให้hâiเราraoวนอยู่won yòoตามdtaamถนนtà-nŏnรอบrôpอ่าวàaoซ้ำsámเส้นsênเดิมdermไปมาbpai maaโดยdoiไปต่อbpai dtòrไม่ได้mâi dâai
A weak GPS signal made us loop around the roads by the bay, repeating the same route back and forth without being able to move on.
2VerbC1
[to] be stuck in a repetitive cycle (mentally or in action)
to keep doing or thinking the same thing repeatedly and not move forward
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herคิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; planวนอยู่won yòoวนอยู่won yòo1[to] loop; keep circling2[to] be stuck in a repetitive cycle (mentally or in action)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)คำพูดkam pôotคำพูดkam pôot1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsหัวหน้าhŭua nâaหัวหน้าhŭua nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateชิ้นchínชิ้นchín1piece; item; fragment; slice2classifier: pieces/itemsใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)คืบหน้าkêup nâaคืบหน้าkêup nâa[to] progress; make headway
She keeps dwelling on the boss’s words, so the new task isn’t progressing.
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โครงการkrohng gaanติดขัดdtìt kàtเพราะpráwทีมteemวนอยู่won yòoกับgàpปัญหาbpan-hăaเดิมdermแทนที่จะtaen têe jàทดลองtót-longแนวทางnaeo taangใหม่mài
The project is stalled because the team keeps circling the same problems instead of trying new approaches.
เขาkăoยอมรับyom rápว่าwâaตัวเองdtuua engติดกับดักdtìt gàp-dàkความคิดkwaam kítวนอยู่won yòoกับgàpความกลัวkwaam gluuaจนjonไม่mâiกล้าglâaตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jai
He admits he is trapped in his thoughts, stuck in fear and unable to decide.
ถ้าtâaเราraoยังyangวนอยู่won yòoกับgàpบทเรียนbòt riianความล้มเหลวkwaam lóm lĕoเดิมๆderm dermโดยdoiไม่mâiสังเคราะห์săng-kráwข้อสรุปkôr sà-rùpใหม่màiก็gâwยากyâakจะjàก้าวข้ามgâao kâamข้อจำกัดkôr jam-gàt
If we keep fixating on the same failures without synthesizing new conclusions, it will be hard to overcome our limitations.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is วนอยู่ said วะ-นะ-อยู่?
won yòo
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → 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
วนwonวนwon1[to] circle; go around; loop2[to] recur; come around again3forest; woodland (literary)[to] circle; go around; loopPart 1
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อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remain[to] live; reside; stayPart 2
วนอยู่won yòoวนอยู่won yòo[to] loop; keep circling[to] loop; keep circlingWord