หลง
lǒngMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] be lost; lose one’s way
[of sb] not know the way or location; lose one’s way
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)หลงทางlǒng-taangหลงทางlǒng-taang1[to] get lost; lose one's way2[to] go astray; be misguided (figurative)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)ไม่รู้mâi-rúuไม่รู้mâi-rúu1[to] not know; be unaware (of); be uncertain2I don't know.จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)ตรงไหนdtrong-nǎiตรงไหนdtrong-nǎi1where (exactly)2which part/spot3in what way/at which point? (rhetorical)
I got lost in the market and don’t know where the exit is.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเขาkǎoขับรถkàp-rótเข้าkâoซอยsɔɔiผิดpìtแล้วlɛ́ɛoหลงlǒngอยู่yùuเป็นbpenชั่วโมงchûua-moong
Yesterday he turned into the wrong alley and was lost for an hour.
If you’re afraid of getting lost tomorrow, I’ll send you the location.
นักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoสองsɔ̌ɔngคนหลงkon-lǒngในnaiป่าbpàaเพราะprɔ́สัญญาณโทรศัพท์sǎn-yaan-too-rá-sàpไม่มีmâi-miiและlɛ́ทางเดินtaang-dəənคล้ายกันkláai-ganไปหมดbpai-mòt
Two tourists got lost in the forest because there was no phone signal and the paths all looked alike.
2VerbB2
[to] be infatuated; besotted
[of sb] be infatuated or obsessed with sb/sth to an irrational degree
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหลงlǒngหลงlǒng1[to] be lost; lose one’s way2[to] be infatuated; besotted3[to] be mistaken; deludedนักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngนักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngsinger; vocalistคนนี้kon-níiคนนี้kon-níithis personมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)เพลงpleengเพลงpleeng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesซ้ำsámซ้ำsám1again; repeatedly2[to] repeat; do again3duplicate; repeated; identical4on top of that; moreover (worsening)ทั้งวันทั้งคืนtáng-wan-táng-kʉʉnทั้งวันทั้งคืนtáng-wan-táng-kʉʉnall day and all night
He is infatuated with this singer and listens to the songs repeatedly day and night.
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She is so obsessed with that series that she can’t take her eyes off it.
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanผมpǒmหลงlǒngแบรนด์เนมbrɛɛn-neemถึงขั้นtʉ̌ng-kânยอมกู้yɔɔm-gûuเงินngənเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaซื้อsʉ́ʉกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoใบbaiเดียวdiiao
My friend is so obsessed with brand names that he even borrows money to buy a single bag.
เขาkǎoหลงlǒngความดังkwaam-dangจนjonมองข้ามmɔɔng-kâamคำเตือนkam-dtʉʉanของkɔ̌ɔngคนkonรอบตัวrɔ̂ɔp-dtuua
He is so enamored with fame that he ignores the warnings of those around him.
3VerbB2
[to] be mistaken; deluded
[of sb] be mistaken or deluded; hold a wrong belief due to ignorance or bias
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหลงlǒngหลงlǒng1[to] be lost; lose one’s way2[to] be infatuated; besotted3[to] be mistaken; deludedคิดว่าkít-wâaคิดว่าkít-wâa1to think (that); be of the opinion (that)2to suppose/assume/guess (that)3[to] consider/regard (as)ข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉrumor; hearsayในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)อินเทอร์เน็ตin-təə-nétอินเทอร์เน็ตin-təə-nét1the Internet2internet access/serviceเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ความจริงkwaam-jingความจริงkwaam-jing1truth; fact2actually; in fact; to tell the truthทั้งหมดtáng-mòtทั้งหมดtáng-mòt1all; entire; whole2all; in total; completely3the whole; everything
He is mistaken in thinking that all the rumors on the internet are true.
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หลายคนlǎai-konหลงเชื่อlǒng-chʉ̂ʉaโฆษณาkoo-sà-naaที่tîiเกินจริงgəən-jingเพราะprɔ́ไม่ได้mâi-dâaiตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muun
Many people are deluded by exaggerated advertisements because they don't verify the information.
เธอterหลงlŏngยึดถือyéut tĕuความเชื่อkwaam chêuuaเดิมdermจนjonไม่mâiเปิดใจbpèrt jaiรับrápข้อเท็จจริงkôr tét jingใหม่màiๆ-
She clings to her old beliefs and is deluded to the point of not opening up to new facts.
ถ้าtâaเราraoหลงlǒngคิดว่าkít-wâaเสียงsǐiangส่วนมากsùuan-mâakย่อมyɔ̂mถูกtùukเสมอsà-mə̌əเราraoอาจàatมองข้ามmɔɔng-kâamเหตุผลhèet-pǒnที่tîiแตกต่างออกไปdtɛ̀ɛk-dtàang-ɔ̀ɔk-bpai
If we are deluded into thinking the majority is always right, we may overlook differing reasoning.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ล puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
lǒng
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |