หลงคีย์(lŏng kee)

Meanings

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[to] be off-key; [to] sing out of tune

to be off-key or out of tune, especially when singing or playing music

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillร้องเพลงróng playngร้องเพลงróng playng[to] sing (a song)หลงคีย์lŏng keeหลงคีย์lŏng kee[to] be off-key; [to] sing out of tuneตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laaตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laaall the time; constantlyแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ร้องróngร้องróng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaintคาราโอเกะkaa-raa-oh-gèคาราโอเกะkaa-raa-oh-gè1karaoke (activity)2karaoke venue/roomมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
He sings off-key all the time, but he still really likes singing karaoke.

Word Breakdown

หลงlŏngหลงlŏng1[to] be lost; lose one’s way2[to] be infatuated; besotted3[to] be mistaken; deludedPart 1
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คีย์keeคีย์kee1key (keyboard/piano key)2key (crucial; core)3[to] key in; enter data4musical key; tonality5keyword; key concept6[to] key [sth]; set/adjust key or tonalityPart 2
หลงคีย์lŏng keeหลงคีย์lŏng kee[to] be off-key; [to] sing out of tune