หลงลืม
lǒng-lʉʉmMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] forget; fail to remember
to fail to remember something, often due to absent-mindedness or lapse of memory
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)หลงลืมlǒng-lʉʉmหลงลืมlǒng-lʉʉm1[to] forget; fail to remember2forgetful; absent-mindedนัดnátนัดnát1appointment; meeting2[to] make an appointment; arrange to meet3round; match (sports)4classifier: round; match; appointment5classifier: shot; round of ammunitionกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowไปเลยbpai-ləəiไปเลยbpai-ləəi1Go ahead; go right now2[to] go past; go beyond3completely; altogether; really (emphatic)
Today I completely forgot the appointment with my friend.
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เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnผมpǒmง่วงngûuangมากmâakเลยləəiหลงลืมlǒng-lʉʉmปิดไฟbpìt-faiในnaiห้องครัวhɔ̂ng-kruua
I was very sleepy last night, so I forgot to turn off the lights in the kitchen.
She often forgets her passwords because she doesn’t write them down somewhere safe.
ทำงานtam-ngaanหลายอย่างlǎai-yàangพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-ganทำให้tam-hâiผมpǒmหลงลืมlǒng-lʉʉmรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatสำคัญsǎm-kanในnaiรายงานraai-ngaan
Multitasking made me forget important details in the report.
2AdjectiveB1
forgetful; absent-minded
tending to forget things easily or frequently
Examples
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiช่วงนี้chûuang-níi1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangrather; quite; fairlyหลงลืมlǒng-lʉʉmหลงลืมlǒng-lʉʉm1[to] forget; fail to remember2forgetful; absent-mindedมักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toลืมlʉʉmลืมlʉʉm1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionallyกุญแจบ้านgun-jɛɛ-bâanกุญแจบ้านgun-jɛɛ-bâanhouse key
Lately mom is rather forgetful and often forgets the house keys.
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พ่อpɔ̂ɔเริ่มrə̂əmหลงลืมlǒng-lʉʉmบ่อยbɔ̀iจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngจดjòtโน้ตnóotเตือนdtʉʉanตัวเองdtuua-eengทุกวันtúk-wan
Dad has become forgetful so often that he has to write reminder notes every day.
หลังทำงานlǎng-tam-ngaanหนักหลายnàk-lǎaiวันwanฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂กลายเป็นglaai-bpenคนหลงkon-lǒngลืมlʉʉmง่ายngâai
After working hard for several days, I became forgetful.
อาการaa-gaanหลงลืมlǒng-lʉʉmของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเกิดgə̀ətถี่ขึ้นtìi-kʉ̂nจนjonเริ่มrə̂əmกระทบgrà-tópการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanและlɛ́ความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-pan
His forgetfulness has become more frequent, to the point that it’s affecting his work and relationships.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
หลงlǒngหลงlǒng1[to] be lost; lose one’s way2[to] be infatuated; besotted3[to] be mistaken; deluded[to] be lost; lose one’s wayPart 1
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ลืมlʉʉmลืมlʉʉm1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionally[to] forgetPart 2
หลงลืมlǒng-lʉʉmหลงลืมlǒng-lʉʉm[to] forget; fail to remember[to] forget; fail to rememberWord