หลบฝน
lòp-fǒnMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] take shelter from rain
To find or stay under cover in order to avoid getting wet from the rain.
Examples
ฝนตกfǒn-dtòkฝนตกfǒn-dtòkit is raining; [to] rainเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyหลบฝนlòp-fǒnหลบฝนlòp-fǒn[to] take shelter from rainใต้dtâaiใต้dtâai1under; beneath; below2south (direction)3southern region; the South4south; southern5below; underneath (adverb)6under; subject to (authority/rules)กันสาดgan-sàatกันสาดgan-sàatawning; canopy
It’s raining; let’s take cover under the awning.
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Yesterday I sheltered from the rain at the bus stop until it eased.
เดี๋ยวdĭiaoฝนfŏnจะjàมาmaaเราraoนัดnátกันไปgan bpaiหลบฝนlòp fŏnในnaiร้านกาแฟráan gaa-faeใกล้glâiๆ-ดีdeeไหมmăi
The rain is coming soon; shall we meet and take cover in a nearby café?
เด็กdèkๆ-วิ่งwîngเข้าไปkâo bpaiหลบฝนlòp fŏnในnaiศาลาหมู่săa-laa mòoบ้านbâanระหว่างrá-wàangรอrorครูkruuมาmaaรับrápกลับบ้านglàp bâan
The children ran to take shelter from the rain in the village pavilion while waiting for the teacher to pick them up.
The rain is coming; we quickly duck under the awning to avoid it.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaฝนfǒnเริ่มrə̂əmตกdtòkฉันchǎnวิ่งwîngข้ามถนนkâam-tà-nǒnไปbpaiหลบฝนlòp-fǒnที่tîiป้ายรถเมล์bpâai-rót-mee
When it started to rain, I ran across the street to take shelter from the rain at the bus stop.
As soon as we saw dark clouds, we decided to quickly run inside a nearby building to take shelter from the rain.
เขาkǎoรีบrîipเก็บของgèp-kɔ̌ɔngแล้วlɛ́ɛoวิ่งwîngไปbpaiหลบฝนlòp-fǒnในnaiคาเฟ่kaa-fêeก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiฝนfǒnจะjàเทลงมาtee-long-maaแรงrɛɛng
He hurriedly packed his things and ran to a café to take shelter from the rain before it poured down hard.
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 endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
lòp
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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
หลบlòpหลบlòp1[to] dodge; avoid2[to] hide; take cover3[to] evade; elude4[to] return; go back (Southern Thai)[to] dodge; avoidPart 1
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หลบฝนlòp-fǒnหลบฝนlòp-fǒn[to] take shelter from rain[to] take shelter from rainWord