หลับนอน
làp-nɔɔnMeanings
1VerbA1
[to] sleep; lie down to rest
To sleep or lie down to rest.
Examples
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It's quiet here, so you can sleep comfortably.
There were so many mosquitoes last night that I couldn't sleep.
After moving into the new house, he began sleeping more comfortably.
2VerbB1
[to] have sex (euphemistic)
To have sex with someone; an indirect way of saying this.
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forหลับนอนlàp-nɔɔnหลับนอนlàp-nɔɔn1[to] sleep; lie down to rest2[to] have sex (euphemistic)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hill
She doesn't want to sleep with him.
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She broke up with her boyfriend because he slept with someone else.
ทั้งคู่táng-kûuคบกันkóp-ganมาmaaนานแล้วnaan-lɛ́ɛoแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangไม่เคยmâi-kəəiหลับนอนlàp-nɔɔnกันgan
They have been dating for a long time, but they have never slept together.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเป็นbpenคู่รักkûu-rákกันganก็gɔ̂ไม่ได้mâi-dâaiหมายความว่าmǎai-kwaam-wâaฝ่ายใดฝ่ายหนึ่งfàai-dai-fàai-nʉ̀ngมีสิทธิ์mii-sìtบังคับbang-kápให้hâiอีกฝ่ายìik-fàaiหลับนอนlàp-nɔɔnด้วยdûuai
Even if two people are in a relationship, neither has the right to force the other to have sex.
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
làp
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
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หลับนอนlàp-nɔɔnหลับนอนlàp-nɔɔn[to] sleep; lie down to rest[to] sleep; lie down to restWord