อิน
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1VerbB2
[to] be emotionally absorbed (slang)
to be emotionally absorbed in or strongly affected by something; to resonate with it (e.g., อินกับหนังเรื่องนี้มาก); often takes กับกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อินinอินin1[to] be emotionally absorbed (slang)2fashionable; trendy (loan, informal)3into; enthusiastic about (slang)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพลงpleengเพลงpleeng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)น้ำตาซึมnáam-dtaa-sʉmน้ำตาซึมnáam-dtaa-sʉm[to] have watery eyes (from emotion)
I’m really emotionally absorbed in this song; I get teary when I listen to it.
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เขาkǎoดูduuอินinกับgàpละครlá-kɔɔnเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนั้นnánจนเผลอjon-plə̌əร้องไห้ตามrɔ́ɔng-hâai-dtaamตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔn
He seemed so emotionally absorbed in that drama that he ended up crying along with the character.
เธอtəəบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaอินinกับgàpประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanในnaiหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉเล่มlêmนี้níiเพราะprɔ́มันmanสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnชีวิตchii-wítช่วงchûuangเรียนriianมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəə
She said she resonated with the experiences in this book because they reflect her college life.
ผมpŏmอินinกับgàpสารคดีsăa-rá-ká-deeเรื่องrêuuangนี้néeเป็นพิเศษbpen pí-sètเพราะpráwวิธีwí-teeเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuangทำให้tam hâiรู้สึกrúu-sèukเหมือนmĕuuanได้dâiเดินทางdern taangไปด้วยbpai dûuayจริงๆjing jing
I was particularly absorbed in this documentary because the storytelling made me feel as if I were truly traveling along.
2AdjectiveB2
fashionable; trendy (loan, informal)
currently popular or in fashion; from English “in” (e.g., เสื้อแบบนี้กำลังอิน)
Examples
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiช่วงนี้chûuang-níi1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodทรงผมsong-pǒmทรงผมsong-pǒmhairstyle; hairdo; haircut (style)สั้นsânสั้นsân1short (length)2short (time; brief)3conciseบ๊อบbɔ́ɔpบ๊อบbɔ́ɔp1Bob (given name)2bob (hairstyle)3[to] cut into a bobกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesอินinอินin1[to] be emotionally absorbed (slang)2fashionable; trendy (loan, informal)3into; enthusiastic about (slang)ทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítoffice; workplace (loanword)ตัดdtàtตัดdtàt1[to] cut2[to] trim; clip3[to] cut off; turn off; disconnect4[to] eliminate; remove5[to] edit; cut (media/text)6[to] deduct7[to] cross (a path); cut acrossตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; senior
Right now, short bob hairstyles are in; everyone at the office is getting one.
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แฟชั่นfɛɛ-chânกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoใบbaiเล็กlékกลับมาglàp-maaอินinอีกครั้งìik-krángเพราะprɔ́ใช้ง่ายchái-ngâaiและlɛ́ดูเก๋duu-gěe
Small handbags are in again because they’re practical and stylish.
เพราะpráwซีรีส์see-rêeดังdangเรื่องrêuuangนั้นnánตัวละครdtuua lá-konใส่sàiเสื้อsêuuaวินเทจwin-têtจนjonกลายเป็นglaai bpenเทรนด์trenที่têeอินinทั่วtûuaเมืองmeuuang
Because of that hit series, the characters’ vintage shirts became a trend that’s in all over the city.
ถ้าtâaอยากyàakถ่ายรูปtàai rôopให้hâiอินinตามกระแสdtaam grà-săeก็gâwต้องdtôngโทนฟิล์มtohn filmหม่นmònๆ-กับgàpโลเคชันloh-kay-chânมินิมอลmí-ní-mon
If you want your photos to be in with the trend, go for muted film tones and minimalist locations.
3AdjectiveB2
into; enthusiastic about (slang)
keen on; very interested in (e.g., ช่วงนี้อินกีฬา); often used as a verb-like adjective
Examples
พักนี้pák-níiพักนี้pák-níilately; recently; these daysเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)อินinอินin1[to] be emotionally absorbed (slang)2fashionable; trendy (loan, informal)3into; enthusiastic about (slang)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeอาหารคลีนaa-hǎan-kliinอาหารคลีนaa-hǎan-kliinclean food; healthy foodเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedลองlɔɔngลองlɔɔng[to] try; attemptเมนูใหม่mee-nuu-màiเมนูใหม่mee-nuu-mài1new menu (software)2new dish; new menu item; new menuทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)สัปดาห์sàp-daaสัปดาห์sàp-daa1week2classifier: weeks
Lately I’m keen on cooking clean food, so I try new menus every week.
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น้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoอินinละครประวัติศาสตร์lá-kɔɔn-bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatมากmâakดูduuทุกtúkตอนdtɔɔnแบบbɛ̀ɛpไม่mâiพลาดplâat
My younger sister is really into historical dramas and doesn’t miss a single episode.
He’s so keen on film photography that he started collecting vintage cameras.
ฉันchǎnอินinการgaanวิ่งมาราธอนwîng-maa-raa-tɔɔnถึงขั้นtʉ̌ng-kânวางตาwaang-dtaaรางraangซ้อมsɔ́ɔmอย่างจริงจังyàang-jing-jang
I’m so into marathon running that I’ve set up a serious training schedule.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
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Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |