อึน
ʉnMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
dazed; blank; mentally sluggish
feeling dazed, blank, or mentally sluggish; slow to process information
Examples
เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)นอนnonนอนnon1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)หลับlàpหลับlàp1[to] sleep; [to] fall asleep2asleep (stative)วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedรู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)อึนeunอึนeun1dazed; blank; mentally sluggish2awkward; tense3[to] act oblivious; [to] ignoreๆ-นิดหน่อยnít nòiนิดหน่อยnít nòi1a little; a bit2a small amount
I didn't sleep well last night, so I feel a bit dazed today.
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พอกินpɔɔ-ginยาyaaแก้gɛ̂ɛหวัดwàtตัวนั้นdtuua-nánเข้าไปkâo-bpaiสมองsà-mɔ̌ɔngฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂อึนʉnไปหมดbpai-mòtเลยləəi
After taking that cold medicine, my brain went completely blank.
เขาkǎoตกใจdtòk-jaiกับgàpข่าวkàaoที่tîiได้ยินdâi-yinมากmâakจนjonยืนyʉʉnอึนʉnทำอะไรtam-à-raiไม่mâiถูกtùuk
He was so shocked by the news that he stood there dazed, not knowing what to do.
การนั่งทำงานgaan-nâng-tam-ngaanหน้าnâaคอมพิวเตอร์kɔm-piu-dtə̂əติดต่อกันdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔ-ganสิบsìpชั่วโมงchûua-moongทำให้tam-hâiหัวhǔuaฉันchǎnอึนʉnจนjonคิดkítงานngaanไม่mâiออกɔ̀ɔk
Working in front of a computer for ten consecutive hours makes my head feel so sluggish that I can't think of any ideas.
2AdjectiveB2
awkward; tense
awkward, tense, or uncomfortable (usually describing an atmosphere or situation)
Examples
พอสpôtพอสpôt1[to] pause2pauseองongคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ทะเลาะกันtá-ló ganทะเลาะกันtá-ló gan[to] argue; quarrel (with each other)บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàat1atmosphere; ambience2atmosphere (gaseous envelope)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: roomsก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerอึนeunอึนeun1dazed; blank; mentally sluggish2awkward; tense3[to] act oblivious; [to] ignoreขึ้นมาkêun maaขึ้นมาkêun maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emergeทันทีtan teeทันทีtan teeimmediately; at once
When those two argued, the atmosphere in the room instantly became awkward.
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เมื่อวานmêuua waanเราraoมีเรื่องmee rêuuangผิดใจกันpìt jai ganวันนี้wan néeบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatระหว่างrá-wàangเราraoเลยloieดูdooอึนeunๆ-
We had a disagreement yesterday, so the atmosphere between us is a bit awkward today.
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumอึนʉnมากmâakหลังจากที่lǎng-jàak-tîiเจ้านายjâo-naaiตะคอกdtà-kɔ̂ɔkใส่sàiผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanอย่างกะทันหันyàang-gà-tan-hǎn
The atmosphere in the meeting became extremely tense after the boss suddenly yelled at the manager.
ฉันchănเกลียดglìiatบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatอึนeunๆ-แบบนี้bàep néeน่าจะnâa jàมีใครmee kraiพูดpôotอะไรสักอย่างà-rai sàk yàangเพื่อpêuuaทำลายtam laaiความอึดอัดkwaam ùt-àt
I hate this awkward atmosphere; someone should say something to break the tension.
3VerbB2
[to] act oblivious; [to] ignore
to act oblivious, indifferent, or to give someone the silent treatment
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâi1May ...; I wish that ...2to request that; to ask thatเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillช่วยงานchûuai-ngaanช่วยงานchûuai-ngaan[to] help with work; [to] assistแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] return; go/come back2[to] turn over/flip/reverse3back; in return4contrary; on the contraryทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeอึนʉnอึนʉn1dazed; blank; mentally sluggish2awkward; tense3[to] act oblivious; [to] ignoreใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ซะงั้นsá-ngánซะงั้นsá-ngánmarks an unexpected or pointless outcome; 'just like that; for no reason'
I asked him to help with the work, but he just acted oblivious towards me.
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อย่าyàaมาmaaทำเป็นtam-bpenไม่ได้mâi-dâaiยินyinนะnáฉันchǎnรู้rúuว่าwâaเธอtəəกำลังgam-langอึนʉnใส่sàiฉันchǎnอยู่yùu
Don't pretend you didn't hear me; I know you're just giving me the silent treatment!
ทุกครั้งที่túk-kráng-tîiเราraoทะเลาะกันtá-lɔ́-ganเรื่องงานrʉ̂ʉang-ngaanบ้านbâanสามีsǎa-miiมักจะmák-jàทำtamอึนʉnใส่sàiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangปัญหาbpan-hǎaเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Whenever we argue about household chores, my husband always acts completely oblivious to avoid the problem.
เธอtəəตัดสินใจทำdtàt-sǐn-jai-tamอึนʉnใส่sàiแฟนเก่าfɛɛn-gàoตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiเขาkǎoพยายามเข้าpá-yaa-yaam-kâoมาmaaทักทายták-taaiในnaiงานปาร์ตี้ngaan-bpaa-dtîi
She decided to give her ex-boyfriend the silent treatment when he tried to greet her at the party.
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
ʉn
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 | — | — |