เฉื่อย
chʉ̀ʉaiMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
sluggish; lethargic
slow-moving or lacking energy; not alert or responsive
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)เฉื่อยchʉ̀ʉaiเฉื่อยchʉ̀ʉai1sluggish; lethargic2inert; having inertia (physics)ไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแรงrɛɛngแรงrɛɛng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)4very; extremely (Southern Thai)ทำอะไรtam-à-raiทำอะไรtam-à-raiwhat are you doing?เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Today I feel sluggish and don't have the energy to do anything.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakอดนอนòt-nɔɔnหลายlǎaiคืนkʉʉnเขาkǎoดูduuเฉื่อยchʉ̀ʉaiและlɛ́ตอบสนองdtɔ̀ɔp-sà-nɔ̌ɔngช้าcháaกว่าปกติgwàa-bpòk-gà-dtì
After several nights without sleep, he looks sluggish and responds slower than usual.
อากาศร้อนaa-gàat-rɔ́ɔnทำให้tam-hâiพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanหลายคนlǎai-konเฉื่อยchʉ̀ʉaiไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iว่องไวwɔ̂ɔng-waiในnaiการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaan
The hot weather made many employees sluggish and not very quick in their work.
ยาyaaที่กินtîi-ginแล้วlɛ́ɛoง่วงngûuangอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiคุณkunเฉื่อยchʉ̀ʉaiขาดkàatความกระฉับกระเฉงkwaam-grà-chàp-grà-chěengและlɛ́ไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iตอบสนองdtɔ̀ɔp-sà-nɔ̌ɔngต่อdtɔ̀ɔสิ่งsìngรอบตัวrɔ̂ɔp-dtuua
Drowsiness-inducing medication can make you sluggish, lacking vigor and less responsive to your surroundings.
หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaเราraoเฉื่อยchʉ̀ʉaiเกินไปgəən-bpaiต้องdtɔ̂ngรีบrîipเริ่มrə̂əmทำงานtam-ngaanให้hâiไวขึ้นwai-kʉ̂n
The boss said I’m too passive and need to start working faster.
The team replies to emails so slowly that they seem unresponsive, making clients wait.
ถ้าtâaเราraoยังyangเฉื่อยชาchèuay chaaไม่mâiลงมือlong meuแก้ปัญหาgâe bpan-hăaนี้néeโอกาสดีoh-gàat deeๆ-จะjàหลุดมือlùt meu
If we remain passive and don't take action on this issue, good opportunities will slip away.
องค์กรong-gɔɔnถูกtùukวิจารณ์wí-jaanว่าwâaเฉื่อยchʉ̀ʉaiต่อdtɔ̀ɔการเปลี่ยนแปลงgaan-bplìian-bplɛɛngแม้mɛ́ɛสัญญาณsǎn-yaanตลาดdtà-làatจะjàชัดเจนchát-jeenมาmaaหลายlǎaiไตรมาสdtrai-mâatแล้วlɛ́ɛo
The organization was criticized for being slow to act on change, even though market signals have been clear for several quarters.
2AdjectiveB2
inert; having inertia (physics)
resisting change in motion due to inertia unless acted on by an external force; sluggish in physical response
Examples
ลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnball (for sports/games)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardหยุดอยู่yùt-yùuหยุดอยู่yùt-yùu[to] stay still; [to] remain stationaryอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyเฉื่อยchʉ̀ʉaiเฉื่อยchʉ̀ʉai1sluggish; lethargic2inert; having inertia (physics)จนกว่าจะjon-gwàa-jàจนกว่าจะjon-gwàa-jàuntilมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแรงrɛɛngแรงrɛɛng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)4very; extremely (Southern Thai)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerผลักplàkผลักplàk1[to] push2[to] drive; impel (figurative)3[to] shift; offload (figurative)
A ball will remain at rest due to inertia until a force pushes it.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaรถrótเบรกbrèekกะทันหันgà-tan-hǎnร่างกายrâang-gaaiเราraoยังyangเคลื่อนklʉ̂ʉanต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiเพราะprɔ́ความเฉื่อยkwaam-chʉ̀ʉai
When the car brakes suddenly, our body keeps moving due to inertia.
วัตถุwát-tùที่tîiมีmiiมวลmuuanมากmâakจะjàเฉื่อยchʉ̀ʉaiมากmâakทำให้tam-hâiต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้แรงchái-rɛɛngมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂nในnaiการเปลี่ยนgaan-bplìianความเร็วkwaam-reoของมันkɔ̌ɔng-man
A massive object has greater inertia, requiring more force to change its speed.
ในnaiอวกาศà-wá-gàatยานyaanจะjàคงkongทิศtítและlɛ́ความเร็วkwaam-reoเพราะprɔ́ความเฉื่อยkwaam-chʉ̀ʉaiจนกว่าจะjon-gwàa-jàมีmiiแรงrɛɛngภายนอกpaai-nɔ̂ɔkมาmaaทำให้tam-hâiเส้นทางsên-taangเปลี่ยนbplìian
In space, a spacecraft maintains its direction and speed due to inertia until an external force alters its trajectory.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
chʉ̀ʉai
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |