เทลงมา
tee-long-maaMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] pour down
To come down heavily and in large amounts, often used to describe heavy rain.
Examples
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ตอนเย็นdtɔɔn-yenตอนเย็นdtɔɔn-yen1evening; early evening2in the eveningฝนเทลงมาfǒn-tee-long-maaฝนเทลงมาfǒn-tee-long-maa[to] rain heavilyหนักnàkหนักnàk1heavy (weight)2serious; severe3heavily; severely; intensely4difficult; tough (mentally/physically demanding)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
In the evening, the rain came down very heavily.
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ฉันchǎnเกือบจะgʉ̀ʉap-jàออกจากบ้านɔ̀ɔk-jàak-bâanอยู่แล้วyùu-lɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛฝนfǒnก็gɔ̂เทลงมาtee-long-maaอย่างหนักyàang-nàkเสียก่อนsǐia-gɔ̀ɔn
I was just about to leave the house, but then the rain started pouring down heavily.
Everyone ran for shelter as soon as the rain started to pour down.
ท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaมืดครึ้มmʉ̂ʉt-krʉ́mอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoจากนั้นjàak-nánฝนfǒnก็gɔ̂เทลงมาtee-long-maaประหนึ่งว่าbprà-nʉ̀ng-wâaฟ้าfáaรั่วrûua
The sky darkened quickly, and then the rain came down heavily as if the sky had a leak.
2VerbB1
[to] pour [sth] down (toward here)
To pour a liquid downward toward the speaker or this place.
Examples
ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeน้ำหกnáam-hòkน้ำหกnáam-hòk1water spills; water has spilled2[to] spill (of water)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]เทลงมาtee-long-maaเทลงมาtee-long-maa1[to] pour down2[to] pour [sth] down (toward here)ตรงนี้dtrong-níiตรงนี้dtrong-níi1here; right here2this place/spot; this location3this part; this section; this pointหน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)
Whoever spilled the water, please pour it down here.
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แม่ครัวmâe kruuaค่อยๆkôi kôiเทtayน้ำกะทิnám gà-tíที่têeเคี่ยวkîiaoไว้wáiเทลงมาtay long maaในnaiหม้อแกงmô gaaeng
The cook slowly poured the simmered coconut milk down into the curry pot.
ระวังrá-wangหน่อยnòiนะnáอย่าyàaทำtamซุปsúpร้อนๆrón rónเทลงมาtay long maaใส่sàiขาkăaตัวเองdtuua engล่ะlâ
Be careful, don't pour the hot soup down onto your legs.
คนงานก่อสร้างkon-ngaan-gɔ̀ɔ-sâangใช้cháiรอกrɔ̂ɔkดึงdʉngถังปูนtǎng-bpuunขึ้นไปkʉ̂n-bpaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoเทลงมาtee-long-maaในnaiแบบหล่อbɛ̀ɛp-lɔ̀ɔที่อยู่tîi-yùuชั้นบนchán-bon
The construction worker used a pulley to lift the bucket of cement and poured it down into the mold on the upper floor.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
tee
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ลงมาlong-maaลงมาlong-maa1[to] come down; descend2down toward the speaker (directional complement)3[to] decrease; come down (to a level)4up to; [number] and under[to] come down; descendPart 2
เทลงมาtee-long-maaเทลงมาtee-long-maa[to] pour down[to] pour downWord