เนิบ
nə̂əpMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
slow; unhurried; leisurely
Slow or unhurried in movement, speech, or pace.
Examples
เช้านี้cháao-níiเช้านี้cháao-níithis morningบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàat1atmosphere; ambience2atmosphere (gaseous envelope)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítoffice; workplace (loanword)ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneเนิบnə̂əpเนิบnə̂əpslow; unhurried; leisurelyไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)คึกคักkʉ́k-kákคึกคักkʉ́k-kák1lively; bustling; animated2energetically; in a bustling way
This morning the atmosphere in the office felt slow and dull, not very lively.
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รถติดrót-dtìtยาวyaaoทำให้tam-hâiการเคลื่อนตัวgaan-klʉ̂ʉan-dtuuaของkɔ̌ɔngแถวtɛ̌ɛoเนิบnə̂əpไปbpaiทั้งtángถนนtà-nǒn
The long traffic jam made the line of cars move slowly along the whole road.
หลังlăngฝนตกfŏn dtòkคนkonในnaiตลาดdtà-làatเดินdernกันganเนิบnêrpๆ-ราวกับraao gàpยังyangง่วงngûuangอยู่yòo
After the rain, people in the market walked slowly, as if they were still sleepy.
เพลงบัลลาดpleeng-ban-lâatจังหวะjang-wàเนิบnə̂əpชวนให้chuuan-hâiเผลอplə̌əเหม่อmə̀əและlɛ́ซึมซับsʉm-sápอารมณ์เศร้าaa-rom-sâo
The slowly paced ballad invites you to drift off and absorb the melancholy mood.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
nə̂əp
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |