เนิบๆ
nêep nêepMeanings
1AdverbB1
slowly; unhurriedly
in a slow, unhurried way.
Examples
คุณตาkun dtaaคุณตาkun dtaa1grandfather (maternal)2elderly man (polite address)เดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyเนิบๆnêep nêepเนิบๆnêep nêep1slowly; unhurriedly2slow; languidในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สวนสาธารณะsŭuan săa-taa-rá-náสวนสาธารณะsŭuan săa-taa-rá-nápublic park
Grandpa walked in a slow, unhurried way in the park.
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วันหยุดสุดสัปดาห์wan yùt sùt sàp-daaฉันchănชอบchôpนั่งnângอ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕuจิบjìpกาแฟgaa-faeไปbpaiอย่างyàangเนิบๆnêep nêep
On the weekend, I like to sit and read, sipping coffee in an unhurried way.
ขบวนเรือพระราชพิธีkà-buuan reuua prá-râat-chá-pí-teeเคลื่อนklêuuanไปตามbpai dtaamลำน้ำlam náamเจ้าพระยาjâo-prá-yaaอย่างช้าๆyàang cháa cháaเนิบๆnêep nêepและláeสง่างามsà-ngàa ngaam
The Royal Barge Procession moved along the Chao Phraya River slowly, unhurriedly, and gracefully.
กระแสธารgrà-săe taanแห่งhàengกาลเวลาgaan way-laaในnaiชนบทchon-ná-bòtดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuanจะjàเคลื่อนผ่านklêuuan pàanไปbpaiอย่างyàangเนิบๆnêep nêepกว่าgwàaในnaiเมืองใหญ่meuuang yài
The stream of time in the countryside seems to flow by in a more unhurried way than in the big city.
2AdjectiveB2
slow; languid
slow and calm in manner or pace; unhurried.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนพูดkon pôotคนพูดkon pôotspeaker; the person who speaksจาjaaจาjaa1colloquial spelling of จะ ‘will/shall’2Ja (personal name or nickname)เนิบๆnêep nêepเนิบๆnêep nêep1slowly; unhurriedly2slow; languidแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)น่าเชื่อถือnâa chêuua tĕuน่าเชื่อถือnâa chêuua tĕu1credible; believable2reliable; dependable
He speaks in a slow and calm manner, but sounds credible.
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ฉันchănชอบchôpใช้ชีวิตchái chee-wítวันหยุดwan yùtแบบbàepเนิบๆnêep nêepไม่ต้องรีบmâi dtông rêepร้อนrónไปไหนbpai năi
I like to live my holidays at an unhurried pace, without having to rush anywhere.
การเปลี่ยนแปลงgaan bplìian bplaengทางวัฒนธรรมtaang wát-tá-ná-tamมักmákเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêunอย่างyàangเนิบๆnêep nêepจนjonคนkonในnaiสังคมsăng-komอาจàatไม่ทันmâi tanสังเกตsǎng-gèt
Cultural change often occurs in such an unhurried manner that people in society may not even notice.
แม้máeจังหวะjang-wàของkŏngเรื่องrêuuangจะjàดำเนินไปdam-nern bpaiอย่างyàangเนิบๆnêep nêepแต่dtàeกลับglàpสร้างsâangความกดดันkwaam gòt-danให้hâiคนดูkon dooได้dâiอย่างน่าประหลาดใจyàang nâa bprà-làat jai
Although the story's pace proceeds in a slow and calm manner, it surprisingly manages to build pressure on the audience.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เนิบๆ said เนิบ-เนิบ?
nêep nêep
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
nêep
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 | — | — |