เนือย
nʉʉaiMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
sluggish; listless
sluggish, listless, or lacking in energy; slow-moving.
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenบ่ายๆbàai bàaiบ่ายๆbàai bàai1in the afternoon (approx., mid‑afternoonish)2an imprecise afternoon periodหลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureกินข้าวgin kâaoกินข้าวgin kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)เสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3done for; screwed (slang)4[to] reach orgasm; come (informal, euphemistic)ทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ออฟฟิศóf-fítออฟฟิศóf-fítoffice; workplace (loanword)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneเนือยneuuayเนือยneuuaysluggish; listlessๆ-กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkไปหมดbpai mòtไปหมดbpai mòt1completely; all gone2entirely; across the board
In the afternoon, after lunch, everyone in the office seems sluggish.
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หนังnǎngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiดำเนินเรื่องdam-nəən-rʉ̂ʉangได้dâaiเนือยnʉʉaiมากmâakจนjonฉันchǎnเกือบจะgʉ̀ʉap-jàหลับlàpในnaiโรงroong
This movie's plot progressed so slowly that I almost fell asleep in the theater.
เศรษฐกิจsèet-tà-gìtที่tîiซบเซาsóp-saoมาmaaหลายlǎaiปีbpiiทำให้tam-hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatการลงทุนgaan-long-tunค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangเนือยnʉʉaiและlɛ́ไม่มีอะไรmâi-mii-à-raiน่าตื่นเต้นnâa-dtʉ̀ʉn-dtên
The economy, which has been stagnant for several years, has made the investment climate rather sluggish and unexciting.
ตลอดทั้งdtà-lòt tángเกมgaymทีมเยือนteem yeuuanเล่นlênด้วยdûuayฟอร์มfomที่têeเนือยneuuayขาดkàatความกระตือรือร้นkwaam grà-dteu-reu-rónและláeดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuanไม่มีmâi meeแผนการpăen gaanเล่นlênที่ชัดเจนtêe chát jayn
Throughout the entire game, the away team played with a listless form, lacking enthusiasm and seemingly without a clear game plan.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
nʉʉai
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 | — | — |