เบลอ
bləəMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
blurry; out of focus
unclear or not sharply defined, as with an image, text, or vision
Examples
รูปrûupรูปrûup1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เบลอbləəเบลอbləə1blurry; out of focus2dazed; groggy; spaced out3[to] blur; make blurryมองหน้าmɔɔng-nâaมองหน้าmɔɔng-nâa1[to] look at someone's face; meet someone's eyes2[to] face someone; be able to meet someone's eyesเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowไม่ชัดmâi-chátไม่ชัดmâi-chát1unclear; indistinct2unclearly; indistinctly
This photo is blurry; I can’t see my friend’s face clearly.
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My glasses fogged up, so everything looks blurry.
ถ่ายรูปtàai-rûupตอนdtɔɔnแสงsɛ̌ɛngน้อยnɔ́ɔiแล้วlɛ́ɛoภาพpâapออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaเบลอbləəเพราะprɔ́โฟกัสfoo-gátไม่mâiเข้าkâo
I took photos in low light and the images came out blurry because they were out of focus.
2AdjectiveB1
dazed; groggy; spaced out
mentally foggy, unfocused, or not fully alert (e.g., from lack of sleep, medication, or distraction)
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightนอนดึกnɔɔn-dʉ̀kนอนดึกnɔɔn-dʉ̀k[to] go to bed late; [to] stay up lateเช้านี้cháao-níiเช้านี้cháao-níithis morningเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)เบลอbləəเบลอbləə1blurry; out of focus2dazed; groggy; spaced out3[to] blur; make blurryคิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; planอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)
I slept late last night, so this morning I’m still foggy and can’t think clearly.
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กินยาgin-yaaแก้gɛ̂ɛหวัดwàtแล้วlɛ́ɛoรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเบลอbləəเดินช้าdəən-cháaลงlongและlɛ́สมาธิsà-maa-tíหลุดlùtง่ายngâai
After taking cold medicine, I felt foggy, walked slower, and lost focus easily.
ทำงานtam-ngaanต่อเนื่องdtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangสิบsìpชั่วโมงchûua-moongจนjonตาdtaaเริ่มล้าrə̂əm-láaสมองsà-mɔ̌ɔngก็gɔ̂เบลอbləəพิมพ์pimผิดpìtบ่อยbɔ̀iมากmâak
After working ten hours straight, my eyes grew tired and my mind went foggy; I made lots of typing mistakes.
ช่วงchûuangประชุมสายbprà-chum săaiๆ-ผมpŏmยังyangเบลอblerจากjàakการอดgaan òtนอนnonเลยloieจับประเด็นjàp bprà-denได้dâiไม่mâiครบkróp
During the late-morning meeting, I was still foggy from lack of sleep and couldn’t grasp all the points.
3VerbB1
[to] blur; make blurry
to cause something to become unclear or out of focus
Examples
ถ่ายรูปtàai-rûupถ่ายรูปtàai-rûup[to] take a photo; photograph [sb/sth]แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)มือmʉʉมือmʉʉ1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)สั่นsànสั่นsàn1[to] shake; tremble; vibrate2shaky; trembling3to shake [sth]ภาพpâapภาพpâap1image; picture2scene; view; sight3image (public); reputation4vision; mental imageเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedเบลอbləəเบลอbləə1blurry; out of focus2dazed; groggy; spaced out3[to] blur; make blurryจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofมองหน้าmɔɔng-nâaมองหน้าmɔɔng-nâa1[to] look at someone's face; meet someone's eyes2[to] face someone; be able to meet someone's eyesเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowไม่ชัดmâi-chátไม่ชัดmâi-chát1unclear; indistinct2unclearly; indistinctly
I took a photo with shaky hands, so the picture got blurred and I couldn’t see my friend’s face clearly.
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Rain on the windshield made the streetlights blur into long streaks.
ปรับbpràpรูรับแสงruu-ráp-sɛ̌ɛngกว้างgwâangไปbpaiพื้นหลังpʉ́ʉn-lǎngก็เลยgɔ̂-ləəiเบลอbləəมากกว่าmâak-gwàaที่tîiตั้งใจdtâng-jai
The aperture was too wide, so the background became more blurred than intended.
โปรดbpròotเบลอbləəข้อมูลส่วนตัวkɔ̂ɔ-muun-sùuan-dtuuaในnaiภาพหน้าจอpâap-nâa-jɔɔก่อนgɔ̀ɔnส่งให้sòng-hâiลูกค้าlûuk-káaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganการรั่วไหลgaan-rûua-lǎi
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Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster บล, the first consonant บ sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bləə
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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 | — | — |