เป็นลม
bpen-lomMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] faint; pass out
to suddenly lose consciousness for a short time
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herร้อนrɔ́ɔnร้อนrɔ́ɔn1hot (temperature)2spicy (taste)3[to] be hot; feel hot; become hot4urgent; intenseมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเป็นลมbpen-lomเป็นลมbpen-lom[to] faint; pass outกลางglaangกลางglaang1middle; center2middle; central3in the middle; in the center4amid; in the midst of; mid-สนามsà-nǎamสนามsà-nǎam1field; court; pitch; ground2yard; open ground3area; sphere (of activity)4field (physics)
She was so hot that she fainted in the field.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเขาkǎoเป็นลมbpen-lomในnaiรถไฟฟ้าrót-fai-fáaเพราะprɔ́เบรกbrèekอย่างกะทันหันyàang-gà-tan-hǎn
Yesterday he fainted on the BTS because of a sudden stop.
As soon as she saw blood, she blacked out and fainted for a moment.
ผู้ชมpûu-chomคนหนึ่งkon-nʉ̀ngเป็นลมbpen-lomระหว่างrá-wàangคอนเสิร์ตkɔɔn-sə̀ətเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiจึงjʉngรีบrîipนำส่งnam-sòngห้องพยาบาลhɔ̂ng-pá-yaa-baan
A member of the audience fainted during the concert, so staff quickly took them to the first aid room.
เดินกลางdern glaangแดดdàetนานๆnaan naanแล้วláeoรู้สึกrúu-sèukเหมือนจะmĕuuan jàเป็นลมbpen lomต้องdtôngหาhăaน้ำดื่มnáam dèumทันทีtan tee
After walking in the sun for a long time, I felt like I was about to faint and needed to find water immediately.
พอpɔɔได้ยินdâi-yinข่าวร้ายkàao-ráaiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂หน้ามืดnâa-mʉ̂ʉtเหมือนจะmʉ̌ʉan-jàเป็นลมbpen-lomแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangยืนyʉʉnพยุงpá-yungตัวdtuuaไว้wái
When he heard the bad news, he felt faint as if about to pass out, but he managed to brace himself and stand.
ขึ้นรถkêun rótแน่นๆnâen nâenแล้วláeoเวียนหัวwiian hŭuaเหมือนจะmĕuuan jàเป็นลมbpen lomเลยloieลงไปlong bpaiยืนyeunรับลมráp lomข้างนอกkâang nôkสักพักsàk pák
On the crowded bus I felt dizzy, like I was going to faint, so I got off to get some air for a bit.
เห็นhěnบิลbinค่าซ่อมkâa-sɔ̂mแล้วlɛ́ɛoแทบtɛ̂ɛpเป็นลมbpen-lomเล่นเอาlên-aoขาอ่อนkǎa-ɔ̀ɔnกันganทั้งtángบ้านbâan
Seeing the repair bill almost made us faint; it made everyone in the house go weak at the knees.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bpen
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)to be (identity/category/state)Part 1
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ลมlomลมlom1wind2gas; flatulence3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)windPart 2
เป็นลมbpen-lomเป็นลมbpen-lom[to] faint; pass out[to] faint; pass outWord