เลมอน
lá-məənMeaning
1NounA1
lemon (fruit)
a yellow citrus fruit with sour juice (Citrus limon)
Examples
เลมอนlá-məənเลมอนlá-məənlemon (fruit)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสีเหลืองsǐi-lʉ̌ʉangสีเหลืองsǐi-lʉ̌ʉang1yellow (color)2yellow (the color)3‘Yellow’ (Thai politics)4yellow (journalism); sensationalistและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)รสเปรี้ยวrót-bprîiaoรสเปรี้ยวrót-bprîiaosour taste; sournessมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Lemons are yellow and very sour.
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Yesterday I bought two lemons from the market.
Tomorrow we will put lemons on display on the dining table.
ฉันchǎnเติมdtəəmน้ำnáamเลมอนlá-məənลงในlong-naiน้ำผึ้งnáam-pʉ̂ngเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiหวานอมเปรี้ยวwǎan-om-bprîiao
I add lemon juice to honey to make it sweet and tangy.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnใส่sàiผิวpǐuเลมอนlá-məənขูดkùutลงในlong-naiเค้กkéekเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiหอมhɔ̌ɔmขึ้นkʉ̂n
Yesterday, I put grated lemon zest into the cake to make it more fragrant.
Tomorrow he will make a lemon cream sauce to pour over grilled fish.
ฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpไอศกรีมai-sà-griimรสเลมอนrót-lá-məənเพราะprɔ́ความเปรี้ยวkwaam-bprîiaoช่วยchûuaiตัดdtàtเลี่ยนlîianและlɛ́ทำให้tam-hâiรสชาติrót-châatสดชื่นsòt-chʉ̂ʉn
I like lemon-flavored ice cream because the sourness cuts the richness and makes the taste refreshing.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เลมอน said ละ-เมิน?
lá-məən
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 syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
lá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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
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เลมอนlá-məənเลมอนlá-məənlemon (fruit)lemon (fruit)Word