เลียน
liianMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] imitate; mimic; copy
to do something in the same way as someone or something else; to copy an action, style, speech, or behavior
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)พยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptเลียนliianเลียนliian[to] imitate; mimic; copyท่าทางtâa taangท่าทางtâa taang1gesture; posture2manner; air; look (suggesting outcome)3it looks like; seemsของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องเรียนhông riianห้องเรียนhông riianclassroom
The children try to imitate the teacher’s gestures in class.
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เขาkǎoเลียนliianสไตล์sà-dtaiการแต่งตัวgaan-dtɛ̀ng-dtuuaของkɔ̌ɔngนักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngดังdangจนjonเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanทักtákทันทีtan-tii
He copied the famous singer’s dressing style so well that his friends noticed immediately.
น้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoชอบchɔ̂ɔpเลียนliianสำเนียงsǎm-niiangภาคเหนือpâak-nʉ̌ʉaเวลาwee-laaเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangตลกdtà-lòk
My younger sister likes to mimic a Northern Thai accent when telling jokes.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngเลียนliianกลยุทธ์การตลาดgon-lá-yút-gaan-dtà-làatของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoแทบtɛ̂ɛpทุกtúkขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnแต่dtɛ̀ɛขาดkàatความเข้าใจkwaam-kâo-jaiบริบทbɔɔ-rí-bòtผู้บริโภคpûu-bɔɔ-rí-pôok
The rival company imitates our marketing strategy almost step by step, but lacks an understanding of consumer context.
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 -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
liian
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 | — | — |