เลือนๆ
leuuan leuuanMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
blurry; faint; vague
Blurry, faint, indistinct, or vague, often referring to sight or memory.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เห็นภาพhĕn pâapเห็นภาพhĕn pâap1[to] see a picture/image2[to] understand [sth] clearly; get the picture3[to] visualize [sth]เลือนๆleuuan leuuanเลือนๆleuuan leuuan1blurry; faint; vague2faintly; vaguelyของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsใครบางคนkrai baang konใครบางคนkrai baang kon1someone; somebody2a certain personยืนอยู่yeun yòoยืนอยู่yeun yòo[to] be standing; stand (continuously)ตรงนั้นdtrong nánตรงนั้นdtrong nán1there; at that spot2that place3that … there (post-nominal)
I saw a blurry image of someone standing over there.
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ตัวอักษรdtuua àk-sŏnบนbonป้ายbpâaiเก่าๆgào gàoนั่นnânเลือนๆleuuan leuuanจนjonฉันchănอ่านàanไม่mâiออกòkแล้วláeo
The letters on that old sign are so faint that I can't read them anymore.
ความทรงจำkwaam song jamเกี่ยวกับgìiao gàpวัยเด็กwai dèkของฉันkŏng chănมันmanค่อนข้างkôn kâangเลือนๆleuuan leuuan
My memories of childhood are rather vague.
เขาkăoมีmeeภาพpâapในnaiหัวhŭuaที่têeเลือนๆleuuan leuuanเกี่ยวกับgìiao gàpแผนการpăen gaanในอนาคตnai à-naa-kótแต่ยังdtàe yangไม่มีmâi meeรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatที่ชัดเจนtêe chát jayn
He has a vague picture in his head about future plans, but no clear details yet.
2AdverbB1
faintly; vaguely
In a faint, blurry, or indistinct way, often about sight or memory.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจำได้jam dâiจำได้jam dâi[to] remember [sth]; [to] recall [sth]; [to] recognize [sb/sth]เลือนๆleuuan leuuanเลือนๆleuuan leuuan1blurry; faint; vague2faintly; vaguelyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเคยkoeiเคยkoei1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)3shrimp paste (Southern Thai)เจอjerเจอjer1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herที่ไหนtêe năiที่ไหนtêe năi1where?2wherever (with ก็)3no way!; not at all (colloq.)สักsàkสักsàk1about; approximately2teak3[to] tattoo4any; even (a little); at allแห่งhàengแห่งhàeng1of; belonging to (formal)2classifier: places/institutions3place; location (formal)
He vaguely remembers having met her somewhere.
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ตอนที่dton têeฉันchănตื่นขึ้นมาdtèun kêun maaใหม่ๆmài màiฉันchănมองเห็นmong hĕnทุกอย่างtúk yàangเลือนๆleuuan leuuanไปหมดbpai mòt
When I first woke up, I saw everything blurrily.
ฉันchănได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsĭiangคนคุยkon kuiกันganมาmaaเลือนๆleuuan leuuanจากjàakห้องhôngข้างๆkâang kâang
I could faintly hear people talking from the next room.
ถึงแม้tĕung máeเหตุการณ์hèt gaanจะjàผ่านมาpàan maaหลายสิบlăai sìpปีbpeeแล้วláeoแต่dtàeเขาkăoก็gâwยังyangพอจะpor jàนึกถึงnéuk tĕungใบหน้าbai nâaของkŏngเธอterออกòkเลือนๆleuuan leuuan
Even though the event happened decades ago, he can still vaguely recall her face.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เลือนๆ said เลือน-เลือน?
leuuan leuuan
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
leuuan
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 | — | — |