เล่นบอล
lên-bɔɔnMeanings
1VerbA1
[to] play football; [to] play soccer
to play the sport of football, also known as soccer.
Examples
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Do you want to go play soccer this evening?
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnไปbpaiเล่นบอลlên-bɔɔnกับgàpเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanที่tîiสนามsà-nǎamโรงเรียนroong-riian
Yesterday, I played soccer with my friends at the school field.
We play soccer together every Saturday afternoon.
2VerbB2
[to] bet on football/soccer
to gamble by placing bets on football (soccer) matches.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหมดเงินmòt-ngənหมดเงินmòt-ngən1[to] run out of money; have no money left2broke (out of money)3[to] spend money (on); expend moneyไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเยอะyə́เยอะyə́1many; much; a lot (of)2a lot; much (colloq.)3excessive; too muchเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เล่นบอลlên-bɔɔnเล่นบอลlên-bɔɔn1[to] play football; [to] play soccer2[to] bet on football/soccer
He lost a lot of money because he likes to bet on football.
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เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเตือนdtʉʉanว่าwâaอย่าyàaไปbpaiยุ่งyûngกับgàpการเล่นgaan-lênบอลbɔɔnเพราะprɔ́มันmanเป็นbpenหนทางhǒn-taangสู่sùuการเป็นgaan-bpenหนี้nîi
My friend warned me not to get involved with football betting because it's a path to debt.
He's very stressed because the team he bet on is about to lose.
การเล่นgaan-lênบอลbɔɔnอย่างหนักyàang-nàkทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngขายkǎaiทรัพย์สินsáp-sǐnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaใช้หนี้chái-nîiที่tîiก่อขึ้นgɔ̀ɔ-kʉ̂n
His heavy football gambling forced him to sell his assets to pay off the debts he had incurred.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lên
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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
เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)[to] play; have funPart 1
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เล่นบอลlên-bɔɔnเล่นบอลlên-bɔɔn[to] play football; [to] play soccer[to] play football; [to] play soccerWord