เหนื่อย
nèuayMeanings
1AdjectiveA1
tired; exhausted
feeling that you need rest because of physical or mental effort
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วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningเยอะมากyér mâakเยอะมากyér mâak1very many; numerous (colloquial)2very much; a lot (colloq.)เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedเหนื่อยnèuayเหนื่อยnèuay1tired; exhausted2[to] get tired; become tired3tiring; exhausting4[to] be short of breath (medical)
I walked a lot today, so I'm tired.
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He ran up three flights of stairs and is tired.
เมื่อวานmêuua waanทำงานtam ngaanทั้งวันtáng wanฉันchănเลยloieรู้สึกrúu-sèukเหนื่อยnèuayและláeอยากyàakพักpák
I worked all day yesterday, so I feel tired and want to rest.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeมีmeeสอบsòpฉันchănอ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕuนานnaanจนjonตาล้าdtaa láaและláeเหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâak
I have an exam tomorrow; I studied so long that my eyes are strained and I'm very tired.
2VerbA2
[to] get tired; become tired
to come to feel tired after effort or stress
Examples
ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)วิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asรอบrôpรอบrôp1around; surrounding2round; cycle; lap; turn3time slot; session4perimeter; circumference; surrounding area5classifier: rounds; laps; showings6all around; fullyเดียวdiiaoเดียวdiiaosingle; one; only; sameก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเหนื่อยnèuayเหนื่อยnèuay1tired; exhausted2[to] get tired; become tired3tiring; exhausting4[to] be short of breath (medical)
I ran just one lap and started to get tired.
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After lifting things all day, I ended up tired.
We hiked uphill for so long that everyone became tired.
ซ้อมเต้นsóm dtênต่อเนื่องdtò-nêeuangสามsăamชั่วโมงchûua-mohngทำให้tam hâiเขาkăoเหนื่อยnèuayจนjonต้องdtôngหยุดพักyùt pák
Practicing dance continuously for three hours made him so tired he had to stop and rest.
3AdjectiveB1
tiring; exhausting
causing people to feel tired or worn out
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งานบ้านngaan bâanงานบ้านngaan bâanhousework; choresชุดchútชุดchút1set; collection2outfit; suit; uniform3classifier for sets/outfits/equipment4series; batchนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakเหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakvery tired; exhaustedทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeทีไรtee raiทีไรtee raiwhenever; every time (that)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerหมดแรงmòt raengหมดแรงmòt raeng1exhausted; out of strength2[to] lose strength; run out of energyกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivated
This set of house chores is so tiring that whenever we do it, everyone in the house is worn out.
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การเดินgaan dernทัวร์tuuaทั้งวันtáng wanในnaiอากาศร้อนaa-gàat rónแบบนี้bàep néeช่างchângเหนื่อยnèuayจนjonคนสูงอายุkon sŏong aa-yúหลายคนlăai konขอkŏrพักก่อนpák gòn
Touring all day in this heat is so tiring that many elderly people asked to rest first.
ตารางdtaa-raangประชุมbprà-chumติดกันdtìt ganห้าhâaชั่วโมงchûua-mohngแบบนี้bàep néeเหนื่อยnèuayจนjonทีมteemไม่มีสมาธิmâi mee sà-maa-tíทำงานtam ngaanต่อdtò
A five-hour block of back-to-back meetings like this is tiring to the point that the team can’t focus on working afterward.
ขั้นตอนkân dtonสมัครงานsà-màk ngaanที่têeต้องdtôngกรอกgròkเอกสารซ้ำèek-gà-săan sámซ้อนsónหลายรอบlăai rôpมันmanเหนื่อยnèuayและláeทำให้tam hâiผู้สมัครpôo sà-màkถอดใจtòt jaiไปbpaiเยอะyéh
The job application process with repetitive paperwork in multiple rounds is tiring and makes many applicants give up.
โครงการkrohng gaanนี้néeทั้งtángซับซ้อนsáp sónและláeเหนื่อยnèuayต้องdtôngประสานbprà-săanหลายฝ่ายlăai fàaiกว่าจะgwàa jàเสร็จsèt
This project is both complex and exhausting; we have to coordinate many parties before it’s done.
คุยkuiเคลียร์kliaกับgàpเขาkăoมาmaaหลายรอบlăai rôpแล้วก็láeo gâwยังyangไม่mâiเข้าใจkâo jaiเหนื่อยใจnèuay jaiจริงๆjing jing
I’ve tried to clear things up with him many times and he still doesn’t understand; it’s truly draining.
งานngaanที่têeต้องdtôngแก้ปัญหาเฉพาะหน้าgâe bpan-hăa chà-pór nâaตลอดทั้งวันdtà-lòt táng wanแบบนี้bàep néeเหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakเพราะpráwต้องdtôngคอยkoiตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiเร็วreoและláeแม่นmâen
Work that requires constant troubleshooting all day is exhausting because you must decide quickly and accurately.
เจอjerความคาดหวังkwaam kâat wăngที่têeไม่เป็นธรรมmâi bpen tamซ้ำๆsám-sámจนjonเหนื่อยใจnèuay jaiหมดแรงmòt raengจะjàอธิบายà-tí-baaiแล้วláeo
Facing unfair expectations repeatedly is emotionally exhausting; I’ve run out of energy to explain.
4VerbB2
[to] be short of breath (medical)
To feel that breathing is difficult or that you cannot get enough air, especially because of illness or physical effort.
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วิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asไม่กี่mâi gèeไม่กี่mâi gèea few; not manyนาทีnaa-teeนาทีnaa-tee1minute (time unit)2moment; minute (informal)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเหนื่อยnèuayเหนื่อยnèuay1tired; exhausted2[to] get tired; become tired3tiring; exhausting4[to] be short of breath (medical)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofหอบhòpหอบhòp1[to] pant; be short of breath2[to] carry in armfuls; bundle and carry3asthma; asthma attack (colloquial)4bundle; load carried in arms5[to] carry [sth] along (of wind)และláeและláeand (coordinating)หายใจhăai jaiหายใจhăai jai[to] breathe; respireไม่ทันmâi tanไม่ทันmâi tan1not in time; too late2[to] miss [sth]; fail to be in time (for [sth])3[to] not keep up (with [sb]/[sth]); be outpaced4[to] not get the chance to (do [sth])
After just a few minutes of running, I was so breathless that I was panting and could not catch my breath.
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แม่mâeบอกว่าbòk wâaเหนื่อยnèuayเหมือนmĕuuanหายใจhăai jaiไม่mâiอิ่มìmทั้งที่táng têeนั่งnângอยู่yòoเฉยchŏeiๆ-
Mom said she felt breathless, as if she could not get enough air, even though she was just sitting still.
หลังจากlăng jàakเป็นbpenปอดอักเสบbpòt àk-sàypเขาkăoเหนื่อยnèuayจนjonต้องdtôngหยุดพักyùt pákหายใจhăai jaiแม้máeจะjàเดินdernเพียงpiiangระยะสั้นrá-yá sânๆ-
After developing pneumonia, he became so breathless that he had to stop to catch his breath, even after walking only a short distance.
ผู้ป่วยpûu bpùuaiมีmeeอาการaa-gaanเหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakขึ้นkêunเมื่อmêuuaนอนราบnon râapแต่dtàeเมื่อmêuuaพยุงตัวpá-yung dtuuaขึ้นkêunนั่งnângก็gâwหายใจhăai jaiได้สะดวกขึ้นdâai sà-dùuak kûen
The patient became more short of breath when lying flat, but could breathe more easily after sitting up.