เหนื่อย(nèuay)
Meanings
1AdjectiveA1
tired; exhausted
feeling that you need rest because of physical or mental effort
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)เยอะมากyér mâakเยอะมากyér mâak1very many; numerous (colloquial)2very much; a lot (colloquial)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)เหนื่อยnèuayเหนื่อยnèuay1tired; exhausted2[to] get tired; become tired3tiring; exhausting4hard; laborious; exhausting (informal)
I walked a lot today, so I'm 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; course4[to] chase; pursueแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)รอบrôpรอบrôp1round; cycle; lap; turn2time slot; session3perimeter; circumference; surrounding area4around; surrounding5careful; cautious; thorough6classifier: rounds; laps; showings7all around; fullyเดียวdiiaoเดียวdiiaosingle; one; only; sameก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเหนื่อยnèuayเหนื่อยnèuay1tired; exhausted2[to] get tired; become tired3tiring; exhausting4hard; laborious; exhausting (informal)
I ran just one lap and started to get tired.
3AdjectiveB1
tiring; exhausting
causing people to feel tired or worn out
Examples
งานบ้านngaan bâanงานบ้านngaan bâanhousework; choresชุดchútชุดchút1set; collection2outfit; suit; uniform3series; batch; session4classifier for sets/outfits/equipmentนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyเหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakเหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakvery tired; exhaustedทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveทีไรtee raiทีไรtee raiwhenever; every time (that)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerหมดแรงmòt raengหมดแรงmòt raeng1exhausted; out of strength2[to] run out of power/strengthกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirely5even; as many/much asบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)
This set of house chores is so tiring that whenever we do it, everyone in the house is worn out.
4AdjectiveB2
hard; laborious; exhausting (informal)
difficult and requiring a lot of effort; exhausting (colloquial, e.g., เหนื่อยใจเหนื่อยใจnèuay jaiemotionally exhausted; [to] feel disheartened for emotionally drained)
Examples
โครงการkrohng gaanโครงการkrohng gaan1project; scheme2plan; proposalนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirely5even; as many/much asซับซ้อนsáp sónซับซ้อนsáp són1complex; complicated2intricate; involvedและláeและláeand (coordinating)เหนื่อยnèuayเหนื่อยnèuay1tired; exhausted2[to] get tired; become tired3tiring; exhausting4hard; laborious; exhausting (informal)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightประสานbprà-săanประสานbprà-săan1[to] coordinate; liaise2[to] join; splice3coordinated; in harmony4[to] harmonize; blendหลายฝ่ายlăai fàaiหลายฝ่ายlăai fàaimany parties; multiple sidesกว่าจะgwàa jàกว่าจะgwàa jànot until; by the time (introducing a clause)เสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3ready; all set4done for; screwed (slang)
This project is both complex and exhausting; we have to coordinate many parties before it’s done.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เพลียpliaเพลียplia1fatigued; exhausted; debilitated2[to] be worn out
- fatigued; exhausted; debilitated
- [to] be worn out
เหน็ดเหนื่อยnèt nèuayเหน็ดเหนื่อยnèt nèuayexhausted; very tired
exhausted; very tired
อ่อนเพลียòn pliiaอ่อนเพลียòn pliia1fatigued; exhausted2[to] feel fatigued
- fatigued; exhausted
- [to] feel fatigued
ล้าláaล้าláa1tired; fatigued2[to] feel sore; be overused (muscles/limbs)3stale; hackneyed (style/ideas) [figurative]
- tired; fatigued
- [to] feel sore; be overused (muscles/limbs)
- stale; hackneyed (style/ideas) [figurative]