เหม่อลอย
mèr loi
Meanings
1NounB1
[to] be absent-minded; be lost in thought; daydream
To not pay attention and stare into space, as if lost in thought and unaware of what is happening around you.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)เหม่อลอยmèr loiเหม่อลอยmèr loi1[to] be absent-minded; be lost in thought; daydream2absent-minded; distracted; inattentiveริมrimริมrim1edge; rim; border2edge; riverside; roadside (at/along the edge)3edge-side; roadside (modifier)หน้าต่างnâa dtàangหน้าต่างnâa dtàang1window2window (computing)เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]ฝนตกfŏn dtòkฝนตกfŏn dtòkit is raining; [to] rain
He likes to sit and stare blankly out the window when it rains.
2NounB1
absent-minded; distracted; inattentive
Not paying attention; looking spaced-out or as if daydreaming.
Examples
ทำไมtam maiทำไมtam mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeเหม่อmèrเหม่อmèr1absent-minded; dreamy; distracted2[to] daydream; zone outลอยจังloi jangลอยจังloi jangso floaty; spaced-out (colloq.)มีเรื่องmee rêuuangมีเรื่องmee rêuuang1[to] have an issue; something came up2[to] get into a quarrel/fightไม่สบายใจmâi sà-baai jaiไม่สบายใจmâi sà-baai jai1uneasy; worried; troubled2[to] feel uneasy/worried (about [sth])หรือเปล่าrĕu bplàaoหรือเปล่าrĕu bplàao1yes–no question particle (“…or not?”)2whether … or not
Why do you look so spaced-out today? Is something bothering you?
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เผลอใจลอยplĕr jai loiเผลอใจลอยplĕr jai loi[to] daydream; zone out
[to] daydream; zone out
หลุดไปlùt bpaiหลุดไปlùt bpai1[to] come off; [to] escape2[to] slip out (words)3[to] zone out; [to] space out
- [to] come off; [to] escape
- [to] slip out (words)
- [to] zone out; [to] space out
ใจลอยjai loiใจลอยjai loi1absent-minded; distracted2[to] daydream; zone out
- absent-minded; distracted
- [to] daydream; zone out
ล่องลอยlông loiล่องลอยlông loi1[to] float; drift; waft2absent-minded; dreamy; spaced out
- [to] float; drift; waft
- absent-minded; dreamy; spaced out
เหม่อmèrเหม่อmèr1absent-minded; dreamy; distracted2[to] daydream; zone out
- absent-minded; dreamy; distracted
- [to] daydream; zone out
Word Breakdown
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เหม่อลอยmèr loiเหม่อลอยmèr loi[to] be absent-minded; be lost in thought; daydream