เอื่อยๆ
èuay èuayMeaning
1AdverbB1
slowly; sluggishly; leisurely
in a slow, gentle, or sluggish manner, often used to describe the flow of water or a slow pace of activity.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)นั่งมองnâng mongนั่งมองnâng mong[to] sit and look; [to] sit and watchน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)คลองklongคลองklong1canal2classifier: canals/ditches3natural waterway; stream; creekที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerไหลlăiไหลlăi[to] flow; run (liquid)เอื่อยๆèuay èuayเอื่อยๆèuay èuayslowly; sluggishly; leisurely
I like to sit and watch the water in the canal flow slowly.
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วันหยุดwan yùtนี้néeฉันchănอยากyàakใช้ชีวิตchái chee-wítแบบbàepเอื่อยๆèuay èuayไม่ต้องรีบmâi dtông rêepร้อนrónไปไหนbpai năi
This holiday, I want to live at a slow pace, without having to rush anywhere.
เราraoนั่งเรือnâng reuuaล่องlôngไปตามbpai dtaamแม่น้ำmâe námอย่างyàangเอื่อยๆèuay èuayชมวิวchom wiuสองsŏngข้างทางkâang taang
We took a boat drifting slowly along the river, enjoying the scenery on both sides.
หลังจากlăng jàakทำงานหนักtam ngaan nàkมาmaaทั้งสัปดาห์táng sàp-daaบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatของkŏngบ่ายbàaiวันเสาร์wan săoก็gâwดูdooจะjàดำเนินไปdam-nern bpaiอย่างyàangเอื่อยๆèuay èuayเฉื่อยชาchèuay chaa
After a hard week of work, the atmosphere on Saturday afternoon seems to proceed in a slow and sluggish manner.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เอื่อยๆ said เอื่อย-เอื่อย?
èuay èuay
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 classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
èuay
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |