โลเล
loo-leeMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
indecisive; fickle
not able to decide or keep a decision; easily changes one’s mind
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleโลเลloo-leeโลเลloo-lee1indecisive; fickle2[to] waver; be indecisiveตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháo1morning (time period)2in the morningอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocketก๋วยเตี๋ยวgǔuai-dtǐiaoก๋วยเตี๋ยวgǔuai-dtǐiaorice noodles; noodle dishตอนบ่ายdtɔɔn-bàaiตอนบ่ายdtɔɔn-bàai1afternoon2in the afternoonอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกินข้าวgin-kâaoกินข้าวgin-kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)
She is an indecisive person. In the morning she wants to eat noodles, in the afternoon she wants to eat rice.
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ฉันchǎnเบื่อbʉ̀ʉaนิสัยní-sǎiโลเลloo-leeของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoมากmâakตกลงกันdtòk-long-ganแล้วlɛ́ɛoว่าwâaจะjàไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เปลี่ยนใจbplìian-jaiอีกìik
I'm so tired of his indecisive nature. We already agreed to go on a trip, but in the end he changed his mind again.
การเป็นgaan-bpenคนkonโลเลloo-leeจะjàทำให้tam-hâiคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnไม่mâiเชื่อถือchʉ̂ʉa-tʉ̌ʉเพราะprɔ́ไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatรักษาคำพูดrák-sǎa-kam-pûutของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengได้dâai
Being an indecisive person will make others not trust you, because you can't keep your own word.
คุณสมบัติkun-ná-sǒm-bàtสำคัญsǎm-kanอย่างหนึ่งyàang-nʉ̀ngของkɔ̌ɔngผู้นำpûu-namคือkʉʉความเด็ดขาดkwaam-dèt-kàatในnaiการตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jaiและlɛ́ไม่mâiแสดงsà-dɛɛngความkwaamโลเลloo-leeให้hâiผู้ใต้บังคับบัญชาpûu-dtâai-bang-káp-ban-chaaเห็นhěn
One important quality of a leader is decisiveness in making decisions and not showing indecisiveness to subordinates.
2VerbB1
[to] waver; be indecisive
to hesitate or keep changing your mind; to be unable to decide
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโลเลloo-leeโลเลloo-lee1indecisive; fickle2[to] waver; be indecisiveมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …บอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past
He's very indecisive. One minute he says he'll go, the next he says he won't.
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อย่าyàaโลเลloo-leeเลยləəiน่าnâaจะjàซื้อsʉ́ʉหรือไม่rʉ̌ʉ-mâiซื้อsʉ́ʉก็gɔ̂ตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiสักทีsàk-tiiสิsì
Stop hesitating already. Just decide whether you're going to buy it or not.
การตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jaiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoโลเลloo-leeตลอดเวลาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wee-laaทำให้tam-hâiเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnลำบากlam-bàak
His decision is always changing, which makes it difficult for colleagues to plan.
ผู้นำpûu-namที่tîiโลเลloo-leeไม่mâiเด็ดขาดdèt-kàatอาจàatสร้างsâangความเสียหายkwaam-sǐia-hǎaiให้กับhâi-gàpองค์กรong-gɔɔnในnaiระยะยาวrá-yá-yaaoได้dâai
An indecisive leader who isn't firm can cause long-term damage to the organization.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
loo
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
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โลเลloo-leeโลเลloo-leeindecisive; fickleindecisive; fickleWord