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loo-sooMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
low-status; unglamorous (slang)
Of low social or economic status, or ordinary and inexpensive rather than luxurious or fashionable. Used informally, often humorously or disparagingly, in contrast to ไฮโซไฮโซhai-soo1high-society person; socialite2posh; fancy; high-society.
Examples
มื้อนี้mʉ́ʉ-níiมื้อนี้mʉ́ʉ-níi1this meal2today (Isan/Northeastern Thai)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketแบบbɛ̀ɛpแบบbɛ̀ɛp1style; type; kind; manner2classifier for types, styles, or designs3model; pattern; design; template4form; questionnaire5model; person posing6in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)โลโซloo-sooโลโซloo-soo1low-status; unglamorous (slang)2low-status person (slang)ข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyไข่เจียวkài-jiiaoไข่เจียวkài-jiiaoThai-style omeletก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerพอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when
Let's keep this meal cheap and simple—an omelet with rice will do.
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ทริปtrípนี้níiเราraoเที่ยวtîiaoแบบbɛ̀ɛpโลโซloo-sooนั่งnângรถไฟrót-faiแล้วlɛ́ɛoพักpákห้องhɔ̂ngราคาถูกraa-kaa-tùuk
We're doing this trip on a budget, taking the train and staying in a cheap room.
ร้านนี้ráan-níiดูduuโลโซloo-sooหน่อยnɔ̀iแต่dtɛ̀ɛกับข้าวgàp-kâaoอร่อยà-rɔ̀iและlɛ́ให้hâiเยอะyə́ด้วยdûuai
This place looks a bit low-end, but the food is delicious and the portions are generous.
แม้mɛ́ɛเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəจะjàถูกtùukมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaโลโซloo-sooเพราะprɔ́ไม่ใช่mâi-châiของkɔ̌ɔngแบรนด์ดังbrɛɛn-dangแต่dtɛ̀ɛเธอtəəก็gɔ̂เลือกlʉ̂ʉakใส่sàiสิ่งที่sìng-tîiสบายsà-baaiและlɛ́เหมาะกับmɔ̀-gàpตัวเองdtuua-eeng
Although her clothes are considered low-end because they aren't from famous brands, she chooses to wear what is comfortable and suits her.
2NounB1
low-status person (slang)
A person regarded as having low social or economic status, in contrast to a member of high society. The term can be humorous, self-deprecating, or disparaging.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)แค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asโลโซloo-sooโลโซloo-soo1low-status; unglamorous (slang)2low-status person (slang)ไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockเงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offรถหรูrót-rǔuรถหรูrót-rǔuluxury car; high-end carหรอกrɔ̀kหรอกrɔ̀k1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)
I'm just a nobody without much money; I can't afford a luxury car.
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โลโซloo-sooอย่างyàangเราraoคงkongซื้อsʉ́ʉกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoใบbaiนั้นnánไม่ไหวmâi-wǎiราคาตั้งraa-kaa-dtângหลายlǎaiหมื่นmʉ̀ʉn
Ordinary people like us probably can't afford that bag—it costs tens of thousands of baht.
เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpเรียกrîiakคนkonที่tîiแต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuuaธรรมดาtam-má-daaว่าwâaเป็นbpenพวกpûuakโลโซloo-sooทั้งที่táng-tîiไม่mâiรู้จักrúu-jàkพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoเลยləəi
He likes to call people who dress plainly 'low-class types,' even though he doesn't know them at all.
การแบ่งgaan bàengคนkonเป็นbpenไฮโซhai-sohกับgàpโลโซloh sohจากjàakรายได้raai dâiเพียงอย่างเดียวpiiang yàang diiaoอาจàatทำtamให้hâiเราraoมองข้ามmong kâamคุณค่าkun-ná-kâaที่têeไม่ได้mâi dâaiวัดwátด้วยdûuayเงินngern
Dividing people into high-society types and low-status people solely by income may make us overlook qualities that cannot be measured in money.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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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โลโซloo-sooโลโซloo-soolow-status; unglamorous (slang)low-status; unglamorous (slang)Word