ไม่หลง
mâi-lǒngMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
not lost
Not being lost; knowing one's location or way.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpBangkok (capital of Thailand)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไม่หลงmâi lŏngไม่หลงmâi lŏng1not lost2not infatuated; not deluded
I am in Bangkok. I am not lost.
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Don't worry, I have a map. There's no way I'll get lost.
He comes here often, so he doesn't get lost.
ถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàมาmaaเมืองmʉʉangนี้níiครั้งแรกkráng-rɛ̂ɛkแต่dtɛ̀ɛฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂ไม่หลงmâi-lǒngเพราะprɔ́ฉันchǎnดูแผนduu-pɛ̌ɛnที่ดีtîi-diiแล้วlɛ́ɛo
Even though it's my first time in this city, I'm not lost because I studied the map well.
2AdjectiveB2
not infatuated; not deluded
Not being charmed, infatuated, or deluded by someone or something.
Examples
ถึงแม้tĕung máeถึงแม้tĕung máe1even though; although2even ifโฆษณาkôh-sà-naaโฆษณาkôh-sà-naa1advertisement; ad2[to] advertise; publicize; promoteจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)น่าเชื่อถือnâa chêuua tĕuน่าเชื่อถือnâa chêuua tĕu1credible; believable2reliable; dependableมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ผมก็pŏm gôrไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)หลงเชื่อlŏng chêuuaหลงเชื่อlŏng chêuua[to] be taken in; be misled into believingคำโฆษณาkam kôht-sà-naaคำโฆษณาkam kôht-sà-naaadvertising copy; ad wordingเกินจริงgern jingเกินจริงgern jing1exaggerated; unrealistic2unrealistically (after verbs)
Even though the advertisement is very convincing, I am not deluded by the exaggerated claims.
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เธอterเป็นbpenคนkonฉลาดchà-làatไม่mâiหลงคารมlŏng kaa-romผู้ชายpôo chaaiคนkonนั้นnánง่ายๆngâai ngâaiหรอกròk
She is a smart person; she won't be easily charmed by that man's sweet talk.
ผู้นำpûu-namที่ดีtîi-diiต้องมีdtɔ̂ng-miiสติsà-dtìไม่หลงmâi-lǒngในnaiอำนาจam-nâatและlɛ́คำkamเยินยอyəən-yɔɔ
A good leader must be mindful, not be infatuated with power and praise.
ต่อให้dtɔ̀ɔ-hâiเขาkǎoประสบความสำเร็จbprà-sòp-kwaam-sǎm-rètแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangทำตัวtam-dtuuaเหมือนเดิมmʉ̌ʉan-dəəmและlɛ́ไม่mâiหลงระเริงlǒng-rá-rəəngไปbpaiกับgàpชื่อเสียงchʉ̂ʉ-sǐiang
No matter how successful he becomes, he still acts the same and is not deluded by his fame.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
mâi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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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หลงlǒngหลงlǒng1[to] be lost; lose one’s way2[to] be infatuated; besotted3[to] be mistaken; deluded[to] be lost; lose one’s wayPart 2
ไม่หลงmâi-lǒngไม่หลงmâi-lǒngnot lostnot lostWord