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ʹء  saL nookL
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1.ʹءsaL nookL[is] fun; enjoyable; entertaining; amusing; pleasant
2.¤ÇÒÁʹءkhwaamM saL nookLenjoyment; fun

pronunciation guide
Phonemic ThaiÊÐ-Ëڹء
IPAsànùk
Royal Thai General Systemsanuk

1. common Thai word   [attributive verb]
definition
[is] fun; enjoyable; entertaining; amusing; pleasant

examples¤¹ÃѡʹءkhohnM rakH saL nookLfun-loving person or people
ÁÕʹءmeeM saL nookLhave fun; have enjoyment
ʹء¨Ñ§àÅÂsaL nookL jangM leeuyMextremely fun
ʹء´ÕsaL nookL deeMenjoyable
¹èÒʹء´ÕnaaF saL nookL deeM[noun] fun; "fun-worthy"
ÊǹʹءsuaanR saL nookLamusement park; playground
ËÁ´Ê¹Ø¡mohtL saL nookL[is] no fun anymore
ÍÂèҧʹءyaangL saL nookLjoyfully; merrily; cheerfully
sample
sentences
´ÙàËÁ×͹¨Ðʹء´Õ áµè¨ÃÔ§ æ áÅéÇäÁèʹء
duuM meuuanR jaL saL nookL deeM dtaaeL jingM jingM laaeoH maiF saL nookL
"Looks like fun. But really, it's not."
äÁèʹء¤èÐ
maiF saL nookL khaF
[female replying to ʹءäËÁ¤ÃѺ] "No."
Ãѡʹء ·Ø¡¢ì¶¹Ñ´
rakH saL nookL thook[k]H thaL natL
"No joy without annoy." — "No pleasure without repentance." — "No pain, no gain."
ÃÙéÊ֡ʹءäËÁ
ruuH seukL saL nookL maiR
"Are you happy?"
àÃÕ¹ÀÒÉÒä·ÂʹءÁÒ¡ æ
riianM phaaM saaR thaiM saL nookL maakF maakF
"Studying Thai is fun!"
ʹء¤èÐ
saL nookL khaF
[female replying to ʹءäËÁ¤ÃѺ] "Yes, it's fun."
ʹءÁÒ¡ æ
saL nookL maakF maakF
"[It's] very [much] fun."
ʹءäËÁ
saL nookL maiR
"Is it fun?" — "Isn't this fun?"
ʹءäËÁ¤ÃѺ
saL nookL maiR khrapH
[spoken by a male] "Is it fun?"
2. ¤ÇÒÁʹء  khwaamM saL nookL  [noun]
definition
enjoyment; fun

sample
sentence
¤Ø³·ÓÍÐäÃà¾×èͤÇÒÁʹء
khoonM thahmM aL raiM pheuuaF khwaamM saL nookL
"What do you do for fun?"
special
note
This word contains an initial consonant cluster which follows the general clustered consonant tone rule. This is the common case for clusters in which: As shown in the phonemic transcription result, the tone of the syllable as a whole is determined by the consonant class of the first consonant in the cluster.

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