Postpone in Thai

“Postpone” in Thai is เลื่อนlûean.

เลื่อน lûean

to postpone, to move (a date); to slide, to scroll verb

lûean falling

Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”

How to use it

เลื่อนlûean means to slide or shift, so it moves a meeting, an appointment or a flight to another time. Being promoted is เลื่อนตำแหน่งlûean dtam-nàeng, "shift position", and scrolling on your phone is เลื่อนlûean too.

Other spellings you'll see

There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:

leuan
luan

More verbs in Thai

All verbs

เป็น bpen Be
to be (a nationality, a job, a role)
มี mii Have
to have
ไป bpai Go
to go
มา maa Come
to come
กิน gin Eat
to eat
ดื่ม dùuem Drink
to drink

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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