ลืม
forget
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- 1 forget、forget to do、leave behind
- 2 open one’s eyes [as ลืมตา]
This is a basic verb for something slipping from memory or attention. It covers forgetting facts, forgetting to do something, and leaving something behind; in ลืมตา it also means to open one’s eyes.
forget、forget to do、leave behind
Used when information, a planned action, or an item slips from memory or attention.
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ฉันลืมชื่อเขา chǎn lʉʉm chʉ̂ʉ khǎw I forgot his name. ฉันลืมชื่อเขา details
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อย่าลืมปิดไฟ yàa lʉʉm pìt fay Don’t forget to turn off the light. อย่าลืมปิดไฟ details
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ลืมตา lʉʉm taa open one’s eyes ลืมตา details
Learning notes
Explanation
ลืม is a very common everyday verb. Use ลืม + noun for “forget something,” and ลืม + verb phrase for “forget to do something.” With objects, it can mean either forgetting to bring them or leaving them somewhere. To state the place clearly, use patterns like ลืม...ไว้ที่... or ลืม...ไว้ใน.... อย่าลืม... is the standard way to say “don’t forget to...”
Usage
Use it for forgetting names, plans, appointments, homework, payments, belongings, and similar everyday things. อย่าลืม... is especially common in reminders in conversation and messages.
Caution
ลืม is broad, but when you simply mean “I can’t remember,” จำไม่ได้ may sound more natural. The “open” meaning is normally used in the fixed expression ลืมตา.