เหนื่อย
tired
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- 1 tired、exhausted
Describes having less physical or mental energy after exertion, stress, or prolonged effort. It is the everyday Thai word for feeling tired.
tired、exhausted
Describes feeling physically or mentally drained because of effort, work, stress, or other demands.
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เหนื่อยไหม nʉ̀ay mǎy Are you tired? เหนื่อยไหม details
Learning notes
Explanation
เหนื่อย is the common everyday word for being tired after using physical or mental energy. Like many Thai adjectives, it can serve directly as the predicate: ฉันเหนื่อย means “I’m tired,” with no need for เป็น or คือ. Words indicating degree normally follow it. เหนื่อยมาก means “very tired,” while เหนื่อยนิดหน่อย means “a little tired.” เหนื่อยแล้ว conveys “tired already” or “tired now,” and เริ่มเหนื่อย means “start to feel tired.” เหนื่อยใจ specifically highlights emotional or mental exhaustion, while เหนื่อยกาย highlights physical fatigue. The pattern เหนื่อยกับ＋a thing or situation identifies what is draining the speaker’s energy.
Usage
Commonly used after work, studying, exercise, travel, or any activity that takes energy. It also appears in questions such as เหนื่อยไหม to check whether someone is tired. It can additionally describe mental or emotional exhaustion caused by a busy life, relationships, or recurring problems.
Caution
Do not confuse เหนื่อย with ง่วง “sleepy,” เบื่อ “bored or fed up,” or ขี้เกียจ “lazy or unwilling to make an effort.” To state explicitly that something causes tiredness, use ทำให้เหนื่อย, as in งานนี้ทำให้เหนื่อย, “This job makes you tired.”
Differences from similar words
1 tired synonyms
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อ่อนเพลีย often suggests physical weakness or fatigue, especially from illness or poor health. เหนื่อย is the broader everyday word for tiredness after exertion, work, or stress.
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เหน็ดเหนื่อย emphasizes deep weariness after prolonged effort or hard work. เหนื่อย is the neutral, everyday term and can describe any degree of tiredness.