มาล่อ
maa-lɔ̂ɔMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] come to lure [sb]
To come in order to lure or entice someone, often by offering bait, temptation, or coaxing.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมาล่อmaa-lɔ̂ɔมาล่อmaa-lɔ̂ɔ[to] come to lure [sb]ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooส่วนลดsùuan-lótส่วนลดsùuan-lótdiscount; markdownก้อนโตgɔ̂ɔn-dtooก้อนโตgɔ̂ɔn-dtoobig lump; large chunkจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เกือบจะgʉ̀ʉap-jàเกือบจะgʉ̀ʉap-jàalmost; nearlyซื้อของsʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔngซื้อของsʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔng[to] buy things; go shoppingที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerไม่จำเป็นmâi-jam-bpenไม่จำเป็นmâi-jam-bpenunnecessary; not necessary
He came to tempt me with a big discount until I nearly bought something unnecessary.
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นักต้มตุ๋นnák-dtôm-dtǔnมาล่อmaa-lɔ̂ɔด้วยdûuaiของแถมkɔ̌ɔng-tɛ̌ɛmและlɛ́สัญญาsǎn-yaaผลตอบแทนpǒn-dtɔ̀ɔp-tɛɛnสูงsǔungเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiคนkonโอนเงินoon-ngən
Scammers came to lure people with freebies and promises of high returns to make them transfer money.
เขาkǎoมาล่อmaa-lɔ̂ɔด้วยdûuaiคำหวานkam-wǎanและlɛ́โอกาสoo-gàatก้าวหน้าgâao-nâaแต่dtɛ̀ɛแท้จริงแล้วtɛ́ɛ-jing-lɛ́ɛoต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanให้hâiฉันchǎnเซ็นสัญญาsen-sǎn-yaaที่tîiไม่เป็นธรรมmâi-bpen-tam
He came to entice me with sweet words and a chance for advancement, but in truth he wanted me to sign an unfair contract.
โฆษณาkoo-sà-naaนี้níiมาล่อmaa-lɔ̂ɔด้วยdûuaiภาพpâapฝันfǎnจนjonคนkonหลงเชื่อlǒng-chʉ̂ʉaทั้งที่táng-tîiรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatปลีกย่อยbplìik-yɔ̂ɔiซ่อนsɔ̂ɔnข้อจำกัดkɔ̂ɔ-jam-gàtไว้เพียบwái-pîiap
This advertisement comes to entice with dreamlike images until people believe it, even though the fine print hides many limitations.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
maa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker[to] come; arrivePart 1
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ล่อlɔ̂ɔล่อlɔ̂ɔ1[to] lure; entice; bait2mule3[slang] [to] have sex (vulgar)[to] lure; entice; baitPart 2
มาล่อmaa-lɔ̂ɔมาล่อmaa-lɔ̂ɔ[to] come to lure [sb][to] come to lure [sb]Word