ลอส
lɔ̂ɔtMeanings
1Proper nounB1
Los Angeles (informal)
An informal shorthand for the city of Los Angeles (ลอสแอนเจลิสลอสแอนเจลิสlɔ̂ɔt-ɛɛn-jà-lə̀ətLos Angeles (city)).
Examples
ปีหน้าbpii-nâaปีหน้าbpii-nâanext yearฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerลอสlɔ̂ɔtลอสlɔ̂ɔt1Los Angeles (informal)2lossกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellow
Next year I'm going to visit LA with my friends.
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เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanฉันchǎnเพิ่งpə̂ngย้ายyáaiไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanที่tîiลอสlɔ̂ɔtเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเดือนที่แล้วdʉʉan-tîi-lɛ́ɛo
My friend just moved to work in LA last month.
If you go to LA, you have to go walk on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
หลายคนlǎai-konบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaค่าครองชีพkâa-krɔɔng-chîipที่tîiลอสlɔ̂ɔtสูงsǔungมากmâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ยังyangเป็นbpenเมืองในฝันmʉʉang-nai-fǎnของkɔ̌ɔngคนkonที่tîiอยากyàakทำงานtam-ngaanในnaiวงการบันเทิงwong-gaan-ban-təəng
Many people say the cost of living in LA is very high, but it's still a dream city for those who want to work in the entertainment industry.
2NounB2
loss
A loss; the amount that is wasted, missing, or reduced (e.g., financial loss, signal/energy loss). From the English word 'loss'.
Examples
ปีนี้bpii-níiปีนี้bpii-níi1this year2this year; during the current yearบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoลอสlɔ̂ɔtลอสlɔ̂ɔt1Los Angeles (informal)2lossเยอะมากyə́-mâakเยอะมากyə́-mâak1very many; numerous (colloquial)2very much; a lot (colloq.)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎaiยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎai1sales revenue; total sales2sales volume/units soldตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] drop; decline; decrease5[to] cost; come to6[to] set (of the sun)7[to] fall to; devolve upon; be allotted to8[to] be left out; miss one’s turn
This year, the company has a lot of loss because sales dropped.
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มือถือmʉʉ-tʉ̌ʉของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnสัญญาณsǎn-yaanไม่ดีmâi-diiเลยləəiมีmiiลอสlɔ̂ɔtบ่อยbɔ̀iมากmâakเวลาwee-laaอยู่ในyùu-naiตึกdtʉ̀k
My phone has a bad signal; there's frequent loss when I'm inside a building.
วิศวกรwít-sà-wá-gɔɔnกำลังหาgam-lang-hǎaวิธีwí-tiiลดlótการเกิดgaan-gə̀ətลอสlɔ̂ɔtของkɔ̌ɔngพลังงานpá-lang-ngaanในnaiระบบrá-bòpส่งsòngไฟฟ้าfai-fáaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มประสิทธิภาพpə̂əm-bprà-sìt-tí-pâap
Engineers are looking for ways to reduce energy loss in the power transmission system to increase efficiency.
ในnaiการส่งข้อมูลgaan-sòng-kɔ̂ɔ-muunดิจิทัลdì-jì-tâlการมีgaan-miipacketlossมากเกินไปmâak-gəən-bpaiจะjàส่งผลกระทบต่อsòng-pǒn-grà-tóp-dtɔ̀ɔคุณภาพkun-ná-pâapของkɔ̌ɔngวิดีโอคอลwí-dii-oo-kɔɔnอย่างมีนัยสำคัญyàang-mii-nai-sǎm-kan
In digital data transmission, having too much packet loss will significantly affect the quality of a video call.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ส, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lɔ̂ɔt
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |