ละ
láMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)
to stop doing something; to abandon, drop, or let go of a habit, action, or attachment
Examples
ปีใหม่bpii-màiปีใหม่bpii-mài1New Year (holiday/season)2the new year (time period)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; 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)พยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptละนิสัยlá-ní-sǎiละนิสัยlá-ní-sǎi[to] break a habit; quit a habitกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocketของหวานkɔ̌ɔng-wǎanของหวานkɔ̌ɔng-wǎan1dessert (course)2sweets; sweet foodsตอนดึกdtɔɔn-dʉ̀kตอนดึกdtɔɔn-dʉ̀k1late at night2late night (time period)
This New Year I will try to drop the habit of eating sweets late at night.
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He decided to quit smoking after the doctor gave him the test results.
เมื่อmêuuaเจอjerงานngaanที่รักtîi rákเธอterก็gâwค่อยๆkôi kôiละláความลังเลkwaam lang-layและláeลงมือlong meuเต็มที่dtem têe
When she found work she loves, she gradually let go of hesitation and fully committed.
เราraoไม่อาจmâi-àatละláความรับผิดชอบkwaam-ráp-pìt-chɔ̂ɔpได้dâaiแม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเหนื่อยล้าnʉ̀ʉai-láaหรือrʉ̌ʉกลัวgluuaความล้มเหลวkwaam-lóm-lěeoก็ตามgɔ̂-dtaam
We cannot abandon our responsibilities, even if we are exhausted or afraid of failure.
2ParticleB1
each; per
a particle placed after a noun or unit expression to indicate an amount or rate for each unit
Examples
น้ำเปล่าnáam-bplàaoน้ำเปล่าnáam-bplàaoplain water; still waterขวดkùuatขวดkùuat1bottle2classifier: bottleละláละlá1[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)2each; per3[to] omit; leave out; skip4topic/softening particleสิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten; unit of tenบาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)
Bottled water is ten baht per bottle.
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ตั๋วdtǔuaรถไฟrót-faiราคาraa-kaaเที่ยวtîiaoละláหกสิบhòk-sìpบาทbàatถ้าtâaไปbpaiกลับglàpก็gɔ̂คูณสองkuun-sɔ̌ɔng
Train tickets cost sixty baht per trip; if it's round-trip, just double it.
โรงยิมroong-yimคิดkítค่าบริการkâa-bɔɔ-rí-gaanชั่วโมงchûua-moongละláหนึ่งร้อยnʉ̀ng-rɔ́ɔiบาทbàatรวมruuamค่าkâaครูฝึกkruu-fʉ̀kแล้วlɛ́ɛo
The gym charges one hundred baht per hour, trainer included.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtจ่ายjàaiค่าเดินทางkâa-dəən-taangเป็นbpenกิโลเมตรgì-loo-méetละláห้าhâaบาทbàatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaชดเชยchót-chəəiค่าน้ำมันkâa-nám-manและlɛ́ค่าทางด่วนkâa-taang-dùuan
The company pays five baht per kilometer to compensate for fuel and tolls.
3VerbB2
[to] omit; leave out; skip
to leave something out; not include; skip over
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseรายงานraai-ngaanรายงานraai-ngaan1report (document/account)2[to] report; inform officiallyยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerเกินไปgəən-bpaiเกินไปgəən-bpaitoo; overly; excessivelyเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forละláละlá1[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)2each; per3[to] omit; leave out; skip4topic/softening particleรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatdetail; detailsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerซ้ำซ้อนsám-sɔ́ɔnซ้ำซ้อนsám-sɔ́ɔn1redundant; overlapping2[to] overlap; duplicate; be redundantได้ไหมdâai-mǎiได้ไหมdâai-mǎi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)
If the report is too long, can we leave out the repetitive details?
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เวลาwee-laaเขียนkǐianอีเมลii-meenถึงtʉ̌ngลูกค้าlûuk-káaอย่าyàaละláข้อมูลติดต่อkɔ̂ɔ-muun-dtìt-dtɔ̀ɔเด็ดขาดdèt-kàat
When writing an email to clients, do not leave out the contact information.
ผู้บรรยายpûu-ban-yaaiเลือกlʉ̂ʉakละláตัวอย่างdtuua-yàangที่tîiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiประเด็นหลักbprà-den-làkชัดเจนchát-jeenขึ้นkʉ̂n
The presenter chose to leave out the complicated examples to clarify the main points.
ในnaiการสรุปgaan-sà-rùpผู้เขียนpûu-kǐianตั้งใจdtâng-jaiละláข้อเท็จจริงkɔ̂ɔ-tét-jingบางส่วนbaang-sùuanที่tîiไม่mâiเกี่ยวข้องกับgìiao-kɔ̂ɔng-gàpข้อสรุปkɔ̂ɔ-sà-rùp
In the summary, the author intentionally left out certain facts that were irrelevant to the conclusion.
4ParticleB2
topic/softening particle
a sentence-final particle used to soften tone, sound casual, or mark a shift of topic (informal)
Examples
เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)คุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] discuss; talk over3[to] brag; boast4[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayละláละlá1[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)2each; per3[to] omit; leave out; skip4topic/softening particleวันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentดึกdʉ̀kดึกdʉ̀k1late at night; late2late at nightแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Let’s talk about that tomorrow, okay? It’s late today.
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Let’s do it like this then; I’ll send the file on Line.
ฉันchǎnขอkɔ̌ɔเล่าlâoเฉพาะchà-pɔ́ประเด็นหลักbprà-den-làkละláรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatค่อยkɔ̂iตามdtaamทีหลังtii-lǎng
I’ll just talk about the main points now; the details can follow later.
สรุปsà-rùpประชุมbprà-chumวันนี้wan-níiเท่านี้tâo-níiละláเดี๋ยวdǐiaoอัปเดตàp-dèetเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanให้hâiตอนเย็นdtɔɔn-yen
That’s all for today’s meeting, then; I’ll update the document in the evening.
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 syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
lá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |