ละ(lá)

Meanings

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

ปีใหม่bpee màiปีใหม่bpee mài1New Year (holiday/season)2the new year (time period)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)พยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptละนิสัยlá ní-săiละนิสัยlá ní-săi[to] break a habit; quit a habitกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketของหวานkŏng wăanของหวานkŏng wăan1dessert (course)2sweets; sweet foodsตอนดึกdton dèukตอนดึกdton dèuk1late at night2late night (time period)
This New Year I will try to drop the habit of eating sweets late at night.
2ParticleB1

each; per (spoken)

a postposed particle meaning each; per unit (informal, placed after the noun or numeral)

Examples

น้ำเปล่าnám bplàoน้ำเปล่าnám bplàoplain water; still waterขวดkùuatขวดkùuat1bottle2classifier: bottleละláละlá1[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)2[to] omit; leave out; skip3topic/softening particle4each; per (spoken)สิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten- (teens)3tens place/decadeบาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3blow; stroke (literary/archaic)4foot (literary)
Bottled water is ten baht per bottle.
3VerbB2

[to] omit; leave out; skip

to leave something out; not include; skip over

Examples

ถ้าtâaถ้าtâa1if; in case2if only; provided that (conditional emphasis)รายงานraai-ngaanรายงานraai-ngaan1report (document/account)2[to] report; inform officially3[to] check in; report oneselfยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] lengthen; grow longเกินไปgern bpaiเกินไปgern bpaitoo; overly; excessivelyเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ขอkŏrขอkŏr1[to] request; ask for [sth]2[to] beg; plead3[to] wish for; pray for4polite request markerละláละlá1[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)2[to] omit; leave out; skip3topic/softening particle4each; per (spoken)รายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiat1detail; details2particulars; specifications3[to] detail (specify)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotซ้ำซ้อนsám sónซ้ำซ้อนsám són1redundant; overlapping2complicated due to layers3[to] overlap; duplicate; be redundantได้ไหมdâi măiได้ไหมdâi măi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)
If the report is too long, can we leave out the repetitive details?
4ParticleB2

topic/softening particle

a sentence-final particle used to soften tone, sound casual, or mark a shift of topic (informal)

Examples

เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveคุยkuiคุยkui1[to] discuss; talk over2[to] date [sb]; be seeing [sb] (informal)3[to] brag; boast4[to] chat; talkพรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayละláละlá1[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)2[to] omit; leave out; skip3topic/softening particle4each; per (spoken)วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ดึกdèukดึกdèuk1late at night; late2late at nightแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
Let’s talk about that tomorrow, okay? It’s late today.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ล่ะlâล่ะlâ1topic/contrast particle; question tag2sentence-final particle (casual emphasis)3elliptical answer marker
  • topic/contrast particle; question tag
  • sentence-final particle (casual emphasis)
  • elliptical answer marker
สละsà-làสละsà-là1[to] relinquish; renounce; give up2[to] sacrifice3salak; snake fruit4[to] peel (fruit)
  • [to] relinquish; renounce; give up
  • [to] sacrifice
  • salak; snake fruit
  • [to] peel (fruit)
ต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequent
  • [to] bargain; haggle
  • per; each (rate/unit)
  • [to] continue; go on
  • subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)
  • [to] connect; attach; join
  • next; following; subsequent
เว้นwénเว้นwén1leave out; omit; skip2except; except for; excluding3leave a gap; space out4unless; except that; provided that5[to] refrain; abstain
  • leave out; omit; skip
  • except; except for; excluding
  • leave a gap; space out
  • unless; except that; provided that
  • [to] refrain; abstain
คนละkon-láคนละkon-lá1each; per2apiece; each (distribution marker)3separate; different (for each)
  • each; per
  • apiece; each (distribution marker)
  • separate; different (for each)