ละสายตา
lá-sǎai-dtaaMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] look away; [to] take one's eyes off [sth/sb]
to look away from something or someone; to stop watching.
Examples
คุณแม่kun-mɛ̂ɛคุณแม่kun-mɛ̂ɛ1mother (polite)2Mom (form of address)3polite address for a mother/pregnant womanบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ละสายตาlá-sǎai-dtaaละสายตาlá-sǎai-dtaa[to] look away; [to] take one's eyes off [sth/sb]จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmน้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaaiน้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaai1younger brother2penis (euphemistic)
My mom told me not to look away from my little brother.
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วิวwiuพระอาทิตย์ตกprá-aa-tít-dtòkที่นี่tîi-nîiสวยมากsǔuai-mâakจนjonฉันchǎnไม่mâiอยากyàakละสายตาlá-sǎai-dtaaไปไหนbpai-nǎiเลยləəi
The sunset view here is so beautiful that I don't want to look away at all.
ทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiเขาkǎoเดินเข้ามาdəən-kâo-maaในnaiห้องhɔ̂ngทุกคนtúk-konก็gɔ̂ไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatละสายตาlá-sǎai-dtaaจากjàakเขาkǎoได้dâai
The moment he walked into the room, no one could look away from him.
อุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nเร็วreoมากmâakแค่kɛ̂ɛเสี้ยววินาทีsîiao-wí-naa-tiiที่tîiคุณkunละสายตาlá-sǎai-dtaaจากjàakถนนtà-nǒn
Accidents happen very fast, in just the split second you look away from the road.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ละláละlá1[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)2each; per3[to] omit; leave out; skip4topic/softening particle[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)Part 1
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สายตาsǎai-dtaaสายตาsǎai-dtaa1eyesight; vision2look; gaze3view; perspective (figurative)eyesight; visionPart 2
ละสายตาlá-sǎai-dtaaละสายตาlá-sǎai-dtaa[to] look away; [to] take one's eyes off [sth/sb][to] look away; [to] take one's eyes off [sth/sb]Word