ละอ่อน
lá-ɔ̀ɔnMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
young; youthful (Northern Thai)
young in age; youthful (Northern Thai, also used colloquially outside the North)
Examples
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ1even though; although2even ifอายุaa-yúอายุaa-yú1age2[to] be X years old3lifespan; service lifeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)สี่สิบsìi-sìpสี่สิบsìi-sìpforty; the number 40แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)หน้าตาnâa-dtaaหน้าตาnâa-dtaa1facial appearance; looks2appearance (of things)3face; reputationเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneละอ่อนlá-ɔ̀ɔnละอ่อนlá-ɔ̀ɔn1young; youthful (Northern Thai)2child; youngster (Northern Thai)3inexperienced; green (colloquial)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Even though he is forty, his face still looks very youthful.
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ผักบุ้งpàk bûngยอดyôtละláอ่อนๆòn ònแบบนี้bàep néeเอาไปao bpaiผัดpàtไฟแดงfai daengจะjàอร่อยà-ròiมากmâak
This kind of tender morning glory stem will be very delicious when stir-fried with chili.
สมัยsà-mǎiยังyangหน้าnâaละอ่อนlá-ɔ̀ɔnฉันchǎnเคยkəəiทำอะไรtam-à-raiผิดพลาดpìt-plâatไปbpaiเยอะyə́แต่dtɛ̀ɛก็ได้gɔ̂-dâaiเรียนรู้จากriian-rúu-jàakมันman
Back when I was still young and fresh-faced, I made a lot of mistakes, but I learned from them.
นักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngคนนี้kon-níiต้องdtɔ̂ngรับบทráp-bòtนักเรียนnák-riianทั้งที่táng-tîiอายุaa-yúจริงjingสามสิบsǎam-sìpกว่าgwàaแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛด้วยdûuaiใบหน้าbai-nâaที่tîiยังyangละอ่อนlá-ɔ̀ɔnทำให้ดูtam-hâi-duuไม่mâiขัดตาkàt-dtaaเลยləəi
This actor has to play a student even though he's over thirty in real life, but because of his youthful face, it doesn't look awkward at all.
2NounB2
child; youngster (Northern Thai)
a child or young person (Northern Thai, also used colloquially outside the North)
Examples
ตอนเย็นๆdton yen yenตอนเย็นๆdton yen yen1in the evening; toward early evening2early evening (time period)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asพวกpûuakพวกpûuak1group; set; category2gang; faction; clique3those; the ... ones (pluralizing prefix)4pluralizing prefix before pronouns or names5classifier for groups or kindsละอ่อนlá-ònละอ่อนlá-òn1young; youthful (Northern Thai)2child; youngster (Northern Thai)3inexperienced; green (colloquial)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเตะบอลdtè bonเตะบอลdtè bon1[to] kick a football/soccer ball2[to] play football/soccer (informal)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสนามหญ้าsà-năam yâaสนามหญ้าsà-năam yâa1lawn; grassy yard2grass pitch; turf fieldหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of year7topping (food)หมู่บ้านmòo bâanหมู่บ้านmòo bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated community
In the evenings, you can see the young kids playing football on the lawn in front of the village.
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ป้ออุ๊ยbpɔ̂ɔ-úiชอบchɔ̂ɔpเอ็นดูen-duuหมู่mùuละอ่อนlá-ɔ̀ɔnในบ้านnai-bâanเวลาwee-laaมาเยี่ยมmaa-yîiamช่วงchûuangวันหยุดwan-yùt
Grandpa loves to dote on the children in the house when they visit during the holidays.
ผู้ใหญ่pûu-yàiในnaiชุมชนchum-chonพยายามpá-yaa-yaamจัดกิจกรรมjàt-gìt-jà-gamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดึงดูดdʉng-dùutให้hâiพวกpûuakละอ่อนlá-ɔ̀ɔnหันมาhǎn-maaสนใจsǒn-jaiวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìnมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
The elders in the community are trying to organize activities to attract the young people to become more interested in local culture.
พอpɔɔเศรษฐกิจsèet-tà-gìtไม่ดีmâi-diiละอ่อนlá-ɔ̀ɔnแถวนี้tɛ̌ɛo-níiก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakโรงเรียนroong-riianมาช่วยmaa-chûuaiพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛทำงานtam-ngaanกันganหลายคนlǎai-kon
When the economy is bad, many of the young folk around here have to drop out of school to help their parents work.
3AdjectiveC1
inexperienced; green (colloquial)
figuratively, lacking experience or maturity; naive (colloquial usage derived from the dialectal sense)
Examples
แกgɛɛแกgɛɛ1you (familiar)2he; she (familiar)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardละอ่อนlá-ɔ̀ɔnละอ่อนlá-ɔ̀ɔn1young; youthful (Northern Thai)2child; youngster (Northern Thai)3inexperienced; green (colloquial)เกินไปgəən-bpaiเกินไปgəən-bpaitoo; overly; excessivelyสำหรับsǎm-ràpสำหรับsǎm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)แบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níi1like this; in this way2this kind/type (modifier)3this kind (standalone)กลับไปglàp-bpaiกลับไปglàp-bpai1[to] go back; return (there)2back (directional, after verbs)3[to] revert; return to a previous state/activityฝึกfʉ̀kฝึกfʉ̀k1[to] practice; train (oneself); exercise (a skill)2[to] train; coach (someone)3[to] drill; discipline (sb)มาใหม่maa-màiมาใหม่maa-mài1newly arrived; new2[to] come again; come back another timeนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
You're still too inexperienced for this kind of work. Go back and get more practice.
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อย่าyàaคิดว่าkít wâaจะjàหลอกlòkคนkonมีประสบการณ์mee bprà-sòp-gaanได้dâiง่ายๆngâai ngâaiเธอterยังyangละอ่อนlá-ònในnaiวงการwong gaanนี้néeอีกèekเยอะyéh
Don't think you can easily fool experienced people; you're still very naive in this field.
เขาkǎoคิดว่าkít-wâaจะjàเจรจาjee-rá-jaaธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtนี้níiคนเดียวkon-diiaoไหวwǎiแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ยังyangถือว่าtʉ̌ʉ-wâaละอ่อนlá-ɔ̀ɔnนักnákเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaต้องdtɔ̂ngรับมือráp-mʉʉกับgàpพวกpûuakเขี้ยวลากดินkîiao-lâak-din
He thought he could handle this business negotiation alone, but he's still considered quite naive when having to deal with seasoned old hands.
ในnaiโลกlôokของkɔ̌ɔngการลงทุนgaan-long-tunถ้าtâaคุณkunยังyangละอ่อนlá-ɔ̀ɔnและlɛ́ใจjaiไม่mâiนิ่งnîngพอpɔɔโดนdoonเขาkǎoปั่นหัวbpàn-hǔuaนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀iก็gɔ̂พร้อมprɔ́ɔmจะjàขาดทุนkàat-tunแล้วlɛ́ɛo
In the world of investment, if you're still naive and not mentally steady, you're bound to lose money with just a little manipulation.
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 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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อ่อนɔ̀ɔnอ่อนɔ̀ɔn1soft; tender2weak; feeble3mild; light (intensity/taste)4young; immature5inexperienced; unseasoned6gentle; lenient7[to] weaken; soften; depreciatesoft; tenderPart 2
ละอ่อนlá-ɔ̀ɔnละอ่อนlá-ɔ̀ɔnyoung; youthful (Northern Thai)young; youthful (Northern Thai)Word