ละเน้อ
lá-nə́əMeaning
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softening particle: okay then; please; you know
Northern Thai: A sentence-final particle that softens statements or requests, adds gentle emphasis, or seeks friendly agreement/confirmation (similar to 'okay then', 'please', or 'you know').
Examples
ตะdtàวาwaaวาwaa1wa (Thai length unit; 2 meters)2square wa (colloq.; Thai area unit; 4 square meters)อ้ายâaiอ้ายâai1I (older male); you (to an older male) (Isan)2older brother (Isan/Lao; also male slightly older)3you (rude/insulting; dialectal)4insulting prefix before a nounไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyแอ่วàewแอ่วàew1[to] go out for fun; travel; hang out (Northern Thai)2[to] court; flirt (Northern Thai)ไหนมาnăi maaบอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; showน้องnóngน้องnóng1younger sibling2junior; younger person3I; you (for the younger person)พ่องpôngพ่องpôngyour father! (rude slang retort)กะได้gà dâiกะได้gà dâithat's fine; sureละเน้อlá nêrละเน้อlá nêrsoftening particle: okay then; please; you know
Where did you go yesterday? You can tell me too, you know.
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ปิ๊กbpíkบ้านเฮาbâan-haoเตื่อdtʉ̀ʉaนี้níiอย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmแวะไปwɛ́-bpaiไหว้wâiสาsǎaป้อbpɔ̂ɔอุ้ยûiแม่mɛ̂ɛอุ้ยûiตวยdtuuaiละเน้อlá-nə́ə
When you go back to our hometown this time, don't forget to stop by and pay respects to grandpa and grandma, please.
เปิ้นbpêrnบอกว่าbòk wâaหื้อhêuuaไปถึงbpai tĕungก่อนgònเจ็ดโมงเช้าjèt mohng cháoจะได้jà dâaiบ่bòต้องdtôngไปbpaiรอrorคิวนานkiw naanเข้าใจ๋kâo-jăiละเน้อlá nêr
They said to get there before 7 AM so we won't have to wait in a long line, okay then?
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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เน้อnə́əเน้อnə́əsentence-final softening particle (Northern Thai)sentence-final softening particle (Northern Thai)Part 2
ละเน้อlá-nə́əละเน้อlá-nə́əsoftening particle: okay then; please; you knowsoftening particle: okay then; please; you knowWord