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lá-môopMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
greedy; covetous
Having or showing an intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth, power, or food.
Examples
เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asของลดราคาkɔ̌ɔng-lót-raa-kaaของลดราคาkɔ̌ɔng-lót-raa-kaasale item; discounted itemแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)อยากได้yàak-dâaiอยากได้yàak-dâai[to] want (to have); would like (to get)ไปหมดbpai-mòtไปหมดbpai-mòt1completely; all gone2entirely; across the boardอย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ทำตัวtam-dtuuaทำตัวtam-dtuua[to] behave; conduct oneself; carry oneselfละโมบlá-môopละโมบlá-môopgreedy; covetousมากนักmâak-nákมากนักmâak-nákvery; very muchเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offเท่าที่tâo-tîiเท่าที่tâo-tîi1as far as; insofar as2as much as; to the extent (possible/necessary)จำเป็นjam-bpenจำเป็นjam-bpen1necessary; essential; required2necessarily; of necessity3[to] have to; be obliged (because necessary)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerพอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when
Seeing discounted items makes you want everything. Don't be so greedy; just buy what's necessary.
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เขาkăoทำงานtam ngaanหามรุ่งหามค่ำhăam rûng hăam kâmไม่ใช่mâi châiเพราะpráwขยันkà-yănแต่dtàeเป็นเพราะbpen prórความละโมบkwaam lá-môhpอยากyàakรวยruuayเร็วๆreo reo
He works day and night not because he's diligent, but because of his greed to get rich quick.
นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangบางคนbaang-konถูกtùukขับเคลื่อนkàp-klʉ̂ʉanด้วยdûuaiความละโมบkwaam-lá-môopในnaiอำนาจam-nâatจนjonมองข้ามmɔɔng-kâamผลประโยชน์pǒn-bprà-yòotของkɔ̌ɔngส่วนรวมsùuan-ruuam
Some politicians are driven by a greedy desire for power, to the point of overlooking the public interest.
พฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamที่tîiละโมบlá-môopของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoในnaiการgaanกว้านซื้อgwâan-sʉ́ʉที่ดินtîi-dinเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเก็งกำไรgeng-gam-raiส่งผลกระทบต่อsòng-pǒn-grà-tóp-dtɔ̀ɔชาวบ้านchaao-bâanในพื้นที่nai-pʉ́ʉn-tîiอย่างyàangหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangไม่ได้mâi-dâai
His greedy behavior of buying up land for speculation inevitably impacts the local villagers.
Tones
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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 | — | — |