ละไม
lá-maiMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
gentle/soft (tone/manner)
Pleasantly gentle, soft, or mild in tone, manner, or appearance; delicate and agreeable.
Examples
น้ำเสียงnáam-sǐiangน้ำเสียงnáam-sǐiang1tone of voice; vocal tone2tone; tenor (figurative)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanละไมlá-maiละไมlá-maigentle/soft (tone/manner)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyสงบลงsà-ngòp-longสงบลงsà-ngòp-long[to] calm down; [to] subside
Grandma’s tone was gentle and calmed everyone down.
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แสงsɛ̌ɛngเย็นyenยามค่ำyaam-kâmสาดsàatผ่านpàanม่านmâanอย่างyàangละไมlá-maiทำให้tam-hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatดูduuอ่อนโยนɔ̀ɔn-yoonและlɛ́นุ่มนวลnûm-nuuan
The evening light softly passed through the curtains, making the atmosphere gentle and mellow.
เขาkăoพูดคุยpôot kuiกับgàpเด็กdèkๆ-อย่างyàangละไมlá-maiแม้máeกำลังgam-langรีบrêepก็gâwยังyangรักษาrák-săaมารยาทmaa-rá-yâatและláeความอ่อนโยนkwaam òn yon
He spoke to the children gently; even in a hurry, he maintained courtesy and softness.
สีพาสเทลsǐi-pâat-teenและlɛ́ลวดลายlûuat-laaiเรียบง่ายrîiap-ngâaiทำให้tam-hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiห้องhɔ̂ngละไมlá-maiและlɛ́น่าอยู่nâa-yùuอย่างยิ่งyàang-yîng
Pastel colors and simple patterns made the room’s atmosphere delicately gentle and very pleasant to be in.
แสงsɛ̌ɛngเย็นyenยามค่ำyaam-kâmตกกระทบdtòk-grà-tópบนbonทุ่งนาtûng-naaดูduuละไมlá-maiและlɛ́สบายตาsà-baai-dtaa
The evening light on the fields looks mellow and soothing to the eyes.
เสียงขลุ่ยsĭiang klùiจากjàakบ้านท้ายbâan táaiซอยsoiไหลlăiเบาbaoๆ-ละไมlá-maiจนjonคนkonเดินผ่านdern pàanต้องdtôngหยุดyùtฟังfang
The flute sound from the end of the alley flowed gently, mellow enough that passersby had to stop and listen.
โทนtohnสีพาสเทลsĕe páas-telในnaiนิทรรศการní-tát-sà-gaanช่วยให้chûuai hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatละไมlá-maiราวกับraao gàpพาใจpaa jaiผู้ชมpôo chomลอยloiช้าcháaๆ-ไปbpaiกับgàpภาพpâap
The pastel tones in the exhibition created a mellow atmosphere, as if letting viewers’ hearts drift slowly along with the images.
เมื่อmêuuaวงwongเครื่องสายkrêuuang săaiค่อยkôiๆ-เปิดbpèrtด้วยdûuayทำนองtam-nongยาวyaaoละไมlá-maiจนjonหอhŏแสดงดนตรีsà-daeng don-dtreeเหมือนmĕuuanถูกtòokกล่อมglòmให้hâiเงียบงันngîiap ngan
When the string ensemble gently opened with a long melody, its mellow quality seemed to lull the concert hall into silence.
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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ละไมlá-maiละไมlá-maigentle/soft (tone/manner)gentle/soft (tone/manner)Word