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lát

Meanings

1NounA2

shortcut; shorter route

a shorter or quicker way than the usual route

Examples

เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ทางลัดtaang látทางลัดtaang lát1shortcut; short route2shortcut (method)3computer shortcut (link/icon)หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market; marketplace3market (economic demand/sector)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ถึงบ้านtĕung bâanถึงบ้านtĕung bâan[to] arrive homeเร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2premature; too soon3quickly; fastกว่าgwàaกว่าgwàa1than (comparative marker)2more than; over3by (margin of difference)
Let’s take the shortcut behind the market; we’ll get home faster.
2NounA2

take a shortcut; cut through

to go by a shorter or quicker way than usual

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เดินลัดdern látเดินลัดdern lát1[to] take a shortcut on foot2[to] cut through (a place) on footซอยsoiซอยsoi1lane; small street2[to] finely slice; shred3classifier for lanes/alleysไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market; marketplace3market (economic demand/sector)
I cut through the alley to get to the market.
3NounB1

short; expedited (route/process) (lit.)

shorter or expedited compared to the normal method, often for routes or procedures; more literal/technical use

Examples

เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ขอใช้kŏr cháiขอใช้kŏr chái1[to] formally request to use [sth]2[to] ask to use [sth]; request to use [sth]กระบวนการgrà-buan-gaanกระบวนการgrà-buan-gaan1process; procedure2method; methodology (formal)ลัดlátลัดlát1shortcut; shorter route2take a shortcut; cut through3short; expedited (route/process) (lit.)ในการnai gaanในการnai gaanin; during; for [doing sth]; regardingยื่นเอกสารyêun èk-gà-săanยื่นเอกสารyêun èk-gà-săan[to] submit documentsเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatเสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3ready; all set4done for; screwed (slang)ภายในpaai naiภายในpaai nai1inside; internal2within (time limit); by3within; inside (place/scope)4inside; indoorsวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)
We will use an expedited process to submit the documents so it’s finished today.

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