ลับๆ
láp lápMeanings
1AdverbB1
secretly; furtively
in a hidden, not open, or covert way; on the sly
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแอบàepแอบàep1[to] do [sth] secretly; [to] conceal (one’s actions)2[to] hide; stay out of sight3secretly; on the slyกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketขนมkà-nŏmขนมkà-nŏmsnack; sweet; dessertลับๆláp lápลับๆláp láp1secretly; furtively2secret; clandestineตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keunตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keun1at night; during the night2nighttime; the night period
He secretly eats snacks on the sly at night.
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พวกเขาpûuak kăoไปเจอbpai jerกันganลับๆláp lápเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiใครkraiรู้เรื่องróo rêuuangความสัมพันธ์kwaam săm-panของkŏngพวกเขาpûuak kăo
They met covertly so that no one would know about their relationship.
ฉันchănเห็นhĕnเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanเอาaoเอกสารèk-gà-săanบางอย่างbaang yàangออกจากòk jàakออฟฟิศóf-fítไปbpaiลับๆláp láp
I saw a colleague taking some documents out of the office on the sly.
บริษัทbò-rí-sàtคู่แข่งkôo kàengน่าจะnâa jàกำลังgam-langวางแผนwaang păenอะไรบางอย่างà-rai baang yàangลับๆláp lápเพื่อpêuuaชิงchingส่วนแบ่งการตลาดsùuan bàeng gaan dtà-làatของเราkŏng raoไปbpai
The rival company is probably planning something covertly to take away our market share.
2AdjectiveB1
secret; clandestine
kept hidden or confidential; not meant to be known publicly
Examples
นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ลับๆláp lápลับๆláp láp1secretly; furtively2secret; clandestineนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particleอย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyบอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; showใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoever
This is a secret matter, don't tell anyone.
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พวกเราpûuak raoมีmeeแผนการเดินทางpăen gaan dern taangลับๆláp lápที่têeไม่mâiอยากyàakให้hâiพ่อแม่pôr mâeรู้rúu
We have a secret travel plan that we don't want our parents to know about.
การประชุมgaan bprà-chumครั้งนี้kráng néeเป็นbpenเรื่องrêuuangลับๆláp lápเฉพาะchà-pórผู้ที่pôo têeเกี่ยวข้องgìiao kôrngเท่านั้นtâo nánที่têeเข้าร่วมkâo rûuamได้dâi
This meeting is a confidential matter; only those involved can attend.
ข้อมูลkôr moonเกี่ยวกับgìiao gàpผลิตภัณฑ์pà-lìt-dtà-panใหม่màiยังคงyang kongถูกtòokเก็บgèpเป็นbpenเรื่องrêuuangลับๆláp lápภายในpaai naiบริษัทbò-rí-sàtเพื่อpêuuaป้องกันbpông ganการรั่วไหลgaan rûua lăi
Information about the new product is still being kept as a confidential matter within the company to prevent leaks.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ลับๆ said ลับ-ลับ?
láp láp
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
láp
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 | — | — |