ลัลลา
lan-láaMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
carefree; happy-go-lucky
carefree, happy-go-lucky, or chilling without any worries
Examples
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiช่วงนี้chûuang-níi1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindใช้ชีวิตchái-chii-wítใช้ชีวิตchái-chii-wít[to] live (one's life); lead a lifeลัลลาlan-láaลัลลาlan-láa1carefree; happy-go-lucky2[to] have fun; [to] chill outมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)มีเรื่องmii-rʉ̂ʉangมีเรื่องmii-rʉ̂ʉang1[to] have an issue; something came up2[to] get into a quarrel/fightเครียดkrîiatเครียดkrîiat1stressed; tense; anxious2[to] feel stressed; be under stressเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Lately, he seems to be living a very carefree life with no stress at all.
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เธอtəəเป็นbpenคนkonลัลลาlan-láaไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iเก็บgèpปัญหาbpan-hǎaมาmaaคิดkítให้hâiปวดหัวbpùuat-hǔua
She is a happy-go-lucky person who rarely overthinks problems to give herself a headache.
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiจะjàสอบsɔ̀ɔpเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangทำตัวtam-dtuuaลัลลาlan-láaเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanไม่มีอะไรmâi-mii-à-raiเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂n
Even though there's an exam tomorrow, he still acts carefree as if nothing is happening.
การใช้ชีวิตgaan-chái-chii-wítแบบbɛ̀ɛpลัลลาlan-láaมากเกินไปmâak-gəən-bpaiอาจàatทำtamให้hâiเราraoขาดkàatความรับผิดชอบkwaam-ráp-pìt-chɔ̂ɔpในnaiหน้าที่การงานnâa-tîi-gaan-ngaanได้dâai
Living a life that is too carefree might cause us to lack responsibility in our work duties.
2VerbB1
[to] have fun; [to] chill out
to have fun, chill out, or enjoy oneself in a relaxed manner
Examples
วันหยุดwan-yùtวันหยุดwan-yùt1day off; rest day2public holiday3regular closing day (of a shop/business)นี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyลัลลาlan-láaลัลลาlan-láa1carefree; happy-go-lucky2[to] have fun; [to] chill outกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerทะเลtá-leeทะเลtá-lee1sea2seaside; the beachดีกว่าdii-gwàaดีกว่าdii-gwàa1better; preferable (comparative of 'ดี')2had better; would rather (suggestion/decision)
This holiday, let's go chill out at the beach.
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หลังจากlăng jàakทำงานหนักtam ngaan nàkมาmaaทั้งสัปดาห์táng sàp-daaคืนนี้keun néeฉันchănขอkŏrออกไปòk bpaiลัลลาlan-laaกับgàpเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanนะná
After working hard all week, tonight I'd like to go have fun with my friends.
พอสpɔ̂ɔtอบòpเสร็จsètพวกpûuakนักศึกษาnák-sʉ̀k-sǎaต่างdtàangก็gɔ̂พากันpaa-ganไปbpaiลัลลาlan-láaที่tîiห้างสรรพสินค้าhâang-sàp-pá-sǐn-káa
Once the exams were over, the students all went to chill out at the shopping mall.
เขาkăoอ้างว่าâang wâaไปbpaiคุยงานkui ngaanกับgàpลูกค้าlûuk-káaแต่dtàeจริงๆjing jingแล้วláeoแอบàepไปbpaiลัลลาlan-laaกับgàpเพื่อนสนิทpêuuan sà-nìtที่têeร้านอาหารráan aa-hăan
He claimed he went to discuss business with a client, but actually sneaked out to have fun with close friends at a restaurant.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ลัลลา said ลัน-ล้า?
lan-láa
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
lan
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |