ลา
laaMeanings
1NounA2
donkey
a donkey; an animal like a small horse with long ears
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asลาlaaลาlaa1donkey2[to] say goodbye; take one’s leave3leave (from work/school)4[to] take leave; request leaveตัวหนึ่งdtuua-nʉ̀ngตัวหนึ่งdtuua-nʉ̀ng1one (of them); a certain one2one (classifier ‘ตัว’)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ทุ่งหญ้าtûng-yâaทุ่งหญ้าtûng-yâagrassland; meadow; pasture
I saw a donkey in the meadow.
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Yesterday the farmer used a donkey to pull a small cart of hay.
Tomorrow we will feed the donkeys at my uncle’s farm.
ลาlaaมักจะmák-jàมีmiiหูhǔuยาวyaaoและlɛ́ทนแดดton-dɛ̀ɛtได้ดีdâai-diiจึงjʉngเหมาะกับงานmɔ̀-gàp-ngaanในพื้นที่nai-pʉ́ʉn-tîiแห้งแล้งhɛ̂ɛng-lɛ́ɛng
Donkeys usually have long ears and tolerate heat well, so they suit work in arid areas.
2VerbA2
[to] say goodbye; take one’s leave
to say goodbye or formally take one’s leave from someone
Examples
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He put his hands together in a wai and took his leave to go home.
The student formally took leave of the professor after the meeting.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakงานเลี้ยงngaan-líiangผมpǒmเดินไปdəən-bpaiลาlaaผู้ใหญ่pûu-yàiทุกท่านtúk-tânตามdtaamมารยาทmaa-rá-yâat
Before leaving the party, I went to take my leave of all the elders as a matter of etiquette.
3NounB1
leave (from work/school)
an approved period of absence from work or school; time off
Examples
ปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛoปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛo1last year; the previous year2last year (time marker)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forลาพักร้อนlaa-pák-rɔ́ɔnลาพักร้อนlaa-pák-rɔ́ɔn1[to] take annual leave; [to] go on paid vacation2annual leave; paid vacation daysหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostสัปดาห์sàp-daaสัปดาห์sàp-daa1week2classifier: weeksเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; household
Last year I took one week of vacation leave to travel with my family.
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ถ้าtâaฉันchǎnใช้cháiวันwanลาlaaหมดแล้วmòt-lɛ́ɛoฉันchǎnจะjàไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatหยุดyùtเพิ่มpə̂əmได้dâaiในเดือนnai-dʉʉanนี้níi
If I use up all my leave days, I won’t be able to take any more time off this month.
ครูkruuอนุมัติà-nú-mátให้hâiเขาkǎoใช้cháiสิทธิลาsìt-tí-laaป่วยbpùuaiสองsɔ̌ɔngวันwanเพราะprɔ́มีmiiใบรับรองbai-ráp-rɔɔngแพทย์pɛ̂ɛt
The teacher approved his right to two days of sick leave because he had a medical certificate.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtกำหนดgam-nòtนโยบายná-yoo-baaiลาพักร้อนlaa-pák-rɔ́ɔnอย่างชัดเจนyàang-chát-jeenโดยdooiให้hâiพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanสะสมsà-sǒmวันwanลาlaaได้dâaiไม่เกินmâi-gəənสิบห้าsìp-hâaวันwanต่อปีdtɔ̀ɔ-bpii
The company sets a clear vacation-leave policy, allowing employees to accrue no more than fifteen days per year.
4VerbB1
[to] take leave; request leave
To take or request time off from work, school, or other duties.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toขอลางานkɔ̌ɔ-laa-ngaanขอลางานkɔ̌ɔ-laa-ngaan[to] ask for leave from workหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostวันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีธุระmii-tú-ráมีธุระmii-tú-rá[to] have something to attend to; be tied up
Tomorrow I need to request a day off from work because I have errands.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanลาป่วยlaa-bpùuaiจึงjʉngฝากfàakฉันchǎnช่วยchûuaiดูงานduu-ngaanแทนtɛɛn
Yesterday my coworker took sick leave, so they asked me to cover their work.
นักศึกษาnák-sʉ̀k-sǎaหลายคนlǎai-konยื่นคำร้องyʉ̂ʉn-kam-rɔ́ɔngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขอลาkɔ̌ɔ-laaกิจgìtในช่วงnai-chûuangสอบsɔ̀ɔpเพราะprɔ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngเดินทางdəən-taangกลับบ้านglàp-bâanต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàt
Many students submitted requests to take personal leave during exams because they had to travel back to their home provinces.
ผมpǒmตั้งใจdtâng-jaiจะjàลาlaaหยุดยาวyùt-yaaoสักsàkสัปดาห์sàp-daaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดูแลduu-lɛɛแม่mɛ̂ɛหลังlǎngผ่าตัดpàa-dtàtโดยdooiประสานbprà-sǎanกับgàpหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaและlɛ́ส่งมอบงานsòng-mɔ̂ɔp-ngaanเรียบร้อยrîiap-rɔ́ɔi
I plan to take a week of leave to care for my mother after her surgery, coordinating with my supervisor and handing over my tasks properly.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
laa
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 | — | — |