ลาด
lâatMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
sloping; inclined
Having a surface that goes up or down at an angle; not level.
Examples
ถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; streetหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing sideฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ลาดlâatลาดlâat1sloping; inclined2slope; incline; ramp3[to] spread out; [to] lay; [to] surface (a road)4[to] slope; [to] inclineทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ปั่นจักรยานbpàn-jàk-grà-yaanปั่นจักรยานbpàn-jàk-grà-yaan[to] ride a bicycle; cycleขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-countryยากyâakยากyâak1difficult; hard2unlikely; hard to imagine happening3poor; impoverished (dated/formal)
The road in front of my house is sloped, so cycling up is hard.
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ทางเดินtaang dernไปbpaiน้ำตกnám dtòkค่อนข้างkôn kâangลาดlâatจึงjeungต้องdtôngเดินช้าdern cháaๆ-เพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiลื่นlêun
The path to the waterfall is quite sloped, so we have to walk slowly to avoid slipping.
ชั้นวางของchán-waang-kɔ̌ɔngเอียงiiangเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiเพราะprɔ́พื้นpʉ́ʉnลาดlâatของkɔ̌ɔngเลยləəiไหลlǎiมาmaaด้านหน้าdâan-nâa
The shelf tilts slightly because the floor is sloped, so the items slide to the front.
ทางขึ้นtaang-kʉ̂nวัดwátบนbonเขาkǎoลาดlâatยาวyaaoเป็นbpenทางโค้งtaang-kóongต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiเกียร์giiaต่ำdtàmและlɛ́ประคองbprà-kɔɔngพวงมาลัยpuuang-maa-laiอย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wang
The road up to the temple on the hill is a long, sloped curve, requiring low gear and careful steering.
2NounB1
slope; incline; ramp
A surface or area that rises or falls at an angle.
Examples
ถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; streetตรงนี้dtrong-níiตรงนี้dtrong-níi1here; right here2this place/spot; this location3this part; this section; this pointลาดลงlâat-longลาดลงlâat-long1[to] slope down2sloping downwardนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀iนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀i1a little; a bit2a small amountขี่จักรยานkìi-jàk-grà-yaanขี่จักรยานkìi-jàk-grà-yaan[to] ride a bicycleต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเบรกbrèekเบรกbrèek1brake (device)2[to] brake; [to] apply the brake3[to] hold back; [to] rein in (figurative)
The road here slopes down a bit; you need to brake when cycling.
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ทางเดินtaang dernขึ้นkêunภูเขาpoo kăoค่อนข้างkôn kâangลาดlâatจึงjeungต้องdtôngก้าวgâaoช้าๆcháa cháaไม่ให้mâi hâiลื่นlêun
The path up the mountain is quite sloped, so you should step slowly to avoid slipping.
ที่จอดรถtîi-jɔ̀ɔt-rótชั้นล่างchán-lâangพื้นpʉ́ʉnลาดlâatทำให้tam-hâiรถrótไหลlǎiเองeengได้dâaiถ้าtâaไม่mâiดึงdʉngเบรกbrèekมือmʉʉ
The lower-level parking area is sloped, so the car can roll if you don’t pull the handbrake.
ทางหนีไฟtaang-nǐi-faiถูกtùukออกแบบɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛpให้hâiพื้นpʉ́ʉnลาดlâatอย่างสม่ำเสมอyàang-sà-màm-sà-mə̌əเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiผู้สูงอายุpûu-sǔung-aa-yúและlɛ́รถเข็นrót-kěnเคลื่อนตัวklʉ̂ʉan-dtuuaได้dâaiปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-pai
The fire escape is designed with a consistently sloped surface so that the elderly and wheelchairs can move safely.
3VerbB2
[to] spread out; [to] lay; [to] surface (a road)
To spread or lay material over a surface, such as laying a carpet or surfacing a road with asphalt.
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เทศบาลtêet-sà-baanเทศบาลtêet-sà-baan1municipality; municipal government2municipal office3municipalกำลังจะgam-lang-jàกำลังจะgam-lang-jàabout to (imminent future)ลาดlâatลาดlâat1sloping; inclined2slope; incline; ramp3[to] spread out; [to] lay; [to] surface (a road)4[to] slope; [to] inclineถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; streetหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of yearหมู่mùuหมู่mùu1group; cluster2Moo (village unit; address)3classifier (groups; sets; swarms; clusters)4category; classบ้านใหม่bâan-màiบ้านใหม่bâan-màinew house/homeเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatเดินทางdəən-taangเดินทางdəən-taang[to] travel; make a journeyสะดวกsà-dùuakสะดวกsà-dùuak1convenient2available; free (time)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country
The municipality is going to pave the road in front of the new village to make travel easier.
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เขตkèetนี้níiเริ่มrə̂əmโครงการkroong-gaanลาดlâatพื้นpʉ́ʉnลานจอดรถlaan-jɔ̀ɔt-rótด้วยdûuaiคอนกรีตkɔɔn-grìitเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแก้ปัญหาgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaฝุ่นfùn
This district has started a project to pave the parking lot with concrete to solve the dust problem.
ผู้รับเหมาpûu-ráp-mǎoจะjàลาดlâatถนนtà-nǒnด้วยdûuaiยางมะตอยyaang-má-dtɔɔiสองชั้นsɔ̌ɔng-chánเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiผิวpǐuทางtaangทนต่อton-dtɔ̀ɔการสึกกร่อนgaan-sʉ̀k-grɔ̀ɔn
The contractor will pave the road with two layers of asphalt so that the surface withstands wear.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnลาดlâatทางเท้าtaang-táaoใหม่màiต้องdtɔ̂ngอัดดินàt-dinและlɛ́หินhǐnคลุกklúkให้hâiแน่นnɛ̂nเพื่อรองรับpʉ̂ʉa-rɔɔng-rápผิวpǐuทางtaang
Before paving the new sidewalk, the soil and crushed stone must be compacted to support the surface.
4VerbB2
[to] slope; [to] incline
To be or become slanted or tilted.
Examples
หลังคาlǎng-kaaหลังคาlǎng-kaaroofหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toลาดlâatลาดlâat1sloping; inclined2slope; incline; ramp3[to] spread out; [to] lay; [to] surface (a road)4[to] slope; [to] inclineไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6side/party (institutional)ทิศตะวันตกtít-dtà-wan-dtòkทิศตะวันตกtít-dtà-wan-dtòkwest; western directionเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingโครงkroongโครงkroong1framework; structure; skeleton2outline; rough plan; draftไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementทรุดsútทรุดsút1[to] collapse; give way (structural)2[to] deteriorate; decline (health/condition)3[to] subside; sink; settle
This roof has begun to tilt toward the west because the wooden frame has subsided.
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ตู้หนังสือdtûu-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉเอียงiiangลาดเล็กน้อยlâat-lék-nɔ́ɔiหลังจากlǎng-jàakย้ายบ้านyáai-bâanทำให้tam-hâiหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉไหลออกมาlǎi-ɔ̀ɔk-maa
The bookshelf tilted slightly after the move, causing the books to slide out.
พื้นpʉ́ʉnเวทีwee-tiiที่tîiไม่mâiเสมอกันsà-mə̌ə-ganทำให้tam-hâiแผ่นไม้pɛ̀n-máaiบางส่วนbaang-sùuanลาดลงlâat-longจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngหยุดyùtการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngชั่วคราวchûua-kraao
The uneven stage floor caused some boards to become slanted, forcing a temporary halt to the performance.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเสาsǎoกลางglaangทรุดsútน้ำหนักnám-nàkจึงjʉngกระจายgrà-jaaiไม่เท่ากันmâi-tâo-ganและlɛ́โครงสร้างkroong-sâangทั้งtángชุดchútเริ่มrə̂əmลาดlâatออกɔ̀ɔkด้านdâanหนึ่งnʉ̀ngอย่างเห็นได้ชัดyàang-hěn-dâai-chát
When the central pillar subsided, the weight distributed unevenly and the entire structure began to tilt to one side noticeably.
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 endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lâat
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |