ลาดเลา
lâat-laoMeanings
1NounB2
situation; lay of the land
the situation, prospect, or lay of the land (often used in the context of scouting or assessing conditions before taking action)
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3[to] deserve; be worthy ofไปดูbpai-duuไปดูbpai-duu[to] go (and) see; [to] go take a look; [to] go watchลาดเลาlâat-laoลาดเลาlâat-lao1situation; lay of the land2clue; traceก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîibefore (introducing a clause)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ตัดสินใจทำdtàt-sǐn-jai-tamตัดสินใจทำdtàt-sǐn-jai-tam[to] decide to do [sth]; [to] decide to actอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ลงไปlong-bpaiลงไปlong-bpai1[to] go down; descend (away)2directional particle: down/into (away)3and below; downward from (a point)
We should go scout the situation before making any decisions.
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ปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiเขาkǎoเข้าไปkâo-bpaiดูduuลาดเลาlâat-laoในnaiงานngaanก่อนgɔ̀ɔnว่าwâaมีใครmii-kraiมาmaaบ้างbâang
Let him go check the lay of the land at the event first to see who is there.
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatส่งsòngสายลับsǎai-lápเข้าไปkâo-bpaiดูduuลาดเลาlâat-laoในพื้นที่nai-pʉ́ʉn-tîiก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiจะjàเริ่มrə̂əmปฏิบัติการbpà-dtì-bàt-gaanบุกbùkจับกุมjàp-gum
The police sent undercover agents to assess the situation in the area before launching the raid operation.
ถ้าtâaดูduuลาดเลาlâat-laoแล้วlɛ́ɛoสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iดีdiiเราraoคงkongต้องdtɔ̂ngยกเลิกyók-lə̂əkแผนการpɛ̌ɛn-gaanนี้níiไปก่อนbpai-gɔ̀ɔn
If we assess the situation and things don't look good, we will probably have to cancel this plan for now.
2NounC1
clue; trace
a clue, trace, or sign indicating something
Examples
ตำรวจสืบสวนdtam-rùuat-sʉ̀ʉp-sǔuanตำรวจสืบสวนdtam-rùuat-sʉ̀ʉp-sǔuandetective; police investigatorจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofพอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenรู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceiveลาดเลาlâat-laoลาดเลาlâat-lao1situation; lay of the land2clue; traceแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeคนร้ายkon-ráaiคนร้ายkon-ráai1criminal; culprit; perpetrator; assailant2villain (in fiction)ซ่อนตัวsɔ̂ɔn-dtuuaซ่อนตัวsɔ̂ɔn-dtuua1[to] hide (oneself); go into hiding2[to] lie low; keep a low profileอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainที่ไหนtîi-nǎiที่ไหนtîi-nǎi1where?2wherever (with ก็)3no way!; not at all (colloq.)
The police investigated until they got a clue as to where the culprit was hiding.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanบัญชีban-chiiฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmเห็นhěnลาดเลาlâat-laoว่าwâaมีmiiคนkonกำลังgam-langยักยอกyák-yɔ̂ɔkเงินngənของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàt
After checking the accounting documents, I started to see clues that someone was embezzling the company's money.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเจรจากันjee-rá-jaa-ganมาmaaหลายรอบlǎai-rɔ̂ɔpแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ยังyangไม่mâiเห็นhěnลาดเลาlâat-laoว่าwâaทั้งtángสองsɔ̌ɔngฝ่ายfàaiจะสามารถjà-sǎa-mâatหาhǎaข้อสรุปkɔ̂ɔ-sà-rùpที่tîiลงตัวlong-dtuuaได้dâai
Even after several rounds of negotiations, there is still no sign that both parties will be able to reach a mutually agreeable conclusion.
การสังเกตgaan-sǎng-gèetความเคลื่อนไหวkwaam-klʉ̂ʉan-wǎiของkɔ̌ɔngศัตรูsàt-dtruuทำtamให้hâiเราraoพอจะรู้pɔɔ-jà-rúuลาดเลาlâat-laoว่าwâaเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiของkɔ̌ɔngพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoคือkʉʉอะไรà-rai
Observing the enemy's movements gives us a clue as to what their next target will be.
Tones
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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 | — | — |