ล่าปลา
lâa-bplaaMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] hunt fish
To pursue fish in order to catch or eat them, said of people or predatory animals.
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ออกเรือɔ̀ɔk-rʉʉaออกเรือɔ̀ɔk-rʉʉa[to] set sail; put to sea; depart by boatไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyล่าปลาlâa-bplaaล่าปลาlâa-bplaa[to] hunt fishใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close toปากอ่าวbpàak-àaoปากอ่าวbpàak-àaomouth of a bay; gulf entrance
Tonight the villagers will set out by boat to hunt fish near the river mouth.
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เขาkǎoใช้cháiไฟฉายfai-chǎaiใต้น้ำdtâai-náamล่าปลาlâa-bplaaตามdtaamแนวหินnɛɛo-hǐnตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉn
He uses an underwater flashlight to pursue and catch fish along the rocks at night.
กลุ่มglùmนักดำน้ำnák-dam-náamช่วยกันchûuai-ganล่าปลาlâa-bplaaโดยdooiใช้cháiหอกhɔ̀ɔkและlɛ́ตาข่ายdtaa-kàaiอย่างyàangมีmiiแผนpɛ̌ɛn
The group of divers work together to hunt fish using spears and nets in a coordinated way.
ฤดูrʉ́-duuนี้níiชาวประมงchaao-bprà-mongจะjàล่าปลาlâa-bplaaฝูงfǔungใหญ่yàiตามกระแสdtaam-grà-sɛ̌ɛน้ำnáamโดยdooiอ่านàanพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamของkɔ̌ɔngปลาbplaaและlɛ́ใช้cháiเรดาร์rá-dao
This season, fishermen hunt large schools of fish along the currents by reading fish behavior and using radar.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lâa
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ล่าปลาlâa-bplaaล่าปลาlâa-bplaa[to] hunt fish[to] hunt fishWord