ล้า
láaMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
tired; fatigued
feeling very tired or weary from exertion or overuse
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningทั้งวันtáng-wanทั้งวันtáng-wanall day; the whole dayเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ล้าláaล้าláa1tired; fatigued2[to] be tired; become fatigued3outdated; behind the timesมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
I walked all day today and feel very tired.
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I've trained hard in soccer all week, so my body feels very weary.
ทำtamโอทีoo-tiiหลายlǎaiคืนkʉʉnติดกันdtìt-ganสมองsà-mɔ̌ɔngเริ่มล้าrə̂əm-láaและlɛ́คิดไม่ออกkít-mâi-ɔ̀ɔk
After several nights of overtime, my mind is getting weary and I can't think clearly.
ขับรถkàp-rótทางไกลtaang-glaiหลายlǎaiชั่วโมงchûua-moongจนjonตาล้าdtaa-láaต้องdtɔ̂ngจอดjɔ̀ɔtพักpákสักหน่อยsàk-nɔ̀i
Driving long hours made my eyes very tired; I need to stop and rest a bit.
2VerbB1
[to] be tired; become fatigued
to feel tired or weakened by exertion or prolonged use, especially of muscles or limbs
Examples
วิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseนานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)ไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀i1a little (farther/over); slightly2a bit (too); somewhat excessiveวันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentขาkǎaขาkǎa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ล้าláaล้าláa1tired; fatigued2[to] be tired; become fatigued3outdated; behind the times
I ran a bit too long; my legs are sore today.
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After lifting heavy things all day, my shoulders are very strained now.
ว่ายน้ำwâai-náamต่อเนื่องdtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangชั่วโมงchûua-moongหนึ่งnʉ̀ngทำให้tam-hâiกล้ามglâamแขนkɛ̌ɛnล้าláaจนjonยกyókไม่ไหวmâi-wǎi
Swimming continuously for an hour made my arm muscles so sore that I couldn’t lift them.
ซ้อมsɔ́ɔmเตะบอลdtè-bɔɔnแบบbɛ̀ɛpเร่งrêngสปีดหลายsà-bpìit-lǎaiรอบrɔ̂ɔpทำให้tam-hâiกล้ามเนื้อน่องglâam-nʉ́ʉa-nɔ̂ɔngล้าláaจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngหยุดyùtยืดyʉ̂ʉtคลายklaai
Doing multiple rounds of sprint drills made my calf muscles strained to the point I had to stop and stretch.
3AdjectiveB2
outdated; behind the times
behind current developments or standards; no longer up to date
Examples
มุกmúkมุกmúk1joke; gag (colloquial)2pearl3ploy; trick; line (colloq.)เดิมdermเดิมderm1original; initial2former; previous3as before; originally; same as beforeๆ-แบบนี้bàep néeแบบนี้bàep née1like this; in this way2this kind/type (modifier)3this kind (standalone)เริ่มล้าrêrm láaเริ่มล้าrêrm láa1start to tire2start to wear outแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ผู้ชมpôo chomผู้ชมpôo chom1viewer; spectator2audience (viewers)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)หัวเราะhŭua róหัวเราะhŭua ró1[to] laugh2[to] laugh at; ridiculeเหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; former
These same old jokes are getting stale; the audience doesn't laugh like before.
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ธีมงานวินเทจteem ngaan win-tâytถูกtòokใช้ซ้ำchái sámจนjonล้าláaไอเดียai-diiaใหม่màiๆ-เลยloieดูdooน่าสนใจnâa sŏn jaiกว่าgwàa
The vintage theme has been reused to the point of being worn out, so new ideas look more appealing.
โฆษณาkôh-sà-naaใช้cháiคำโปรยkam bproiซ้ำsámๆ-จนjonรู้สึกrúu-sèukล้าláaไม่mâiดึงดูดdeung dòotเหมือนmĕuuanช่วงแรกchûuang râek
The ad repeats the same tagline so much that it feels worn out and is not as appealing as at first.
พล็อตสูตรplót sòotสำเร็จsăm-rètแบบbàepเดิมdermทำให้tam hâiซีรีส์see-rêeดูdooล้าláaแม้máeโปรดักชันbproh-dàk-chanจะjàดีมากdee mâakก็ตามgôr dtaam
The same formulaic plot makes the series feel stale, even though the production is excellent.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
láa
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |