ล้าสมัย
láa-sà-mǎiMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
outdated; old-fashioned
Old-fashioned or outdated; not suited to current conditions.
Examples
โทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàp1telephone; phone2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3phone callเครื่องkrêuuangเครื่องkrêuuang1machine; engine; device2appliance; electrical device3classifier: machines/devices4equipment; gear5aircraft; plane (colloq.)6assortment/set (pref.)7attire; ornaments; regaliaนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ล้าสมัยláa sà-măiล้าสมัยláa sà-măioutdated; old-fashionedแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderแอปใหม่àep màiแอปใหม่àep màinew appๆ-ไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)
This phone is outdated and can't use new apps.
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บางbaangนโยบายná-yoo-baaiยังyangล้าสมัยláa-sà-mǎiและlɛ́ไม่mâiตอบdtɔ̀ɔpโจทย์ปัญหาjòot-bpan-hǎaปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banของkɔ̌ɔngชุมชนchum-chon
Some policies are still outdated and don't address the community's current problems.
The old-style advertisements seem outdated, so younger people aren't interested.
กฎระเบียบgòt-rá-bìiapที่tîiล้าสมัยláa-sà-mǎiทำให้tam-hâiการพัฒนาgaan-pát-tá-naaนวัตกรรมná-wát-dtà-gamสะดุดsà-dùtและlɛ́สูญเสียsǔun-sǐiaความสามารถในการแข่งขันkwaam-sǎa-mâat-nai-gaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎn
Outdated regulations hinder innovation and erode competitiveness.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ล้าสมัย said ล้า-สะ-ไหม?
láa-sà-mǎi
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ล้าláaล้าláa1tired; fatigued2[to] be tired; become fatigued3outdated; behind the timestired; fatiguedPart 1
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ล้าสมัยláa-sà-mǎiล้าสมัยláa-sà-mǎioutdated; old-fashionedoutdated; old-fashionedWord