ล้าหลัง
láa-lǎngMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
backward; outdated
old-fashioned or behind the times; lagging in progress, development, or modernity
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ปรับbpràpปรับbpràp1[to] adjust; modify2[to] adapt; acclimatize3[to] fine; impose a fineวิธีwí-tiiวิธีwí-tiimethod; wayทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)อาจàatอาจàat1may; might (possibility)2possibly; perhaps3able; capable (literary/formal)ล้าหลังláa-lǎngล้าหลังláa-lǎngbackward; outdatedคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn1other people; others2someone else; another person
If we don’t adjust our way of working, we might fall behind others.
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หลักสูตรlàk-sùutนี้níiยังyangล้าหลังláa-lǎngไม่mâiสอดคล้องกับsɔ̀ɔt-klɔ́ɔng-gàpทักษะták-sàที่tîiตลาดdtà-làatต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaan
This curriculum is still outdated and doesn’t align with the skills the market needs.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtที่tîiไม่mâiลงทุนlong-tunในnaiเทคโนโลยีték-noo-loo-yiiใหม่màiเสี่ยงsìiangจะjàล้าหลังláa-lǎngคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ng
Companies that don’t invest in new technology risk lagging behind competitors.
นโยบายสาธารณะná-yoo-baai-sǎa-taa-rá-náที่tîiขาดkàatข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunเชิงประจักษ์chəəng-bprà-jàkมักmákนำไปสู่nam-bpai-sùuการตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jaiที่tîiล้าหลังláa-lǎngและlɛ́ขัดกับkàt-gàpการเปลี่ยนแปลงgaan-bplìian-bplɛɛngของkɔ̌ɔngโลกlôok
Public policies that lack empirical data often lead to backward decisions that run counter to global change.
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 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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หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureback (of body)Part 2
ล้าหลังláa-lǎngล้าหลังláa-lǎngbackward; outdatedbackward; outdatedWord