หลับไป

làp-bpai

Meaning

1VerbA2

[to] fall asleep

to fall asleep

Examples

เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)เหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakเหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakvery tired; exhaustedตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหลับไปlàp bpaiหลับไปlàp bpai[to] fall asleepแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
That child is very tired. He has fallen asleep now.
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เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnฉันchǎnดูหนังduu-nǎngแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂หลับไปlàp-bpaiบนbonโซฟาsoo-faa
Last night I was watching a movie and fell asleep on the sofa.
เขาkǎoกินยาgin-yaaแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂หลับไปlàp-bpaiอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
He took the medicine and fell asleep quickly.
ฉันchǎnพยายามpá-yaa-yaamจะjàอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉให้hâiจบjòpแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก็gɔ̂เผลอหลับplə̌ə-làpไปbpaiตอนไหนdtɔɔn-nǎiไม่รู้mâi-rúu
I tried to finish the book, but in the end, I accidentally fell asleep at some point without realizing it.

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

  1. Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ล puts this syllable in high class.
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Low tone

làp

Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.

High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

หลับlàpหลับlàp1[to] sleep; [to] fall asleep2asleep (stative)[to] sleep; [to] fall asleepPart 1
+
ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessively[to] goPart 2
หลับไปlàp-bpaiหลับไปlàp-bpai[to] fall asleep[to] fall asleepWord

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