หลาบจำ
làap-jamMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] learn one's lesson (the hard way)
To learn a lesson from a negative or painful experience, causing one to be afraid or unwilling to repeat the action.
Examples
หลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)อาหารเป็นพิษaa-hǎan-bpen-pítอาหารเป็นพิษaa-hǎan-bpen-pítfood poisoning; foodborne illnessครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1time; occasion; instance2classifier for occurrences or timesนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerหลาบจำlàap-jamหลาบจำlàap-jam[to] learn one's lesson (the hard way)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)ร้านนั้นráan-nánร้านนั้นráan-nánthat shop; that storeอีกเลยìik-ləəiอีกเลยìik-ləəianymore; ever again (with negatives)
After getting food poisoning that one time, he learned his lesson and never dared to eat at that restaurant again.
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ฉันchănเคยkoeiลงทุนlong tunโดยdoiไม่mâiศึกษาsèuk-săaให้ดีhâi deeจนขาดjon kàatทุนtunไปbpaiเยอะyéhตอนนี้dton néeหลาบจำlàap jamแล้วláeo
I once invested without proper research and lost a lot of money. I've learned my lesson now.
บทลงโทษbòt-long-tôotครั้งkrángนั้นnánรุนแรงrun-rɛɛngมากพอmâak-pɔɔที่จะtîi-jàทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoหลาบจำlàap-jamและlɛ́ไม่mâiคิดkítจะjàทำผิดกฎtam-pìt-gòtอีกต่อไปìik-dtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
That punishment was severe enough to make him learn his lesson and not think of breaking the rules ever again.
คนkonบางคนbaang-konต้องdtɔ̂ngเจ็บjèpเองeengถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàหลาบจำlàap-jamบอกbɔ̀ɔkด้วยdûuaiคำพูดkam-pûutอย่างเดียวyàang-diiaoคงไม่kong-mâiพอpɔɔ
Some people have to get hurt themselves before they learn their lesson; just words alone probably aren't enough.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is หลาบจำ said หลาบ-จัม?
làap-jam
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ล puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
làap
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 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
หลาบlàapหลาบlàap[to] learn one's lesson; [to] be deterred[to] learn one's lesson; [to] be deterredPart 1
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จำjamจำjam1[to] remember; recall2[to] memorize3[to] recognize4defendant (legal shorthand)[to] remember; recallPart 2
หลาบจำlàap-jamหลาบจำlàap-jam[to] learn one's lesson (the hard way)[to] learn one's lesson (the hard way)Word