อย่างล่าช้า
yàang lâa cháa
Meanings
1AdverbB1
belatedly; with delay
in a way that is late or delayed; later than expected (not simply slow in speed).
Examples
ขอโทษkŏr tóhtขอโทษkŏr tóht1[!] sorry; excuse me2[to] apologize (to [sb]) (for)ครับkrápครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particleวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)มาถึงmaa tŭengมาถึงmaa tŭeng1[to] arrive (somewhere)2[to] reach; come to (time/stage/topic)3[to] come to (someone’s turn/time)ที่ทำงานtêe tam ngaanที่ทำงานtêe tam ngaanworkplace; officeอย่างล่าช้าyàang lâa cháaอย่างล่าช้าyàang lâa cháabelatedly; with delayเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingรถติดrót dtìtรถติดrót dtìt1traffic jam; congestion2[to] have heavy traffic; be congestedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
I'm sorry, I arrived at work late today because the traffic was very bad.
Word Breakdown
อย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)Part 1
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อย่างล่าช้าyàang lâa cháaอย่างล่าช้าyàang lâa cháabelatedly; with delay