เล่า
lâoMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] tell; narrate; recount
to relate information, events, or a story to someone; to recount
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)3question or topic particle (literary)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)ก่อนนอนgòn nonก่อนนอนgòn non1before bed; before sleeping; at bedtime2bedtime (as a modifier)
Mom tells a bedtime story to her child.
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Yesterday he recounted his work experience to me.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeช่วยchûuaiเล่าlâoรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatการเดินทางgaan dern taangในnaiที่ประชุมtêe bprà-chumหน่อยnòi
Tomorrow, please recount the travel details in the meeting.
หลังlăngจบjòpทริปtrípเราraoมาmaaนั่งnângเล่าlâoเหตุการณ์สำคัญhèet gaan săm-kanให้hâiเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanฟังfangพร้อมprómดูdooรูปถ่ายrôop tàai
After the trip, we sat down to recount the key events to friends while looking at photos.
2ParticleB2
particle (emphasis/insistence)
a sentence-final particle in informal speech adding emphasis, insistence, or urging, often continuing a previously mentioned point
Examples
ทำไมtam maiทำไมtam mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)ถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingลืมleuumลืมleuum1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionallyเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultเอกสารèk-gà-săanเอกสารèk-gà-săan1document2documentationไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)3question or topic particle (literary)
Why did you forget to take the documents?
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Why don't you answer the message?
อย่าyàaชะล่าใจchá-lâa jaiสิsìงานngaanนี้néeสำคัญsăm-kanนะnáเล่าlâoต้องdtôngตรวจdtrùuatให้hâiละเอียดlá-ìiat
Don’t be complacent; this task is important, I’m telling you, so check it thoroughly.
อย่าลืมyàa leumพกpókบัตรประชาชนbàt bprà-chaa-chonไปด้วยbpai dûuayเล่าlâoเดี๋ยวdĭiaoเข้าkâoพื้นที่púen têeไม่ได้mâi dâai
Don’t forget to bring your ID card, mind you, or you won’t be able to enter.
3ParticleC1
question or topic particle (literary)
A particle used in questions to mean 'then' or 'what about', often referring back to someone or something already mentioned.
Examples
พ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureเห็นด้วยhĕn dûuaiเห็นด้วยhĕn dûuai1[to] agree (with [sb]/[sth])2agreed; I agreeกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)3question or topic particle (literary)คิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; planอย่างไรyàang-raiอย่างไรyàang-rai1how; in what way2what kind; which way
Dad agrees with this. What about Mom—what does she think?
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คุณkunเสนอsà-nĕrให้hâiย้ายyáaiสำนักงานsăm-nák-ngaanออกไปòk bpaiนอกเมืองnôk meuuangแล้วláeoพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanที่têeไม่มีmâi meeรถส่วนตัวrót sùuan dtuuaเล่าlâoจะjàเดินทางมาdern taang maaทำงานtam ngaanอย่างไรyàang-rai
You propose moving the office out of the city. What about employees without their own cars—how will they get to work?
คุณkunเรียกร้องrîak róngให้hâiผู้อื่นpôo èunเสียสละsĭia sà-làเพื่อpêuuaส่วนรวมsùuan ruuamแล้วláeoตัวdtuuaคุณkunเองayngเล่าlâoพร้อมprómจะjàละทิ้งlá tíngผลประโยชน์ส่วนตนpŏn-bprà-yòht sùuan dtonเพียงใดpiiang dai
You call on others to make sacrifices for the common good. What about you—how willing are you to forgo your own interests?
เราraoมักmákยกย่องyók yôngผู้ที่pôo têeประสบความสำเร็จbprà-sòp kwaam săm-rètแล้วláeoผู้ที่pôo têeพยายามpà-yaa-yaamอย่างเต็มที่yàang dtem têeแต่ยังdtàe yangล้มเหลวlóm lěoเล่าlâoไม่สมควรmâi sŏm-kuuanได้รับdâi rápการยอมรับgaan yom rápบ้างbâangหรือrĕu
We often praise those who succeed. What about those who try their hardest but still fail—don't they deserve some recognition too?