เล่าเรื่อง
lâo-rʉ̂ʉangMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] tell a story; narrate
to present a story or a series of events to an audience, spoken or written
Examples
คุณครูkun kruuคุณครูkun kruu1teacher (polite/honorific)2Teacher (respectful title or address)เล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuangเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuang1[to] tell a story; narrate2[to] recount; relate what happenedสนุกๆsà-nùk sà-nùkสนุกๆsà-nùk sà-nùk1for fun; casually2fun; enjoyable (informal tone)
The teacher tells fun stories.
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Grandma likes to tell bedtime stories to her grandchildren.
Tonight, he will tell ghost stories around the campfire.
นักเขียนnák kĭianคนนี้kon néeมีmeeพรสวรรค์pon sà-wănในnaiการเล่าเรื่องgaan lâo rêuuangที่têeทำให้tam hâiคนอ่านkon àanรู้สึกrúu-sèukเหมือนmĕuuanเข้าไปkâo bpaiอยู่ในyòo naiเหตุการณ์hèt gaanนั้นnánจริงๆjing jing
This writer has a talent for storytelling that makes readers feel like they are actually in that event.
2VerbA2
[to] recount; relate what happened
to give an account of real events or experiences to someone
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉang1[to] tell a story; narrate2[to] recount; relate what happenedที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)
I tell my mom about what happened at school.
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เขาkǎoเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangที่tîiเขาkǎoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoเชียงใหม่chiiang-màiให้hâiฉันchǎnฟังfangอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiat
He recounted his trip to Chiang Mai to me in detail.
คุณkunช่วยchûuaiเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangที่tîiเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanให้เราhâi-raoฟังfangอีกครั้งìik-krángได้ไหมdâai-mǎi
Can you recount to us what happened yesterday one more time?
พอกpôkลับlápจากjàakค่ายkâaiเขาkăoก็gâwรีบrêepเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuangสนุกๆsà-nùk sà-nùkที่têeเจอมาjer maaให้hâiเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanฟังfang
As soon as he got back from camp, he eagerly recounted the fun experiences he had to his friends.
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 ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lâo
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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
เล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)[to] tell; narrate; recountPart 1
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เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)matter; issue; subjectPart 2
เล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉang[to] tell a story; narrate[to] tell a story; narrateWord