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sĭia láew

Meanings

1NounB2

already (final/regretful tone)

a clause-final particle placed after a verb, adjective, or clause to mark completed action with a nuance of finality, regret, or that it is too late

Examples

กะว่าgà wâaกะว่าgà wâa1[to] intend; plan (to ...)2[to] suppose; figure; expect (that ...)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)โทรหาtoh hăaโทรหาtoh hăa[to] call/phone [sb]แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)แบตหมดbàet mòtแบตหมดbàet mòt(battery) is dead/emptyเสียแล้วsĭia láewเสียแล้วsĭia láew1already (final/regretful tone)2[to] pass away (polite)
I was going to call, but the battery has already died.
2NounB2

[to] pass away (polite)

used after a subject referring to a person to mean that they have died; a polite/euphemistic way to report someone’s death (e.g., คุณพ่อเสียแล้ว)

Examples

คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineเสียแล้วsĭia láewเสียแล้วsĭia láew1already (final/regretful tone)2[to] pass away (polite)เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)สองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondปีก่อนbpee gònปีก่อนbpee gònlast year; the previous year
My grandmother passed away two years ago.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เสียsĭiaเสียsĭia1broken; out of order2[to] pay3late; deceased4polite intensifier (after verbs/adjectives)5sadly; unfortunately (final particle)6[to] lose; forfeit; waste7spoiled; ruined; gone badPart 1
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แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)Part 2
เสียแล้วsĭia láewเสียแล้วsĭia láewalready (final/regretful tone)