เอ่ยลา
yèe-laaMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] say goodbye; [to] bid farewell
to say goodbye, to bid farewell, or to take one's leave
Examples
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerกลับบ้านglàp-bâanกลับบ้านglàp-bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเดินไปdəən-bpaiเดินไปdəən-bpai[to] walk to [somewhere]เอ่ยลาyèe-laaเอ่ยลาyèe-laa[to] say goodbye; [to] bid farewellเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaancoworker; colleague; workmateทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybody
Before going home, he walked over to say goodbye to all his colleagues.
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งานเลี้ยงngaan-líiangจบลงjòp-longแล้วlɛ́ɛoถึงเวลาtʉ̌ng-wee-laaที่tîiเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngเอ่ยลาyèe-laaกันganเสียทีsǐia-tii
The party is over; it's finally time for us to say our goodbyes.
เธอtəəร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâiหนักnàkมากmâakตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngเอ่ยลาyèe-laaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaที่tîiสนามบินsà-nǎam-bin
She cried heavily when she had to bid farewell to her family at the airport.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàรู้rúuว่าwâaต้องdtɔ̂ngจากกันjàak-ganไปไกลbpai-glaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangทำใจtam-jaiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiที่จะtîi-jàเอ่ยลาyèe-laaเธอtəəเป็นbpenครั้งkrángสุดท้ายsùt-táai
Even though he knew they would be far apart, he still couldn't bring himself to say goodbye to her for the last time.
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 classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
yèe
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → 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
เอ่ยyèeเอ่ยyèe1[to] mention; utter; say2(final particle in questions or calls)[to] mention; utter; sayPart 1
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ลาlaaลาlaa1donkey2[to] say goodbye; take one’s leave3leave (from work/school)4[to] take leave; request leavedonkeyPart 2
เอ่ยลาyèe-laaเอ่ยลาyèe-laa[to] say goodbye; [to] bid farewell[to] say goodbye; [to] bid farewellWord