แหละ(làe)
Meanings
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emphasis/focus particle (colloquial)
a colloquial particle, often after the focused word or at the end of a sentence, used to emphasize, assert, or highlight what comes before; adds certainty or contrastive focus
Examples
ของแท้kŏng táeของแท้kŏng táe1genuine; authentic2the genuine article3truly; for real (emphasis)แหละlàeแหละlàeemphasis/focus particle (colloquial)ไม่ใช่mâi châiไม่ใช่mâi châi1is/are/am not; not (to be)2no (disagreement/denial)3not (emphatic correction)ของปลอมkŏng bplomของปลอมkŏng bplomcounterfeit item; fake goods
It’s the real thing, not a fake.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ล่ะlâล่ะlâ1topic/contrast particle; question tag2sentence-final particle (casual emphasis)3elliptical answer marker
- topic/contrast particle; question tag
- sentence-final particle (casual emphasis)
- elliptical answer marker
แลlaeแลlae1[to] look; behold (arch., lit.)2and; as well as (arch., lit.)3indeed; apparently (final particle, arch./lit.)4[!] look! (arch. exclamation)
- [to] look; behold (arch., lit.)
- and; as well as (arch., lit.)
- indeed; apparently (final particle, arch./lit.)
- [!] look! (arch. exclamation)
Word Breakdown
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แหละlàeแหละlàeemphasis/focus particle (colloquial)