โล

loo

Meaning

1NounA2

kilo; kilogram (kg)

a colloquial short form of kilogram; equal to one kilogram; used in pricing and weights

Examples

กล้วยโลglûuai-looกล้วยโลglûuai-loobananas sold per kilogram (colloq.)ละláละlá1[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)2each; per3[to] omit; leave out; skip4topic/softening particleยี่สิบyîi-sìpยี่สิบyîi-sìptwentyบาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)
Bananas are twenty baht per kilo.
3 more examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnซื้อsʉ́ʉส้มsômสองsɔ̌ɔngโลlooจากjàakตลาดdtà-làat
Yesterday I bought two kilos of oranges from the market.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiร้านráanจะjàลดราคาlót-raa-kaaหมูmǔuเหลือlʉ̌ʉaโลละlá-lóหนึ่งร้อยnʉ̀ng-rɔ́ɔiบาทbàat
Tomorrow the shop will discount pork to one hundred baht per kilo.
ถ้าtâaเราraoซื้อsʉ́ʉข้าวสารkâao-sǎanทีละtii-láห้าhâaโลlooราคาraa-kaaต่อโลdtɔ̀ɔ-looจะjàถูกกว่าtùuk-gwàaซื้อsʉ́ʉแยกyɛ̂ɛk
If we buy five kilos of rice at a time, the price per kilo will be cheaper than buying separately.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

loo

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——