โลละ
lá-lóMeaning
1AdverbA2
per kilogram
Per kilogram; used when stating the price of something by weight.
Examples
มะม่วงmá-mûuangมะม่วงmá-mûuang1mango (fruit)2mango treeโลละlá-lóโลละlá-lóper kilogram50บาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)ค่ะkâค่ะkâ1polite particle (female, statement)2polite particle (female, short response)
Mangoes are 50 baht per kilogram.
3 more examplesShow less
How much does pork sell for per kilogram at this market?
Yesterday I bought shrimp to cook, the price was 300 baht per kilogram.
ทุเรียนtú-riianร้านนั้นráan-nánแพงpɛɛngมากmâakตั้งdtângโลละlá-lóเกือบgʉ̀ʉapพันpanแต่dtɛ̀ɛคนkonก็gɔ̂ยังyangต่อคิวdtɔ̀ɔ-kiuซื้อsʉ́ʉกันganยาวyaaoเลยləəi
The durian at that shop is very expensive, almost a thousand baht per kilogram, but people are still lining up to buy it.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is โลละ said ละ-โละ?
lá-ló
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
lá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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
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ละláละlá1[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)2each; per3[to] omit; leave out; skip4topic/softening particle[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)Part 2
โลละlá-lóโลละlá-lóper kilogramper kilogramWord