โหล

lŏo

Meanings

1NounA2

dozen (12 items)

a unit equal to twelve.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offดินสอdin sŏrดินสอdin sŏr1pencil2CL: pencilsมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerโหลlŏoโหลlŏo1dozen (12 items)2CLF: dozen (12 of ...)3jar; glass jar/container4tacky; garish; cheap-looking (colloquial)5hello? (old telephone greeting; dated)หนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)
He bought one dozen pencils.
2ClassifierA2

CLF: dozen (12 of ...)

classifier used to count items in groups of twelve.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offดินสอdin sŏrดินสอdin sŏr1pencil2CL: pencilsหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)โหลlŏoโหลlŏo1dozen (12 items)2CLF: dozen (12 of ...)3jar; glass jar/container4tacky; garish; cheap-looking (colloquial)5hello? (old telephone greeting; dated)สำหรับsăm-ràpสำหรับsăm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingชั้นเรียนchán riianชั้นเรียนchán riian1class; lesson; course session2class/group of students3class level; grade/year
I bought one dozen pencils for the class.
3NounA2

jar; glass jar/container

a glass jar or container, often with a lid, used for storing food or other items.

Examples

แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] pour in; [to] fill4[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)5[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)คุกกี้kúk-géeคุกกี้kúk-gée1cookie; biscuit2web cookie; browser cookieไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)โหลแก้วlŏh gâewโหลแก้วlŏh gâewglass jarบนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2desk
Mom put cookies in the glass jar on the table.
4NounB2

tacky; garish; cheap-looking (colloquial)

gaudy, unfashionable, or low-quality in look or taste; colloquial/derogatory.

Examples

เสื้อsêuuaเสื้อsêuua1shirt; top2jacket; coat (outerwear) — regional/colloquial3classifier: ตัวลายlaaiลายlaai1pattern; design2marking; stripe; streak3signature mark; distinctive mark (colloq.)4patterned; marked5[to] be patterned; show marks6pattern; design (classifier)วิบวับwíp wápวิบวับwíp wáp1sparkling; twinkling; glinting2[to] sparkle; twinkleตัวนั้นdtuua nánตัวนั้นdtuua nánthat one [animal, item]ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeโหลlŏoโหลlŏo1dozen (12 items)2CLF: dozen (12 of ...)3jar; glass jar/container4tacky; garish; cheap-looking (colloquial)5hello? (old telephone greeting; dated)ไปหน่อยbpai nòiไปหน่อยbpai nòi1a bit (too); somewhat excessive2a little (farther/over); slightlyใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] pour in; [to] fill4[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)5[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)เข้าทรงkâo songเข้าทรงkâo song1[to] be possessed (by a spirit)2[to] act as a spirit medium
That sparkly patterned shirt looks gaudy and doesn’t fit well.
5NounB2

hello? (old telephone greeting; dated)

an older Thai telephone greeting meaning 'hello?', now rare.

Examples

สมัยก่อนsà-măi gònสมัยก่อนsà-măi gòn1the old days; former times2formerly; in the past; back thenพอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàp1mobile phone; cellphone (colloquial)2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3telephone; phoneดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeคนไทยkon taiคนไทยkon taiThai person; Thai people; Thai nationalบางคนbaang konบางคนbaang konsome people; some personsจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)รับสายráp săaiรับสายráp săai[to] answer a call; pick up (the phone)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toคำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)โหลlŏoโหลlŏo1dozen (12 items)2CLF: dozen (12 of ...)3jar; glass jar/container4tacky; garish; cheap-looking (colloquial)5hello? (old telephone greeting; dated)แทนที่จะtaen têe jàแทนที่จะtaen têe jàinstead of; rather thanพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeฮัลโหลhan-lŏhฮัลโหลhan-lŏh1[!] hello (on the phone)2[!] hey; hello (get attention)
In the past, when the phone rang, some Thais would answer with 'lo' instead of saying 'hello.'

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