โหล(lŏo)

Meanings

4AdjectiveB2

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.
5InterjectionB2

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 personsจะจะ1will; 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.'