ไล่ลบ
lâi-lópMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] sequentially delete; go through and delete
To go through and delete items sequentially, one after another (e.g., deleting unwanted files from a list, removing old comments).
Examples
รูปrûupรูปrûup1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)มือถือmʉʉ-tʉ̌ʉมือถือmʉʉ-tʉ̌ʉ1mobile phone; cellphone; smartphone2handheld; portable (held in the hand)เยอะyə́เยอะyə́1many; much; a lot (of)2a lot; much (colloq.)3excessive; too muchเกินไปgəən-bpaiเกินไปgəən-bpaitoo; overly; excessivelyต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toไล่ลบlâi-lópไล่ลบlâi-lóp[to] sequentially delete; go through and deleteบ้างbâangบ้างbâang1some; any (unspecified, small set)2sometimes; occasionally3plural/variety marker (after question/request)4somewhat; at least a littleแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
There are too many photos on my phone; I need to go through and delete some.
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เมื่อวานmêuua waanฉันchănใช้เวลาchái way-laaทั้งtángบ่ายbàaiนั่งnângไล่ลบlâi lópอีเมลee-maynเก่าๆgào gàoที่têeไม่mâiสำคัญsăm-kanออกจากòk jàakกล่องจดหมายglòng jòt-măai
Yesterday, I spent the whole afternoon going through and deleting old, unimportant emails from my inbox.
ผู้ดูแลpûu-duu-lɛɛเพจpèetต้องdtɔ̂ngคอยkɔɔiไล่ลบlâi-lópความคิดเห็นkwaam-kít-hěnที่tîiไม่สุภาพmâi-sù-pâapเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรักษาrák-sǎaบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatที่ดีtîi-dii
The page administrator has to constantly go through and delete impolite comments to maintain a good atmosphere.
เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmพื้นที่ว่างpʉ́ʉn-tîi-wâangในnaiฮาร์ดไดรฟ์háat-draiเขาkǎoกำลังgam-langไล่ลบlâi-lópโปรแกรมbproo-grɛɛmที่tîiไม่ได้ใช้mâi-dâai-cháiงานngaanและlɛ́ไฟล์faiชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoทั้งหมดtáng-mòt
To free up space on his hard drive, he is systematically deleting all unused programs and temporary files.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lâi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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
ไล่lâiไล่lâi1[to] chase; pursue2[to] drive away; expel3[to] fire; dismiss4[to] go through in order; sort; enumerate5[to] adjust progressively[to] chase; pursuePart 1
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ลบlópลบlóp1[to] erase; delete; wipe off2minus; negative3[to] subtract4negative[to] erase; delete; wipe offPart 2
ไล่ลบlâi-lópไล่ลบlâi-lóp[to] sequentially delete; go through and delete[to] sequentially delete; go through and deleteWord