Thai word
ล่าง
lâang
在……下面/低于
How to pronounce ล่าง
Falling tone
Starts high, falls quickly to low
ล่าง is written lâang and carries the falling tone. Listen first, then copy the pitch — in Thai the pitch belongs to the word the way a vowel does.
Same syllable, five tones
Thai uses pitch to tell words apart. Below is the same syllable on each of the five tones — nothing changes but the pitch. Say your word (highlighted) on one of the other four and a Thai listener hears a different word, or none at all.
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laang
Mid tone
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làang
Low tone
- ล่าง
lâang
Falling tone
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lǎang
Rising tone
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láang
High tone
What does ล่าง mean?
Translation
在……下面/低于
ล่าง (lâang) means "在……下面/低于" in Thai.
Example sentences
บ้านอยู่สุดซอยเลยค่ะ ข้างล่างตึกสีขาว
bâan yùu sùt-soi loei ká kâang-lâang dtêuk sǐi-kǎao
bâan 就在 soi 尽头，白色 dtêuk 下面。
Test yourself
One word from the same tone group. Its meaning is not on this page — see whether it stuck.
What does this word mean?
ห้า
hâa
Related words
More words with the falling tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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