Jingjok
How to say what about…? (follow-up question)
in Thai
ล่ะ
lâ
what about…? (follow-up question)
lâ falling
After a noun: แล้วคุณล่ะ 'and you?'. After a question word it adds 'then': ทำไมล่ะ 'why, then?'.
- Part of speech
- particle
In a sentence
- แล้วคุณล่ะláeo kun lâAnd you?
From the same situation: Making friends
- เงินเดือนsalary
- เลี้ยงto treat (pay for someone); to raise, look after
- แชร์to share; to split (the bill)
- ด้วยกันtogether
- หรือเปล่าor not? (yes/no question)
- เหรอreally? (checking, surprise)
- ศาสนาreligion
- คนเดียวalone, on your own
All 70 words and phrases in “Making friends” →
Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok teaches ล่ะ with audio, the tone drawn on screen, and a check on your own voice. Handle personal questions with ease, invite and be invited, give and take compliments, and sort out who pays.
- WEEKS 1–2 · SURVIVEGreet anyone, pay, and order food and 7-Eleven exactly how you like it.
- WEEKS 3–6 · SETTLE INGet around by taxi, Grab and skytrain, find anything, and handle your landlord.
- WEEKS 7–12 · RUN YOUR LIFEPharmacy, bank, SIM and apps, how you feel, and a weekend away, all in Thai.
The first week is free.