Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never inventedalready; indicates completion of an actioncurated
indicates that a new state or situation has begunwiktionary
indicates that a new situation is about to beginwiktionary
then; next; andwiktionary
complete with; full ofwiktionary
to complete; finishwiktionary
to end; come to an endwiktionary
In the readings
real sentences, spoken by real voicesบางวัดพังไปแล้ว เหลือแต่ซาก
Some of the temples have fallen into ruin, with only remains left.
ร้านบางร้านปิดไปแล้ว
Some shops have already closed for good.
ปีที่แล้วเราขายข้าวได้ราคาไม่ดี
Last year we didn't get a good price for our rice.
ฉันบอกว่ากินแล้ว ทั้งๆที่ยังไม่ได้กิน
I say I have, even though I haven't.
เดี๋ยวนี้มีแล้ว แต่สัญญาณโทรศัพท์ยังไม่ดี
Now there is, but the phone signal still isn't good.
Built from
From Proto-Tai *leːwꟲ (“to be finished”), from Middle Chinese 了 (MC lewX). Cognate with Lao ແລ້ວ (lǣu), Lü ᧟ (l̇aew), Northern Thai ᩓ᩠ᩅ, Zhuang leuh (dialectal). Compare also Iu Mien liuz (“to finish, to end; then; after”).