Small wordsbehind your back adverb
- láp high
- lǎng rising
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
You'll hear it in Mai Dai Leo Khanat Nan (ไม่ได้เลวขนาดนั้น).
How to use it
ลับหลังláp-lǎng, "hidden behind", is what's done when someone isn't there to see it: พูดลับหลังpûut láp-lǎng, to talk about someone behind their back, which in everyday words is นินทาnin-taa, to gossip. A two-faced person is sweet ต่อหน้าdtàw-nâa, to your face, and different ลับหลังláp-lǎng. Doing something on the sly, without being seen, is แอบàep.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- lub lang
- lap laang
- lablang
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