Delete in Thai

“Delete” in Thai is ลบlóp.

ลบ lóp

to delete, to erase; minus verb

lóp high

High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.

How to use it

ลบlóp has a high tone. It's deleting a photo, a message or an app, and rubbing out pencil with an eraser, a ยางลบyaang lóp, "deleting rubber". In maths it's minus: สิบลบสามsìp lóp sǎam, ten minus three.

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:

lohp
lopp

More verbs in Thai

All verbs

เป็น bpen Be
to be (a nationality, a job, a role)
มี mii Have
to have
ไป bpai Go
to go
มา maa Come
to come
กิน gin Eat
to eat
ดื่ม dùuem Drink
to drink

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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