Reduce in Thai

“Reduce” in Thai is ลดlót.

ลด lót

to reduce, to lower; to give a discount verb

lót high

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

High tone, like รถrót (car). Ask with a smile: bargaining is a friendly game.

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How to use it

ลดlót is making something smaller: a price (ลดราคาlót-raa-kaa, on sale), the volume (ลดเสียงlót sǐang), your weight. Getting smaller on its own is ลงlong, down: ราคาลงraa-kaa long, prices have come down.

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:

lod
loht
lohd

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