Remain in Thai

“Remain” in Thai is เหลือlǔea.

เหลือ lǔea

to be left (over), to remain verb

lǔea rising

Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”

How to use it

เหลือlǔea is what's left: rooms, tickets, money, time, food on the plate. Leftovers are ของเหลือkǎwng lǔea, and when nothing's left, it's หมดmòt, all gone. เหลือเชื่อlǔea chûea, "beyond belief", means unbelievable.

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:

leua
lua
luer

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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