Thai consonant 36 of 44
ล – Lo Ling (law ling): the Thai letter L
- Class
- Low class
- Start sound
- l
- End sound
- n
- Keyword
- monkey
ล ลอ ลิง law ling
In short
ล (ลอ ลิงlaw ling) is the 36th letter of the Thai alphabet and a low-class consonant. At the start of a syllable it sounds like l, and at the end of a syllable like n. Its name means "ล as in ลิง, monkey".
How to say ล
l as in 'love'
The keyword ลิงling means monkey. Say the letter as ลอ ลิงlaw ling.
Same "l" sound, different letter: ฬ Lo Chula. The class is what tells them apart.
Thai words with ล
Tap the speaker to hear each word. Can you spot ล in each one?
- ลิฟต์ líp
lift, elevator
- ลุง lung
uncle (an older man; also 'you' or 'I')
- ลืม luuem
to forget; to leave something behind
- ลง long
to go down; to get off, to get out (of a vehicle)
- ลูก lûuk
counting word for fruit and round things
- ลด lót
to lower (a price), to give a discount
- ลองใส่ lawng sài
to try on
- ละ lá
per, each
- ลม lom
wind
- ลูกพี่ลูกน้อง lûuk-pîi-lûuk-náwng
cousin
Don't mix it up with
Letters that look similar. Compare the loops, tails and notches.
- ลอ ลิง law ling
Tones with low-class letters
ล is one of the 24 low-class consonants. With no tone mark:
- Live syllableMid tone
- Dead syllableHigh (short vowel) or falling (long vowel) tone
Two tone marks: ◌่ falling, ◌้ high.
The full tone rules chart