In Thai Language, there are a few ways to say to drop or to fall. I will explain the different ways and when to use each.
💡 Keep in mind that a lot of times the word ลง (long) is added after the vocabulary meaning “to fall” because ลง means down. So it’s like saying something fell down.
ตก dtòk
You can use ตก (dtòk) to say something dropped, fell on, fell down into. Let’s see some examples.
Examples:
- To rain
ฝนตก = Literally: Rain + to fall
fŏn dtòk - Shocked
ตกใจ = Literally: Heart + to fall
dtòk jai - I fell into a hole
ฉันตกลงไปในหลุม
chăn dtòk long bpai nai lŭm - I fell from the bicycle
ฉันตกจักรยาน
chăn dtòk jàk-grà-yaan - The water bottle fell from my hand
ขวดน้ำตกจากมือฉัน
kùat náam dtòk jàak meu chăn - Fall in love
ฉันตกหลุมรัก (Expression literally meaning: I fell into the love hole)
chăn dtòk lŭm rák
หล่น lòn
หล่น has pretty much the same meaning as ตก. They are interchangeable.
Examples:
- I fell from the bicycle
ฉันหล่นจักรยาน
chăn lòn jàk-grà-yaan - The water bottle fell from my hand
ขวดน้ำหล่นจากมือฉัน
kùat náam lòn jàak meu chăn
ล้ม lóm
ล้ม is used to mean to trip and fall in Thai. Let’s see examples.
Examples:
- I fell yesterday
เมื่อวานฉันล้ม
mêua waan chăn lóm - The floor was slippery so she fell down
พื้นลื่นเธอก็เลยล้มลง
péun lêun ter gôr loie lóm long
ร่วง rûang
ร่วง is used to say something fell or dropped like leaves fell or hair fell.
Examples:
- Autumn
ฤดูใบไม้ร่วง Literally: Leaves falling season
réu-doo bai mái rûang - Women with long hair, their hair falls easily
ผู้หญิงผมยาวผมร่วงง่าย
pôo yĭng pŏm yaao pà-má-rûang-ngâai
หลุด lùt
This word means to slip off, detach, get loose, and fall. Think of หลุด like something fell from a hook, or you pull on something until it detaches and falls off.
Examples:
- The ring fell from my finger
แหวนหลุดจากนิ้ว
wăen lùt jàak níw - Don’t say it out loud! (Supposed to be a secret)
อย่าหลุดปากพูดออกไป
yàa lùt bpàak pôot òk bpai - The bait fell from the hook
เหยื่อหลุดจากตะขอ
yèua lùt jàak dtà-kŏr
I hope you learned all the different ways to say to fall in Thai and in which situations you use each word.