แล้วคุณล่ะ
laeo khun la
The English phrase "how about you" is translated into Thai as แล้วคุณล่ะ (laeo khun la).
This phrase is used to redirect a question back to the other person after you have already answered it yourself, asking for their opinion or their situation.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of แล้ว (and/then), คุณ (you) and the particle ล่ะ (used for questions or to prompt a response).
How does it change in a sentence?
To adjust the social register of the phrase, you can replace the pronoun คุณ with other forms: use เธอ for an informal tone with friends or ท่าน to make the phrase highly formal.
How do you pronounce it?
laeo khun la
Did you know?
- When speaking to a monk, the word คุณ is replaced by พระคุณเจ้า, turning a short phrase into a much longer and highly respectful address.
- Thai has dozens of pronouns for 'you', and using the wrong one in แล้วคุณล่ะ can accidentally signal a power imbalance or an insult.
- Thai speakers may use their own nickname in place of 'I' before asking แล้วคุณล่ะ to make the conversation feel more endearing and soft.
Examples in context
- แล้วคุณล่ะHow about you?This example shows the use of แล้วคุณล่ะ.Tatoeba #1777537 by Vortarulo, translation #16491 by CK
- ท่านเป็นอย่างไรบ้างคะHow are you doing?
- ฉันชอบอาหารไทย แล้วคุณล่ะchan chop a-han thai, laeo khun laI like Thai food, how about you?
- วันนี้ฉันยุ่งมาก แล้วคุณล่ะwan-ni chan yung mak, laeo khun laI am very busy today, how about you?
Example conversation
Nicha and Chonsit are talking about their weekends.
- ณิชา Nichaสุดสัปดาห์นี้ฉันจะไปทะเล แล้วคุณล่ะsud sap-da nee chan ja pai ta-lay laew khun laI am going to the beach this weekend, how about you?
- ชลสิทธิ์ Cholasitผมจะอยู่บ้านพักผ่อนครับphom ja yoo ban phak-phon krapI will stay home and relax.
- ณิชา Nichaฟังดูน่าสบายจังเลยนะfang doo na sa-bai jang loey naThat sounds very relaxing.
- ชลสิทธิ์ Cholasitใช่ครับ ขอให้เที่ยวให้สนุกนะ ณิชาchai krap kho hai thiao hai sa-nook na NichaYes, have a great trip, Nicha.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
