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"to fall behind" in Thai

ล้าหลัง
To fall behind. The Thai for "to fall behind" is "ล้าหลัง".
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Literal Breakdown

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The 36th consonant of the Thai alphabet ล
falling tone marker ไม้โท
vowel a (long version) -า
The 41st consonant of the Thai alphabet ห
The 36th consonant of the Thai alphabet ล
vowel a (closed variant) อั-
The 7th consonant of the Thai alphabet ง

Summary

The Thai translation for “to fall behind” is ล้าหลัง. The Thai, ล้าหลัง, can be broken down into 7 parts:"The 36th consonant of the Thai alphabet" (ล), "falling tone marker" (ไม้โท), "vowel a (long version)" (-า), "The 41st consonant of the Thai alphabet" (ห), "The 36th consonant of the Thai alphabet" (ล), "vowel a (closed variant)" (อั-) and "The 7th consonant of the Thai alphabet" (ง).

See also

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underdeveloped ด้อยพัฒนา

Examples of "to fall behind" in use

There are 3 examples of the Thai word for "to fall behind" being used:
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We will look at their country as a backward country. เราจะมองเขาเป็นประเทศที่ล้าหลังนะคะ
Their country is lagging behind and more underdeveloped than Thailand. ล้าหลังด้อยพัฒนากว่าไทย
Actually, Thai people will know why their country has, er.. the progress is lagging behind our country. ซึ่งถามว่าจริงๆ แล้วเนี่ย คนไทยจะทราบไหมว่าเพราะอะไร เขาถึงมี เอ่อ.. ความเจริญก้าวหน้าที่ล้าหลังกว่าเรานะคะ

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"to fall behind" Practice (4)
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to fall behind
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Actually, Thai people will know why their country has, er.. the progress is lagging behind our country.,
Their country is lagging behind and more underdeveloped than Thailand.,
We will look at their country as a backward country.
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Somsak Thanathiwat
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