decrease
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- 1 decrease、decline、drop、become lower、lessen
ลดลง means that an amount, number, level, or degree becomes lower than before. It is commonly used for prices, sales, weight, symptoms, risks, popularity, and other measurable or gradable changes.
decrease、decline、drop、become lower、lessen
Used when the subject itself decreases, drops, declines, or becomes less intense.
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ราคาลดลง raakhaa lót loŋ The price drops. ราคาลดลง details
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ยอดขายลดลงมาก yɔ̂ɔt khǎay lót loŋ mâak Sales dropped significantly. ยอดขายลดลงมาก details
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น้ำหนักลดลง námnàk lót loŋ Weight decreases. น้ำหนักลดลง details
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อาการปวดลดลง aakaan pùat lót loŋ The pain lessens. อาการปวดลดลง details
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ความเสี่ยงลดลง khwaam sìaŋ lót loŋ The risk decreases. ความเสี่ยงลดลง details
Learning notes
Explanation
ลดลง combines ลด, “to reduce or lower,” with ลง, “down,” giving the idea of moving downward in amount, level, or intensity. The common pattern is “noun + ลดลง,” as in ราคาลดลง for a price going down or จำนวนคนลดลง for the number of people decreasing. It also works naturally with abstract nouns, such as popularity, concern, risk, or pain becoming less intense.
Usage
This word is common in news, statistics, business reports, and everyday conversation. It is useful when describing a change from a previous state, such as prices, sales, numbers of people, weight, temperature, symptoms, or risk going down.
Caution
When someone intentionally lowers something, ลด is usually the better verb. For example, รัฐบาลลดภาษี means “the government lowered taxes,” while ภาษีลดลง means “taxes went down.”
Differences from similar words
1 decrease synonyms
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ตก can mean “fall” or “drop,” especially with prices or stocks, and may suggest a sharper fall. ลดลง is more neutral and simply states that something decreased or became lower.
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ลด can mean “reduce” or “lower” something as a transitive verb. ลดลง usually describes the result: the subject itself goes down or becomes less.