ลด
reduce
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- 1 reduce、lower、turn down、lessen、alleviate
- 2 decrease、drop、fall、go down
- 3 discount、reduce the price、mark down
ลด is a verb for making something smaller, lower, weaker, or less intense, or for something becoming that way. Depending on context, it can mean “reduce,” “lower,” “turn down,” “decrease,” or “discount.”
reduce、lower、turn down、lessen、alleviate
This sense means to make an amount, level, intensity, height, speed, temperature, risk, pain, or similar thing lower or smaller.
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ลดเสียงหน่อยได้ไหม lót sǐaŋ nɔ̀ɔy dâay mǎy Could you turn the volume down a little? ลดเสียงหน่อยได้ไหม details
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กรุณาลดความเร็ว karunaa lót khwaam rew Please slow down. กรุณาลดความเร็ว details
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ยาลดปวด yaa lót pùat pain reliever ยาลดปวด details
decrease、drop、fall、go down
This sense means that the subject itself decreases, drops, or becomes lower. The form ลดลง is especially common for this intransitive use.
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ราคาน้ำมันลดลง raakhaa nám man lót loŋ Gasoline prices went down. ราคาน้ำมันลดลง details
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จำนวนลูกค้าลดลง camnuan lûuk kháa lót loŋ The number of customers decreased. จำนวนลูกค้าลดลง details
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ไข้ลดแล้ว khây lót lɛ́ɛw The fever has gone down. ไข้ลดแล้ว details
discount、reduce the price、mark down
This sense means to reduce a price or give a discount. It is very common in shops, sales, and price negotiations.
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ลดราคา lót raakhaa discount; put on sale ลดราคา details
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ลดได้ไหม lót dâay mǎy Can you give me a discount? ลดได้ไหม details
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ร้านนี้ลด 20% ráan níi lót yîisìp pəəsen This shop is offering 20% off. ร้านนี้ลด 20% details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core idea of ลด is movement from more, higher, or stronger toward less, lower, or weaker. With an object, it means to reduce or lower that thing, as in ลดค่าใช้จ่าย “reduce expenses,” ลดเสียง “turn down the volume,” or ลดอุณหภูมิ “lower the temperature.” When the subject itself decreases or goes down, ลดลง is the safest and most natural form. In common fixed expressions such as ไข้ลดแล้ว “the fever has gone down,” ลด alone is also natural.
Usage
You will hear ลด in everyday situations such as turning down volume, slowing down, reducing sugar, losing weight, a fever going down, or asking for a discount. It is also common in news and business for cost cuts, risk reduction, lower prices, interest rates or taxes, and decreases in sales or user numbers.
Caution
ลด is a verb of change or action, so it does not replace เล็ก “small” or น้อย “few/little.” When you mean that something decreases by itself, ลดลง is usually clearer than ลด alone.
Differences from similar words
1 reduce synonyms
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บรรเทา focuses on relieving pain, suffering, or problems. ลด can also be used for pain or risk, but it is the general word for making a level or amount lower.
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ลดหย่อน is used more specifically for reducing or easing things like taxes, fees, or burdens. ลด is broader and works with amounts, volume, speed, temperature, risk, and many other targets.