งูเล็ก
nguu-lékMeaning
1NounA1
small snake
A small snake (generic description, not a specific common or scientific name). Example: เจองูเล็กในสวน (found a small snake in the garden)
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asงูเล็กnguu-lékงูเล็กnguu-léksmall snakeตัวหนึ่งdtuua-nʉ̀ngตัวหนึ่งdtuua-nʉ̀ng1one (of them); a certain one2one (classifier ‘ตัว’)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainข้างkâangข้างkâang1side; flank2beside; next to; by3classifier: sides; paired parts4side; party (in a dispute or game)5side; lateral (modifier)กระถางต้นไม้grà-tǎang-dtôn-máaiกระถางต้นไม้grà-tǎang-dtôn-máaiflowerpot; plant pot
I saw a small snake next to the flower pot.
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This small snake isn’t aggressive; it just slithered by.
เมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoงูเล็กnguu-lékเข้าkâoใต้dtâaiตู้dtûuเราraoเลยləəiเปิดทางbpə̀ət-taangให้hâiมันmanออกɔ̀ɔkนอกบ้านnɔ̂ɔk-bâan
This morning, a small snake went under the cabinet, so we opened a way for it to go outside.
เด็กdèkๆ-เจอjerงูเล็กnguu lékในnaiสนามsà-năamจึงjeungเรียกrîakผู้ใหญ่pôo yàiให้hâiมาช่วยmaa chûuaiไล่lâiมันmanกลับไปglàp bpaiที่têeพงหญ้าpong yâa
The kids found a small snake in the yard, so they called an adult to help chase it back into the grass.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
nguu
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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งูเล็กnguu-lékงูเล็กnguu-léksmall snakesmall snakeWord