ตัวเล็กตัวน้อย(dtuua lék dtuua nói)
Meanings
1NounB1
small creatures
small creatures or beings, often used collectively.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)สวนหลังบ้านsŭuan lăng bâanสวนหลังบ้านsŭuan lăng bâanbackyard; back gardenของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแมลงmà-laengแมลงmà-laenginsect; bugตัวเล็กตัวน้อยdtuua lék dtuua nóiตัวเล็กตัวน้อยdtuua lék dtuua nói1insignificant people2small creatures3little children; little onesเยอะแยะyéh-yáeเยอะแยะyéh-yáe1many; a lot; plentiful2a lot; in large amounts3plenty! (colloq. reply)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
There are lots of little creatures/insects in my backyard.
2NounB1
little children; little ones
small children; the little ones, often spoken of collectively.
Examples
วันหยุดwan yùtวันหยุดwan yùt1day off; rest day2public holiday3regular closing day (of a shop/business)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightดูแลdoo laeดูแลdoo lae1[to] take care of; look after2[to] supervise; be in charge of3[to] maintain; serviceพวกpûuakพวกpûuak1group; set; category2those; the ... ones (pluralizing prefix)3we; you all; they (pluralizer with pronouns/names)4those people (often pejorative)5gang; faction; cliqueตัวเล็กตัวน้อยdtuua lék dtuua nóiตัวเล็กตัวน้อยdtuua lék dtuua nói1insignificant people2small creatures3little children; little onesที่บ้านtêe bâanที่บ้านtêe bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeค่ะkâค่ะkâ1polite particle (female, statement)2polite particle (female, short response)
This holiday, I have to take care of the little ones at home.
3NounB2
insignificant people
ordinary, unimportant, or low-ranking people; the little guys.
Examples
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanรัฐบาลrát-tà-baan1government (executive)2the government; public sectorควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3deserve; be worthy ofมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoนโยบายná-yoh-baaiนโยบายná-yoh-baaipolicy; plan of actionช่วยเหลือchûuai-lĕuuaช่วยเหลือchûuai-lĕuua1[to] help; assist2aid; assistance; support3to rescue; to provide reliefคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleตัวเล็กตัวน้อยdtuua lék dtuua nóiตัวเล็กตัวน้อยdtuua lék dtuua nói1insignificant people2small creatures3little children; little onesให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitสามารถsăa-mâatสามารถsăa-mâat1able; capable2ability; capability3talented; competentลืมตาอ้าปากleum dtaa âa bpàakลืมตาอ้าปากleum dtaa âa bpàak[to] make ends meet; no longer live in povertyได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedบ้างbâangบ้างbâang1sometimes; occasionally2plural/variety marker (after question/request)3somewhat; at least a little4some; any (unspecified, small set)
The government should have policies to help the little guys get on their feet.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
สัตว์เล็กสัตว์น้อยsàt-lék-sàt-náwyสัตว์เล็กสัตว์น้อยsàt-lék-sàt-náwysmall animals; little creatures
small animals; little creatures
ลูกปลาซิวlôok bplaa siwลูกปลาซิวlôok bplaa siw1baby minnow; fish fry2small fry; insignificant person [sb]
- baby minnow; fish fry
- small fry; insignificant person [sb]
เด็กเล็กเด็กแดงdèk lék dèk daengเด็กเล็กเด็กแดงdèk lék dèk daenglittle children; young kids
little children; young kids
ปลาเล็กปลาน้อยbplaa lék bplaa nóiปลาเล็กปลาน้อยbplaa lék bplaa nói1various small fish (often as collective catch/food)2small fry; minor/insignificant people or things
- various small fish (often as collective catch/food)
- small fry; minor/insignificant people or things
ปลาเล็กbplaa lékปลาเล็กbplaa lék1small fish2(figurative) a minor player; small fry
- small fish
- (figurative) a minor player; small fry
Word Breakdown
ตัวเล็กdtuua lékตัวเล็กdtuua lék1small; small in build2lowercase (letters)3small version/variantPart 1
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ตัวเล็กตัวน้อยdtuua lék dtuua nóiตัวเล็กตัวน้อยdtuua lék dtuua nóismall creatures