รายเล็ก(raai lék)
Meanings
1NounB2
small player; minor operator
a small-scale operator, business, or entity, especially when compared to larger competitors in a market.
Examples
รายเล็กraai lékรายเล็กraai lék1small player; minor operator2small-scale; minor (entity)อย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)สู้sôoสู้sôo1[to] fight; struggle2[to] compete; contend (against)3[to] withstand; cope with; afford4cannot match; be inferior to (negative/comparative)5keep going!; fight on! (encouragement)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationใหญ่ๆyài yàiใหญ่ๆyài yài1very/quite big (emphatic)2major; significant; prominent3in a big way; on a large scale4the big ones (substantive use)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedยากมากyâak mâakยากมากyâak mâakvery difficult; very hard
A small-scale operator like us has a very hard time competing with big companies.
2AdjectiveB2
small-scale; minor (entity)
describing a business, operator, or player that is small in size or market share compared with others.
Examples
ร้านค้าปลีกráan-káa bplèekร้านค้าปลีกráan-káa bplèekretail store; retail shopรายเล็กraai lékรายเล็กraai lék1small player; minor operator2small-scale; minor (entity)หลายแห่งlăai hàengหลายแห่งlăai hàengin many placesต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightปิดตัวbpìt dtuuaปิดตัวbpìt dtuua1[to] shut down; cease operations2[to] be closed off; keep to oneselfลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] put; apply; record3[to] decrease; go down4[to] land; alight5down; downstream6downstream; southbound7[to] get off (vehicle)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingสู้sôoสู้sôo1[to] fight; struggle2[to] compete; contend (against)3[to] withstand; cope with; afford4cannot match; be inferior to (negative/comparative)5keep going!; fight on! (encouragement)ซูเปอร์มาร์เก็ตsóo-bpêr-maa-gètซูเปอร์มาร์เก็ตsóo-bpêr-maa-gètsupermarket; large self-service groceryไม่ไหวmâi wăiไม่ไหวmâi wăi[to] be unable (to [do sth]); cannot
Many small-scale retail shops had to close down because they couldn't compete with supermarkets.
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Word Breakdown
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รายเล็กraai lékรายเล็กraai léksmall player; minor operator