สมแล้ว(sŏm láaeo)
Meanings
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serves [sb] right; deservedly so
An expression meaning that something is fitting or deserved; often used when someone deserves the bad outcome (“serves [sb] right”).
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyomยอมyom1[to] agree; consent2[to] yield; give in; submit3[to] admit (acknowledge)4[to] allow; permitอ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕuอ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕu[to] read; [to] studyเลยloieเลยloie1[to] pass; go beyond; exceed2at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)3so; thus; then (immediate result)4completely; absolutely (emphasis)สอบตกsòp dtòkสอบตกsòp dtòk1[to] fail (an exam/test); not pass2[to] fail to meet expectations/standards (figurative)สมแล้วsŏm láaeoสมแล้วsŏm láaeoserves [sb] right; deservedly so
He refused to study, so he failed the exam. Serves him right!
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เธอterชอบchôpขับรถkàp rótเร็วreoตลอดdtà-lòtในที่สุดnai têe sùtก็gâwโดนdohnใบสั่งbai sàngสมแล้วsŏm láaeoล่ะlâ
She always likes to drive fast, and finally got a ticket. It serves her right.
เขาkăoโกงgohngเพื่อนpêuuanมาmaaเยอะyéhพอporตอนนี้dton néeไม่มีmâi meeใครkraiคบkópก็gâwสมแล้วsŏm láaeo
He cheated his friends a lot, so it serves him right that nobody wants to be with him now.
หลังจากlăng jàakเอาเปรียบao bprìiapคู่แข่งkôo kàengมานานmaa naanในที่สุดnai têe sùtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtของเขาkŏng kăoก็gâwถูกtòokฟ้องร้องfóng róngจนjonล้มละลายlóm lá-laaiใครๆkrai kraiก็gâwบอกว่าbòk wâaสมแล้วsŏm láaeo
After taking advantage of competitors for a long time, his company was finally sued into bankruptcy. Everyone says it serves him right.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
สมsŏmสมsŏm1[to] be worthy of; deserve2befitting; appropriate; suitable3to match; to be compatiblePart 1
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สมแล้วsŏm láaeoสมแล้วsŏm láaeoserves [sb] right; deservedly so