เฉลี่ย
chà-lìiaMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] average; have an average of; be on average
to amount to a certain average value over a set; to be on average a certain amount
Examples
ค่าไฟkâa-faiค่าไฟkâa-faielectricity bill/chargeเดือนนี้dʉʉan-níiเดือนนี้dʉʉan-níi1this month (current month)2this month; during this monthเฉลี่ยchà-lìiaเฉลี่ยchà-lìia1[to] average; have an average of; be on average2[to] distribute evenly; share out equally3average; meanแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] drop; decline; decrease5[to] cost; come to6[to] set (of the sun)7[to] fall to; devolve upon; be allotted to8[to] be left out; miss one’s turnคนละkon-láคนละkon-lá1each; per person2apiece; each; per person3separate; different (for each)ประมาณbprà-maanประมาณbprà-maan1approximately; about2[to] estimate; approximate3estimate (noun)4something like; along the lines of (informal)5moderate; reasonable (literary)ห้าร้อยhâa-rɔ́ɔiห้าร้อยhâa-rɔ́ɔifive hundred; 500บาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)
This month, the electricity bill averages out to about five hundred baht per person.
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ถ้าtâaดูduuทั้งปีtáng-bpiiรายได้raai-dâaiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเฉลี่ยchà-lìiaแล้วlɛ́ɛoตกdtòkวันละwan-láเกือบgʉ̀ʉapหนึ่งพันnʉ̀ng-panบาทbàat
Looking at the whole year, his income averages nearly one thousand baht per day.
เวลาwee-laaเดินทางdəən-taangไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanของkɔ̌ɔngพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanเฉลี่ยchà-lìiaอยู่ที่yùu-tîiสามสิบsǎam-sìpห้าhâaนาทีnaa-tiiต่อวันdtɔ̀ɔ-wan
Employees’ commute time averages thirty-five minutes per day.
เมื่อmêuuaรวมruuamข้อมูลkôr moonทุกtúkสาขาsăa-kăaยอดขายyôt kăaiต่อdtòบิลเฉลี่ยbin chà-lìiaอยู่yòoราวๆraao raaoสองร้อยsŏng róiบาทbàatซึ่งsêungสะท้อนsà-tónพฤติกรรมprút-dtì-gamการซื้อgaan séuที่têeค่อนข้างkôn kâangคงที่kong têe
When combining data from all branches, the average sales per bill are around two hundred baht, reflecting fairly stable purchasing behavior.
2VerbB1
[to] distribute evenly; share out equally
to divide something into equal or fair parts among people or groups
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเฉลี่ยchà-lìiaเฉลี่ยchà-lìia1[to] average; have an average of; be on average2[to] distribute evenly; share out equally3average; meanขนมkà-nŏmขนมkà-nŏmsnack; sweet; dessertให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsๆ-เท่าtâoเท่าtâo1equal; the same amount2as … as; equal to3times; multiplier; foldๆ-กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmark
Mom divided the snacks equally among the children.
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เราraoควรkuuanเฉลี่ยchà-lìiaงานบ้านngaan-bâanกันganเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiทุกคนtúk-konรับผิดชอบráp-pìt-chɔ̂ɔpอย่างยุติธรรมyàang-yú-dtì-tam
We should divide the housework so that everyone shares responsibilities fairly.
เงินรางวัลngən-raang-wanจะjàถูกtùukเฉลี่ยchà-lìiaให้hâiทีมงานtiim-ngaanทุกคนtúk-konโดยdooiคำนึงถึงkam-nʉng-tʉ̌ngส่วนร่วมsùuan-rûuamของkɔ̌ɔngแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láคนkon
The prize money will be divided among all team members, taking each person’s contribution into account.
ค่ายาkâa-yaaจำนวนjam-nuuanจำกัดjam-gàtต้องdtɔ̂ngเฉลี่ยchà-lìiaให้hâiผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiตามลำดับdtaam-lam-dàpความเร่งด่วนkwaam-rêng-dùuanเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเกิดgə̀ətความเป็นธรรมkwaam-bpen-tamที่สุดtîi-sùt
The limited supply of medicine must be distributed among patients based on urgency to ensure the fairest outcome.
3AdjectiveB1
average; mean
expressed as an average, calculated by dividing a total by the number of items, people, or units involved
Examples
ราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2[to] cost; [to be] priced atนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ถือว่าtĕuu wâaถือว่าtĕuu wâa1[to] consider; regard; deem2it can be considered that; it's fair to sayกลางglaangกลางglaang1middle; center2middle; central3in the middle; in the center4amid; in the midst of; mid-ๆ-ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)ไม่แพงmâi paengไม่แพงmâi paenginexpensive; cheap
This price is average, neither cheap nor expensive.
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He is of average height compared to his classmates.
อากาศaa-gàatวันนี้wan-níiอุ่นกำลังดีùn-gam-lang-diiอยู่yùuในช่วงnai-chûuangเฉลี่ยchà-lìiaของkɔ̌ɔngฤดูใบไม้ผลิrʉ́-duu-bai-máai-lí
The weather today is pleasantly warm, within the average range for spring.
ฝีมือfǐi-mʉʉของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəไม่ได้mâi-dâaiโดดเด่นdòot-dèenแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂อยู่ในyùu-naiมาตรฐานmâat-dtrà-tǎanเฉลี่ยchà-lìiaที่tîiรับrápได้dâaiสำหรับsǎm-ràpงานngaanระดับrá-dàpนี้níi
Her skills are not outstanding, but they are within an acceptable average standard for this level of work.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เฉลี่ย said ฉะ-เหลี่ย?
chà-lìia
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
chà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |