เน่(nây)

Meanings

1AdjectiveA2

rotten; decayed (food; organic matter)

In a state of rot or decay, especially for food or other organic matter; spoiled.

Examples

มะม่วงmá-mûuangมะม่วงmá-mûuang1mango (fruit)2mango treeลูกlôokลูกlôok1fruit2classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objects3child; son; daughter4ball; spherical object5offspring (of animals); youngนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เน่nâyเน่nây1awful; lousy; messed up (colloq.)2[to] rot; decay; go bad3rotten; decayed (food; organic matter)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; completed-action marker2already; now (as of this point)3then; and then; after that4and; and then (linking clauses)
This mango is already rotten.
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อย่าyàaกินginปลาbplaaนะnáกลิ่นglìnมันmanแปลกๆbplàek bplàekเหมือนจะmĕuuan jàเน่nâyแล้วláeo
Don't eat the fish. It smells weird, like it's already going bad.
ฉันchănเผลอplĕrทิ้งtíngขนมปังkà-nŏm bpangไว้wáiในnaiถุงtŭngจนjonมันmanเน่nâyหมดmòtเลยloie
I accidentally left the bread in the bag until it was all spoiled.
ผักpàkที่têeซื้อséuมาmaaเมื่อmêuuaอาทิตย์ที่แล้วaa-tít têe láewเริ่มrêrmเน่nâyแล้วláeoต้องdtôngรีบrêepเอาไปao bpaiทิ้งtíngก่อนที่gòn têeกลิ่นglìnจะjàแรงraengกว่าgwàaนี้née
The vegetables I bought last week are starting to rot; I need to hurry and throw them away before the smell gets stronger.
2VerbA2

[to] rot; decay; go bad

To become rotten or spoiled; to decay.

Examples

ผักpàkผักpàkvegetable(s)ในnaiในnai1of; belonging to (formal)2in; inside; within3during; in (time)ตู้เย็นdtôo yenตู้เย็นdtôo yenrefrigerator; fridgeเน่าnâoเน่าnâo1corrupt; rotten (fig.)2rotten; decayed; spoiled3[to] rot; decay; go bad
The vegetables in the fridge are rotting.
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เขาkăoเก็บgèpกล้วยglûuaiไว้wáiนานเกินไปnaan gern bpaiมันmanเลยloieเริ่มrêrmเน่าnâo
He kept the bananas for too long, so they started to rot.
เนื้อnéuuaสดsòtจะjàเน่าnâoเร็วreoถ้าtâaไม่mâiแช่เย็นchâe yen
Fresh meat will spoil quickly if not refrigerated.
ถ้าtâaทิ้งtíngเศษอาหารsèt aa-hăanไว้wáiนอกบ้านnôk bâanข้ามคืนkâam keunมันmanก็gâwจะjàเน่าnâoและláeส่งกลิ่นsòng glìnเหม็นmĕn
If you leave food scraps outside overnight, they will rot and give off a bad smell.
3AdjectiveB1

awful; lousy; messed up (colloq.)

Very bad, poorly done, or in a terrible state; a figurative extension of 'rotten.'

Examples

หนังnăngหนังnăng1skin; hide2movie; film3leatherเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1about; regarding (as a topic marker)2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4matter; issue; subjectนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)น่าเบื่อnâa bèuuaน่าเบื่อnâa bèuuaboring; tedious; tiresomeมากmâakมากmâak1many; numerous2very; extremely3much; a lot; greatlyบทพูดbòt pôotบทพูดbòt pôot1spoken lines; dialogue2speech text; script of a talkก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3well; after all (emphasis/justification)4topic/resumption marker5conditional marker (if… then…)เน่าnâoเน่าnâo1corrupt; rotten (fig.)2rotten; decayed; spoiled3[to] rot; decay; go badสุดๆsùt sùtสุดๆsùt sùt1awesome!; so cool!2extremely; to the max
This movie is very boring, and the dialogue is terrible.
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ข้อแก้ตัวkôr gâe dtuuaของเขาkŏng kăoฟังfangไม่mâiขึ้นkêunเลยloieเป็นเหตุbpen hàytผลpŏnที่têeเน่าnâoมากmâak
His excuse is not convincing at all; it's a very poor reason.
การจัดการแข่งขันgaan jàt gaan kàeng-kănปีนี้bpee néeมันmanเน่าnâoมากmâakทุกอย่างtúk yàangผิดพลาดpìt plâatไปหมดbpai mòt
The event management this year was a mess; everything went wrong.
เขาkăoถูกtòokวิจารณ์wí-jaanอย่างหนักyàang nàkว่าwâaนโยบายเศรษฐกิจná-yoh-baai sàyt-tà-gìtที่têeเสนอsà-nĕrมาmaaนั้นnánมันmanเน่าnâoและláeไม่สามารถmâi săa-mâatนำไปปฏิบัติnam bpai bpà-dtì-bàtได้จริงdâi jing
He was heavily criticized that the economic policy he proposed was terrible and impractical.

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