เมล์
meeMeanings
1NounA2
bus (informal)
a public city bus; used in casual speech
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)รถเมล์rót-meeรถเมล์rót-meebus; city busไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)
I took the bus to the market.
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I waited for the bus for a very long time this morning, so I went to work late.
If it rains heavily, the buses usually come late and are crowded.
ขึ้นkʉ̂nเมล์meeสายsǎaiนี้níiต้องdtɔ̂ngเตรียมdtriiamเงินngənให้hâiพอดีpɔɔ-diiเพราะprɔ́กระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoเมล์meeไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iมีmiiเงินทอนngən-tɔɔn
When you take this bus line, prepare exact change since the bus conductor rarely has change.
2NounB1
email (informal)
electronic mail; used in casual speech
Examples
เดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ส่งsòngส่งsòng1[to] send; dispatch2[to] submit; hand in; turn in3[to] drop off; deliver (someone/something)4[to] pass (to); feed (a ball)5[to] emit; transmit; send out6[to] escort; see offไฟล์faiไฟล์faifile (digital)ให้ทางhâi-taangให้ทางhâi-taang1[to] give way; [to] yield [to sb/sth]2[to] make way for [sb/sth]; [to] give [sb] an opportunityเมล์meeเมล์mee1bus (informal)2email (informal)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle
I’ll send you the file by email.
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If you reply to emails late, the boss will immediately follow up.
เขาkǎoบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiรวมruuamเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanทั้งหมดtáng-mòtไว้wáiในnaiเมล์meeฉบับchà-bàpเดียวdiiaoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความเรียบร้อยkwaam-rîiap-rɔ́ɔi
He told us to put all the documents in a single email for neatness.
ช่วยchûuaiเช็กchékกล่องglɔ̀ngเมล์meeอีกครั้งìik-krángก่อนgɔ̀ɔnประชุมbprà-chumเผื่อpʉ̀ʉaมีmiiอัปเดตàp-dèetจากjàakลูกค้าlûuk-káaเข้ามาkâo-maa
Please check your email inbox again before the meeting in case there are updates from the client.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เมล์ said เม?
mee
- Silent letterล์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
mee
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ล์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |