เมาเละ
mao-léMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
completely drunk; wasted
completely drunk; wasted or smashed
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเมาเละmao-léเมาเละmao-lécompletely drunk; wastedจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningไม่ไหวmâi-wǎiไม่ไหวmâi-wǎi[to] be unable (to [do sth]); cannotเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2companion; peer (classmate, colleague)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toพาpaaพาpaa1[to] take; bring; lead [sb]2[to] lead to; result inกลับบ้านglàp-bâanกลับบ้านglàp-bâan[to] go (back) home; return home
He got so wasted last night that he couldn't walk, so his friends had to take him home.
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เธอtəəดื่มdʉ̀ʉmไปbpaiแค่kɛ̂ɛไม่กี่mâi-gìiแก้วgɛ̂ɛoก็gɔ̂เมาเละmao-léแล้วlɛ́ɛoเราraoเลยləəiเรียกแท็กซี่rîiak-tɛ́k-sîiให้hâi
She was completely drunk after just a few drinks, so we called her a taxi.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakเมาเละmao-léในnaiงานเลี้ยงบริษัทngaan-líiang-bɔɔ-rí-sàtเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kอับอายàp-aaiจนjonไม่mâiกล้าglâaสบตาsòp-dtaaเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanในnaiวันรุ่งขึ้นwan-rûng-kʉ̂n
After getting wasted at the company party, he was so embarrassed that he couldn't look his coworkers in the eye the next day.
แม้mɛ́ɛเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanจะjàเตือนdtʉʉanให้hâiดื่มdʉ̀ʉmพอประมาณpɔɔ-bprà-maanเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangดื่มdʉ̀ʉmจนjonเมาเละmao-léและlɛ́จำjamไม่ได้mâi-dâaiว่าwâaกลับบ้านglàp-bâanมาmaaได้อย่างไรdâai-yàang-rai
Although his friends warned him to drink in moderation, he still got completely smashed and couldn't remember how he got home.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel เ-า hides a final -ว, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
mao
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
เมาmaoเมาmao1drunk; intoxicated2motion-sick; dizzy; nauseated3sick from poisonous fooddrunk; intoxicatedPart 1
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เละléเละlé1mushy; pulpy; slushy; soggy2messy; in shambles; a complete mess3to become mushy/messymushy; pulpy; slushy; soggyPart 2
เมาเละmao-léเมาเละmao-lécompletely drunk; wastedcompletely drunk; wastedWord