เยอะแยะ

yə́-yɛ́

Meanings

1AdjectiveA1

many; a lot; plentiful

Existing in large numbers or amounts; plentiful.

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiflower; flowersเยอะแยะyə́-yɛ́เยอะแยะyə́-yɛ́1many; a lot; plentiful2a lot; in large amounts
There are lots of flowers in the garden.
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ฉันchǎnมีmiiของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lênเยอะแยะyə́-yɛ́
I have lots of toys.
ในnaiทะเลtá-leeมีmiiปลาbplaaเยอะแยะyə́-yɛ́
There are tons of fish in the sea.
วันหยุดสุดสัปดาห์wan-yùt-sùt-sàp-daaนี้níiมีmiiกิจกรรมgìt-jà-gamให้hâiทำtamเยอะแยะyə́-yɛ́
This weekend, there are plenty of activities to do.
2AdverbA2

a lot; in large amounts

To a great degree or in large quantities (e.g., เยอะแยะไปหมดเยอะแยะไปหมดyə́-yɛ́-bpai-mòt(colloq.) loads of; lots and lots of ‘all over the place’).

Examples

วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentการบ้านgaan-bâanการบ้านgaan-bâan1homework; school assignment2housework (colloq.)เยอะแยะyə́-yɛ́เยอะแยะyə́-yɛ́1many; a lot; plentiful2a lot; in large amounts
There is so much homework today.
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เขาkǎoมีเรื่องmii-rʉ̂ʉangกังวลgang-wonเยอะแยะไปหมดyə́-yɛ́-bpai-mòt
He has a ton of things to worry about; they're all over the place.
ทำไมtam-maiปัญหาbpan-hǎaของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəดูduuเยอะแยะyə́-yɛ́จังjang
Why do your problems seem so overwhelming?
บนbonโต๊ะทำงานdtó-tam-ngaanของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoมีmiiเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanวางwaangกองgɔɔngอยู่yùuเยอะแยะyə́-yɛ́จนjonไม่มีmâi-miiที่ว่างtîi-wâang
On his desk, there were papers piled up all over the place until there was no space left.

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

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

yə́

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

เยอะyə́เยอะyə́1many; much; a lot (of)2a lot; much (colloq.)3excessive; too muchmany; much; a lot (of)Part 1
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แยะyɛ́แยะyɛ́1many; a lot (colloquial)2[to] be many; be plentiful (colloquial)many; a lot (colloquial)Part 2
เยอะแยะyə́-yɛ́เยอะแยะyə́-yɛ́many; a lot; plentifulmany; a lot; plentifulWord

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