เยา
yaoMeaning
1AdjectiveC2
light; mild; moderate; inexpensive
light, mild, or small in degree; especially low or moderate in price, as in ราคาเยา and ย่อมเยาย่อมเยาyɔ̂m-yaoaffordable; reasonably priced.
Examples
แม้mɛ́ɛแม้mɛ́ɛ1even if; although; even though2evenร้านนี้ráan-níiร้านนี้ráan-níithis shop; this storeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainใจกลางเมืองjai-glaang-mʉʉangใจกลางเมืองjai-glaang-mʉʉangcity center; downtownแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoอาหารaa-hǎanอาหารaa-hǎan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2[to] cost; [to be] priced atเยาyaoเยาyaolight; mild; moderate; inexpensiveให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)คนทำงานkon-tam-ngaanคนทำงานkon-tam-ngaanworker; employee; working personได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerฝากท้องfàak-tɔ́ɔngฝากท้องfàak-tɔ́ɔng1[to] receive prenatal care2[to] rely on [sb/a place] for meals
Although this restaurant is in the city center, it still offers inexpensive meals that office workers can rely on.
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ที่พักtîi-pákราคาย่อมเยาraa-kaa-yɔ̂m-yaoไม่mâiจำเป็นต้องjam-bpen-dtɔ̂ngลดlótมาตรฐานmâat-dtrà-tǎanความสะอาดkwaam-sà-àatหากhàakเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngรู้จักrúu-jàkบริหารbɔɔ-rí-hǎanต้นทุนdtôn-tunโดยdooiไม่mâiผลักplàkภาระpaa-ráให้hâiผู้เข้าพักpûu-kâo-pák
Affordable accommodation need not compromise on cleanliness if the owner knows how to manage costs without passing the burden on to guests.
เสน่ห์sà-hèenของkɔ̌ɔngตลาดdtà-làatแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiอยู่ที่yùu-tîiสินค้าsǐn-káaราคาraa-kaaเยาyaoเพียงอย่างเดียวpiiang-yàang-diiaoหากhàakยังอยู่yang-yùuที่tîiความผูกพันkwaam-pùuk-panระหว่างrá-wàangพ่อค้าแม่ค้าpɔ̂ɔ-káa-mɛ̂ɛ-káaกับgàpคนkonในnaiชุมชนchum-chon
The appeal of this market lies not only in its inexpensive goods but also in the bonds between its vendors and the local community.
คำว่าkam-wâaราคาย่อมเยาraa-kaa-yɔ̂m-yaoอาจàatฟังดูfang-duuจูงใจjuung-jaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛหากhàakสินค้าsǐn-káaนั้นnánชำรุดcham-rútจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngเปลี่ยนbplìianอยู่yùuร่ำไปrâm-bpaiการgaanมุ่งmûngประหยัดbprà-yàtเฉพาะหน้าchà-pɔ́-nâaก็gɔ̂อาจàatทำให้tam-hâiเสียเงินsǐia-ngənมากกว่าmâak-gwàaเดิมdəəmเข้าkâoทำนองtam-nɔɔngเสียsǐiaน้อยnɔ́ɔiเสียsǐiaยากyâakเสียsǐiaมากmâakเสียง่ายsǐia-ngâai
The term 'affordable' may sound appealing, but if a product keeps breaking and needs replacing, focusing on short-term savings may end up costing more—a case of being penny-wise and pound-foolish.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
yao
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 | — | — |