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lee-kǎaMeaning
1NounA2
secretary; personal assistant (colloq.)
a secretary or personal assistant; a person who handles administrative tasks, scheduling, and correspondence for an office or individual
Examples
เลขาlee-kǎaเลขาlee-kǎasecretary; personal assistant (colloq.)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]จัดjàtจัดjàt1[to] arrange; organize; set up2[to] provide; supply; allocate3intense; strong; extremeตารางdtaa-raangตารางdtaa-raang1table; chart2schedule; timetable3grid; squared layout4square (grid unit)ประชุมbprà-chumประชุมbprà-chum1meeting; conference2[to] meet; hold a meetingให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เจ้านายjâo-naaiเจ้านายjâo-naai1boss; employer; superior2master; owner (of servant or animal)3royalty; member of a royal familyทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
The secretary helps schedule meetings for the boss every day.
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Yesterday the secretary called to inform me that the boss postponed the appointment.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเลขาlee-kǎaจะjàส่งsòngอีเมลii-meenสรุปsà-rùpเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanและlɛ́นัดหมายnát-mǎaiให้hâiคุณkun
Tomorrow the secretary will send you a summary email of documents and appointments.
เลขาlee-kǎaของkɔ̌ɔngผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanดูแลduu-lɛɛงานเอกสารngaan-èek-gà-sǎanติดต่อประสานงานdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔ-bprà-sǎan-ngaanและlɛ́จัดjàtคิวงานkiu-ngaanให้เรียบร้อยhâi-rîiap-rɔ́ɔi
The manager’s secretary handles paperwork, coordinates communications, and organizes the work schedule.
Tomorrow I have an appointment with the boss’s secretary.
Yesterday the secretary called to confirm the appointment time.
Could you please send the appointment email to the secretary?
ถ้าtâaมีmiiคำถามkam-tǎamเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanติดต่อdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔเลขาlee-kǎaได้เลยdâai-ləəiเขาkǎoจะjàจัดjàtตารางdtaa-raangและlɛ́ตอบกลับdtɔ̀ɔp-glàpให้hâi
If you have questions about the documents, contact the secretary; they will schedule and get back to you.
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 syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
lee
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
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ขาkǎaขาkǎa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantleg (body part)Part 2
เลขาlee-kǎaเลขาlee-kǎasecretary; personal assistant (colloq.)secretary; personal assistant (colloq.)Word