เลท
lêetMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
late; delayed (loanword)
late or behind schedule; delayed; borrowed from English “late” and used colloquially
Examples
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Sorry, today's meeting might be late by fifteen minutes.
ไฟล์faiที่tîiส่งให้sòng-hâiเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเลทlêetไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iเพราะprɔ́อินเทอร์เน็ตin-təə-nétช้าcháa
The file I sent yesterday was a bit late because the internet was slow.
รถไฟrót-faiขบวนkà-buuanนี้níiประกาศbprà-gàatเลทlêetสามสิบsǎam-sìpนาทีnaa-tiiผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎanโปรดbpròotตรวจdtrùuatตารางเวลาdtaa-raang-wee-laaใหม่mài
This train is announced to be thirty minutes late; passengers, please check the updated schedule.
2VerbA2
[to] be late
to arrive or happen after the expected time; informal colloquial use
Examples
ขอโทษนะkɔ̌ɔ-tôot-náขอโทษนะkɔ̌ɔ-tôot-ná1sorry (soft; familiar)2excuse me (soft; familiar)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เลทlêetเลทlêet1late; delayed (loanword)2[to] be lateห้าhâaห้าhâafive (number)นาทีnaa-tiiนาทีnaa-tii1minute (time unit)2moment; minute (informal)
Sorry, I’m five minutes late.
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Traffic is very heavy, so I might be a little late.
This morning’s meeting started twenty minutes late because of a power outage.
ถ้าtâaเครื่องบินkrʉ̂ʉang-binเลทlêetอีกìikเราraoอาจàatพลาดไฟลท์plâat-fláiต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiเชียงใหม่chiiang-mài
If the flight is late again, we might miss the next flight to Chiang Mai.
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 endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ท, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lêet
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |