เลย(loie)
Meanings
1AdverbA2
at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
Adverb adding strong emphasis, especially in negative contexts, meaning ‘at all’ or ‘whatsoever’; also after questions for strong denial.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)หิวhĭuหิวhĭu1hungry2[to] be hungry; feel hungryเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
I’m not hungry at all.
2AdverbB1
so; thus; then (immediate result)
Adverb linking cause to a direct result, similar to ‘so/thus/then’; also ‘right away’ for immediate action.
Examples
ฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàk1[to] rain heavily; pour2heavy rain; downpourเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market; marketplace3market (economic demand/sector)
It rained heavily, so we didn’t go to the market.
3AdverbB1
completely; absolutely (emphasis)
Adverb stressing that something is total or definite.
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)เงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; ghost [sb] (colloq.)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)จริงๆjing jingจริงๆjing jing1really; truly; actually; indeed2[!] really?!; seriously?!ไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleเดินผ่านdern pàanเดินผ่านdern pàan1[to] walk past; pass by (on foot)2[to] walk through; traverse (on foot)หน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7faceออฟฟิศóf-fítออฟฟิศóf-fítoffice; workplace (loanword)
It’s totally quiet today; no one is walking past the office.
4AdverbB2
past; beyond; exceed
Colloquial adverb marking going past a point or exceeding an amount, often with verbs of motion or degree.
Examples
รถเมล์rót mayรถเมล์rót may1bus; city bus2[to] take the bus; ride the busวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; course4[to] chase; pursueเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ป้ายbpâaiป้ายbpâai1sign; signboard2label; tag3[to] label; tag4[to] smear; dab; apply5classifier for signs/labelsบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)อีกèekอีกèek1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)สองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondป้ายbpâaiป้ายbpâai1sign; signboard2label; tag3[to] label; tag4[to] smear; dab; apply5classifier for signs/labelsเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingคนขับkon kàpคนขับkon kàpdriver; chauffeur; operator (of a vehicle)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asสัญญาณsăn-yaanสัญญาณsăn-yaan1signal; sign; indication2signal strength/reception3cue (in communication/behavior)
The bus went past my stop by two stops because the driver didn’t see the signal.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
แม้แต่น้อยmáe dtàe nóiแม้แต่น้อยmáe dtàe nóinot at all; not in the least
not at all; not in the least
ข้ามkâamข้ามkâam1[to] cross; go over2[to] skip; omit3across; over; crosswise4beyond; past (time/limit)5cross-; trans-; inter- (prefixal use)
- [to] cross; go over
- [to] skip; omit
- across; over; crosswise
- beyond; past (time/limit)
- cross-; trans-; inter- (prefixal use)
ทะลุtá-lúทะลุtá-lú1[to] go through; pass through2[to] pierce; penetrate3be obvious/transparent (figurative)4[to] exceed; surpass (a limit/level)
- [to] go through; pass through
- [to] pierce; penetrate
- be obvious/transparent (figurative)
- [to] exceed; surpass (a limit/level)
จึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)
- therefore; so; thus
- only then; then (as a result)
ทีเดียวtee diiaoทีเดียวtee diiao1quite; very; indeed (after adj./verb)2at once; in one go; at a time3altogether; in total
- quite; very; indeed (after adj./verb)
- at once; in one go; at a time
- altogether; in total