เลยเถิด
ləəi-tə̀ətMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] go too far; [to] get out of hand
to go too far or get out of hand; to escalate beyond a reasonable or acceptable point.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asล้อเล่นlɔ́ɔ-lênล้อเล่นlɔ́ɔ-lên1[to] joke; kid; tease playfully2just kidding; I’m jokingแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)เลยเถิดləəi-tə̀ətเลยเถิดləəi-tə̀ət[to] go too far; [to] get out of handไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀i1a little (farther/over); slightly2a bit (too); somewhat excessive
He was just joking, but it went a bit too far.
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เราraoควรkuuanหยุดyùtทะเลาะกันtá-lɔ́-ganก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiเรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raaoจะjàเลยเถิดləəi-tə̀ətไปbpaiมากกว่านี้mâak-gwàa-níi
We should stop arguing before things get out of hand.
การgaanล้อเล่นló lênของkŏngเด็กๆdèk dèkเลยเถิดley tèrtจนjonกลายเป็นglaai bpenการชกต่อยgaan chók dtòiกันgan
The children's teasing got out of hand and turned into a fistfight.
การประท้วงgaan-bprà-túuangที่tîiเริ่มต้นrə̂əm-dtônอย่างสงบyàang-sà-ngòpได้dâaiเลยเถิดləəi-tə̀ətจนjonกลายเป็นglaai-bpenความรุนแรงkwaam-run-rɛɛngเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaมีmiiผู้ไม่หวังดีpûu-mâi-wǎng-diiเข้ามาkâo-maaสร้างสถานการณ์sâang-sà-tǎa-ná-gaan
The protest that began peacefully escalated into violence when ill-intentioned individuals came to create a situation.
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 syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
ləəi
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
เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedat all; whatsoever (often in negatives)Part 1
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เถิดtə̀ətเถิดtə̀ətplease; do (formal/literary imperative)please; do (formal/literary imperative)Part 2
เลยเถิดləəi-tə̀ətเลยเถิดləəi-tə̀ət[to] go too far; [to] get out of hand[to] go too far; [to] get out of handWord