เละ
léMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
mushy; pulpy; slushy; soggy
Soft, waterlogged, and broken down in texture like mush or pulp (e.g., overcooked food, soaked paper).
Examples
ข้าวต้มkâao-dtômข้าวต้มkâao-dtômrice soup; rice porridgeต้มdtômต้มdtôm1[to] boil; simmer2boiled; poached (food)3[to] swindle; con (colloq.)ทิ้งไว้tíng-wáiทิ้งไว้tíng-wái1[to] leave [sth] to sit/remain (for a time)2[to] leave [sth] behindนานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเละléเละlé1mushy; pulpy; slushy; soggy2messy; in shambles; a complete mess3to become mushy/messy
The rice porridge was cooked too long and turned mushy.
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The rain-soaked paper turned to mush; I can't read it anymore.
The bananas were overcooked until the flesh was mushy and lost its shape.
สตรอว์เบอร์รีsà-dtrɔɔ-bəə-riiที่tîiแช่chɛ̂ɛน้ำnáamไว้wáiนานnaanเนื้อเละnʉ́ʉa-léและlɛ́สูญเสียsǔun-sǐiaเนื้อสัมผัสnʉ́ʉa-sǎm-pàtเดิมdəəm
Strawberries soaked in water for too long become mushy and lose their original texture.
2AdjectiveB1
messy; in shambles; a complete mess
In a very messy, disordered, or ruined state; completely botched or wrecked (literal or figurative).
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจัดงานjàt-ngaanจัดงานjàt-ngaan[to] organize/host an eventไม่ดีmâi-diiไม่ดีmâi-dii1not good; bad; poor (quality/condition)2improper; immoral3not well; unwell; not okay4badly; poorlyเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedทุกอย่างtúk-yàangทุกอย่างtúk-yàangeverything; all thingsในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)เละléเละlé1mushy; pulpy; slushy; soggy2messy; in shambles; a complete mess3to become mushy/messyไปหมดbpai-mòtไปหมดbpai-mòt1completely; all gone2entirely; across the board
He organized the event poorly; everything in the event was a mess.
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When it rained heavily, the road in front of the house was a mess, causing a long traffic jam.
โครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnไม่ดีmâi-diiสุดท้ายsùt-táaiทุกอย่างtúk-yàangก็gɔ̂เละléไปหมดbpai-mòtจนjonแก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎiยากyâak
This project was poorly planned; in the end, everything was a mess and hard to fix.
พอporข่าวฉาวkàao chăaoออกมาòk maaภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lákบริษัทbò-rí-sàtก็gâwเละléจนjonต้องdtôngรีบrêepแถลงtà-lăengชี้แจงchée-jaeng
Once the scandal broke, the company’s image was wrecked to the point that they had to urgently issue a clarification.
3VerbB1
to become mushy/messy
To turn soft and fall apart, or to become very messy/ruined.
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeตกแรงdtòk-rɛɛngตกแรงdtòk-rɛɛng1[to] rain heavily2[to] drop/fall sharply (in value or amount)ถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; streetหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing sideเละléเละlé1mushy; pulpy; slushy; soggy2messy; in shambles; a complete mess3to become mushy/messyไปหมดbpai-mòtไปหมดbpai-mòt1completely; all gone2entirely; across the board
It rained hard last night; the road in front of the house became a mess.
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เขาkǎoทำtamโครงการkroong-gaanรีบrîipเกินไปgəən-bpaiจนjonงานngaanออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaเละléกว่าที่gwàa-tîiคาดkâat
He rushed the project, so the work turned out more of a mess than expected.
ถ้าtâaไม่mâiวางแผนwaang păenดีdeeๆ-การประชุมgaan bprà-chumพรุ่งนี้prûng-néeอาจàatเละléเหมือนmĕuuanครั้งkrángก่อนgòn
If we don’t plan well, tomorrow’s meeting might fall apart like last time.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakเปลี่ยนbplìianผู้กำกับpûu-gam-gàpกลางคันglaang-kanเนื้อเรื่องnʉ́ʉa-rʉ̂ʉangก็gɔ̂เละléจนjonผู้ชมpûu-chomสับสนsàp-sǒnไปหมดbpai-mòt
After changing the director halfway, the plot fell apart, leaving the audience completely confused.
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 syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
lé
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |