เละเฟะ
lé-féMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
messy; dirty; mushy
messy, dirty, or crushed/soft in an unpleasant way, especially a physical thing or place that is not neat or clean
Examples
มะเขือเทศmá-kʉ̌ʉa-têetมะเขือเทศmá-kʉ̌ʉa-têettomato (fruit or plant)ก้นgônก้นgôn1buttocks; butt; rear2bottom; base (of a container/object)3tail end; back end; bottom4butt (of a cigarette)ถุงtǔngถุงtǔng1bag; sack; pouch2classifier: bags; sacks; packets3condomถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)ของหนักkɔ̌ɔng-nàkของหนักkɔ̌ɔng-nàkheavy object; heavy itemทับtápทับtáp1[to] overlap; lie on top of2[to] press down; crush; weigh down3overlapping; superposed4[to] overwrite; write overจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเละเฟะlé-féเละเฟะlé-fé1messy; dirty; mushy2completely ruined; in serious disorderไปหมดแล้วbpai-mòt-lɛ́ɛoไปหมดแล้วbpai-mòt-lɛ́ɛo1all gone already; none left2all have left already3completely (already), as a result
The tomatoes at the bottom of the bag were crushed by heavy items into a complete mushy mess.
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ขยะเปียกkà-yà-bpìiakในnaiถังtǎngถูกtùukปล่อยbplɔ̀iทิ้งไว้tíng-wáiหลายlǎaiวันwanจนjonส่งกลิ่นsòng-glìnเหม็นměnและlɛ́เน่าnâoเละเฟะlé-fé
The wet garbage in the bin was left for several days until it smelled bad and rotted into a mushy mess.
มะม่วงmá-mûuangที่tîiร่วงลงrûuang-longมาจากmaa-jàakต้นdtônถูกtùukรถrótทับtápจนjonเนื้อเละnʉ́ʉa-léเฟะféติดdtìtถนนtà-nǒn
The mangoes that fell from the tree were run over by cars until their flesh was crushed and mushy on the road.
กล่องกระดาษglɔ̀ng-grà-dàatที่tîiถูกtùukทิ้งtíngตากฝนdtàak-fǒnไว้wáiทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnเปียกน้ำbpìiak-náamจนjonยุ่ยyûiและlɛ́เละเฟะlé-féไปหมดbpai-mòt
The cardboard box left out in the rain all night got wet until it became soggy and completely mushy.
2AdjectiveB2
completely ruined; in serious disorder
completely ruined or in serious disorder, often describing a situation, reputation, plan, or system
Examples
ชื่อเสียงchʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangชื่อเสียงchʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangreputation; fameของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsเละเฟะlé-féเละเฟะlé-fé1messy; dirty; mushy2completely ruined; in serious disorderหลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉrumor; hearsayเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)โกงgoongโกงgoong1[to] cheat; swindle; rig2bent; bowed; hunchedเงินngənเงินngən1money2silver (metal)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporation
Our travel plans were completely ruined because of the sudden storm.
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งานngaanนี้níiจัดjàtไม่ดีmâi-diiเลยləəiระบบrá-bòpการจัดการgaan-jàt-gaanทุกอย่างtúk-yàangเละเฟะlé-féไปหมดbpai-mòt
This event was poorly organized; the entire management system was completely in disorder.
การบริหารงานgaan-bɔɔ-rí-hǎan-ngaanที่tîiไม่มีประสิทธิภาพmâi-mii-bprà-sìt-tí-pâapทำให้tam-hâiโครงสร้างองค์กรkroong-sâang-ong-gɔɔnเละเฟะlé-féจนยากjon-yâakที่จะtîi-jàแก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎi
Inefficient management has caused the organizational structure to become so ruined that it is difficult to fix.
ปัญหาbpan-hǎaการคอร์รัปชันgaan-kɔɔ-ráp-chânที่tîiฝังรากลึกfǎng-râak-lʉ́kทำให้tam-hâiระบบราชการrá-bòp-râat-chá-gaanเละเฟะlé-féจนยากjon-yâakจะjàเยียวยาyiiao-yaa
Deep-rooted corruption problems have made the bureaucratic system so corrupted that it is hard to remedy.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
เละléเละlé1mushy; pulpy; slushy; soggy2messy; in shambles; a complete mess3to become mushy/messymushy; pulpy; slushy; soggyPart 1
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เฟะféเฟะfé1rotten; mushy; soggy; overripe2morally corrupt; rotten (figurative)rotten; mushy; soggy; overripePart 2
เละเฟะlé-féเละเฟะlé-fémessy; dirty; mushymessy; dirty; mushyWord