เละๆ
lé léMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
mushy; very messy; in pieces
mushy, slushy, or extremely messy; broken or smashed up into a formless state.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไม่ชอบmâi chôpไม่ชอบmâi chôp[to] dislike [sth/sb]; [to] not like [sth/sb]กินกล้วยgin glûuaiกินกล้วยgin glûuai[to] eat a bananaเละๆlé léเละๆlé lé1mushy; very messy; in pieces2messily; to bits; badly (figurative)
I don't like to eat mushy bananas.
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เขาkăoต้มdtômมันฝรั่งman fà-ràngนานเกินไปnaan gern bpaiมันmanเลยloieกลายเป็นglaai bpenเละๆlé léอยู่ในyòo naiหม้อmôr
He boiled the potatoes for too long, so they turned mushy in the pot.
It rained so hard that the road turned into a slushy, muddy mess, making it very difficult to walk.
แตงโมdtaeng mohที่têeตกdtòkพื้นpéunแตกกระจายdtàek grà-jaaiเหลือlĕuuaแต่dtàeเนื้อnéuuaเละๆlé léที่têeจำjamรูปrôopเดิมdermไม่ได้mâi dâai
The watermelon that fell on the floor shattered, leaving only a pulpy mess that no longer resembled its original shape.
2AdverbB2
messily; to bits; badly (figurative)
in a very messy way; to pieces or into a pulpy state; figuratively, very badly or disastrously (e.g., got beaten soundly).
Examples
เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ทีมเราteem raoทีมเราteem raoour teamโดนdohnโดนdohn1[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)2[to] be hit; be struck; be affected3[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)ถล่มtà-lòmถล่มtà-lòm1[to] collapse; cave in2[to] pour down; lash (rain)3[to] bombard; pound; slam4[to] thrash; routเละๆlé léเละๆlé lé1mushy; very messy; in pieces2messily; to bits; badly (figurative)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)การแข่งgaan kàengการแข่งgaan kàeng1competition; contest; race (event)2competing; racingฟุตบอลfút bonฟุตบอลfút bon1football; soccer2football (the ball)
Yesterday, our team got beaten soundly in the football match.
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เขาkăoมาmaaประชุมสายbprà-chum săaiเลยloieโดนdohnเจ้านายjâo naaiด่าdàaเละๆlé léต่อหน้าdtò nâaทุกคนtúk kon
He was late for the meeting, so he got scolded badly by the boss in front of everyone.
หนังnăngเรื่องใหม่rêuuang màiโดนdohnนักวิจารณ์nák wí-jaanสับsàpเละๆlé léจนjonชื่อเสียงchêuu sĭiangป่นปี้bpòn bpêe
The new movie was torn to pieces by critics, completely ruining its reputation.
แผนธุรกิจpăen tú-rá-gìtที่têeเตรียมdtriiamมาหลายเดือนmaa lăai deuuanพังpangเละๆlé léไม่เป็นท่าmâi bpen tâaหลังจากlăng jàakนักลงทุนnák long tunถอนตัวtŏn dtuua
The business plan he had prepared for months fell apart disastrously after the investors pulled out.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เละๆ said เละ-เละ?
lé lé
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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 | — | — |