เลี้ยว
líiaoMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] turn (change direction)
to change direction while moving, such as turning left or right (vehicles, people, paths)
Examples
ถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingสี่แยกsìi-yɛ̂ɛkสี่แยกsìi-yɛ̂ɛkintersection; crossroads (four-way)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เลี้ยวซ้ายlíiao-sáaiเลี้ยวซ้ายlíiao-sáai[to] turn left
At the intersection, turn left.
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Yesterday I drove past the alley because I forgot to turn right.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiรถบัสrót-bátจะjàเลี้ยวlíiaoเข้าทางkâo-taangลัดlátเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลบlòpการจราจรgaan-jà-raa-jɔɔnช่วงเช้าchûuang-cháao
Tomorrow the bus will turn into a shortcut to avoid the morning traffic.
เดินตามdəən-dtaamทางนี้taang-níiไปbpaiสักsàkสิบsìpเมตรméetแล้วlɛ́ɛoเลี้ยวlíiaoตามdtaamโค้งkóongซ้ายsáaiถนนtà-nǒnจะjàออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiหน้าnâaวัดwátพอดีpɔɔ-dii
Follow this path for about ten meters, then turn with the left curve; the road will lead right to the front of the temple.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
líiao
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |