เหลว
lěeoMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
liquid; fluid
Being in a liquid or runny state; not solid.
Examples
ไอศกรีมai-sà-griimไอศกรีมai-sà-griimice creamละลายlá-laaiละลายlá-laai1[to] melt2[to] dissolve3[to] dissipate; squander; use upจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเหลวlěeoเหลวlěeo1liquid; fluid2thin; watery (consistency)3[to] flop; [to] fail badly4unreliable; no good; ineffectual
The ice cream melted until it became liquid.
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ฉันchǎnต้มdtômวุ้นwúnไม่mâiสำเร็จsǎm-rètมันmanยังyangไม่mâiแข็งkɛ̌ngกลายเป็นglaai-bpenของเหลวkɔ̌ɔng-lěeoอยู่yùu
I failed to cook the jelly; it’s still liquid.
The honey became much more liquid after being heated.
ซอสsɔ́ɔtต้องdtɔ̂ngเคี่ยวkîiaoต่อdtɔ̀ɔอีกหน่อยìik-nɔ̀iเพราะprɔ́ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiยังเหลวyang-lěeoเกินไปgəən-bpaiสำหรับsǎm-ràpราดหน้าrâat-nâa
The sauce needs to simmer a bit longer because it’s still too liquid for topping.
2AdjectiveB1
thin; watery (consistency)
Of a substance: lacking thickness or firmness; too runny or not set.
Examples
พุดดิ้งpút-dîngพุดดิ้งpút-dîngpudding (soft dessert)ยังเหลวyang-lěeoยังเหลวyang-lěeo1still runny; not set2still weak/half-baked (figurative)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)แช่เย็นchɛ̂ɛ-yenแช่เย็นchɛ̂ɛ-yen1[to] refrigerate; chill [sth]2refrigerated; chilledพอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when
The pudding is still runny because it hasn’t been chilled enough.
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ซอสsɔ́ɔtนี้níiออกจะɔ̀ɔk-jàเหลวlěeoไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iลองlɔɔngเคี่ยวkîiaoให้hâiงวดngûuatอีกìikสักพักsàk-pák
This sauce is a bit too runny; try simmering it a bit longer to reduce.
แยมyɛɛmสตรอว์เบอร์รีsà-dtrɔɔ-bəə-riiที่tîiทำเองtam-eengเหลวlěeoเกินไปgəən-bpaiต้องdtɔ̂ngเติมdtəəmเพpeeกทินtá-tinเพิ่มpə̂əm
The homemade strawberry jam is too runny; we need to add more pectin.
เวลาwee-laaทำtamคัสตาร์ดkát-dtàatหากhàakอุณหภูมิun-hà-puumไม่ถึงmâi-tʉ̌ngไข่kàiจะjàไม่mâiเซ็ตตัวsét-dtuuaและlɛ́เนื้อnʉ́ʉaจะjàเหลวlěeoไม่น่าmâi-nâaกินgin
When making custard, if the temperature isn’t high enough, the eggs won’t set and the texture will be runny and unappetizing.
3VerbB2
[to] flop; [to] fail badly
(Informal) Of plans, projects, or performances: to go very badly or fail completely.
Examples
แผนpɛ̌ɛnแผนpɛ̌ɛn1plan; strategy2scheme; plotจัดงานjàt-ngaanจัดงานjàt-ngaan[to] organize/host an eventวันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเหลวlěeoเหลวlěeo1liquid; fluid2thin; watery (consistency)3[to] flop; [to] fail badly4unreliable; no good; ineffectualหมดmòtหมดmòt1all gone; none left2[to] run out; be used up3completely; entirely4in total; altogetherเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingทีมงานtiim-ngaanทีมงานtiim-ngaanteam; crew (work group)สื่อสารsʉ̀ʉ-sǎanสื่อสารsʉ̀ʉ-sǎan[to] communicateกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkผิดพลาดpìt-plâatผิดพลาดpìt-plâat1[to] be wrong; be erroneous2faulty; incorrect
Today's event plan fell apart because the team miscommunicated.
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ผมpŏmซ้อมsómมาmaaดีdeeแต่dtàeพอporขึ้นkêunเวทีway-teeกลับglàpเหลวlăewพูดpôotติดๆdtìt dtìtขัดๆkàt kàt
I practiced well, but once on stage it was a disaster; I stuttered and stumbled.
โครงkroongการระดมทุนgaan-rá-dom-tunเหลวlěeoไม่เป็นท่าmâi-bpen-tâaหลังlǎngเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiไม่mâiถึงครึ่งtʉ̌ng-krʉ̂ngและlɛ́ผู้สนับสนุนpûu-sà-nàp-sà-nǔnถอนตัวtɔ̌ɔn-dtuua
The fundraising project flopped badly after failing to reach even half the target and sponsors pulled out.
นัดnátสำคัญsǎm-kanกับgàpลูกค้าlûuk-káaเหลวlěeoจนหมดjon-mòtรูปrûupเพราะprɔ́เอกสารèek-gà-sǎanถูกtùukเตรียมdtriiamผิดpìtและlɛ́เดโมพังdee-moo-pang
The crucial client meeting completely tanked because the documents were prepared wrong and the demo crashed.
4AdjectiveB2
unreliable; no good; ineffectual
of a person or their work: lacking substance, reliability, or worthwhile results; amounting to nothing
Examples
กฎระเบียบgòt-rá-bìiapกฎระเบียบgòt-rá-bìiaprules and regulationsในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ทีมtiimทีมtiimteam; groupเหลวlěeoเหลวlěeo1liquid; fluid2thin; watery (consistency)3[to] flop; [to] fail badly4unreliable; no good; ineffectualเกินไปgəən-bpaiเกินไปgəən-bpaitoo; overly; excessivelyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ล่าช้าlâa-cháaล่าช้าlâa-cháa1delayed; late2[to] be delayed; be slow
The rules in the team are too lax, causing work to often be delayed.
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การตรวจgaan-dtrùuatงานngaanของkɔ̌ɔngหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaเหลวlěeoมากmâakทำให้tam-hâiพลาดplâatรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatสำคัญsǎm-kan
The supervisor’s oversight is very lax, causing important details to be missed.
ถ้าtâaเราraoบริหารbɔɔ-rí-hǎanโครงการkroong-gaanแบบbɛ̀ɛpเหลวlěeoผลลัพธ์pǒn-lápย่อมyɔ̂mไม่mâiเป็นไปตามbpen-bpai-dtaamเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎai
If we manage the project in a lax manner, the outcomes will not meet the targets.
วัฒนธรรมองค์กรwát-tá-ná-tam ong-gonที่têeปล่อยปละbplòi bpláจนjonเหลวlăewทำให้tam hâiมาตรฐานmâat-dtrà-tăanงานngaanตกต่ำลงdtòk dtàm longเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuai
An organizational culture that is so permissive as to be lax causes work standards to continually decline.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ล puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
lěeo
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |