เหลือ
lʉ̌ʉaMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] remain; be left
to continue to exist after other parts are used, taken, or gone
Examples
ขนมปังkà-nŏm bpangขนมปังkà-nŏm bpangbreadหมดแล้วmòt láewหมดแล้วmòt láewall gone; finished; sold outเหลือlĕuuaเหลือlĕuua1[to] remain; be left2[to] have left; have remaining3[to] be left over; be surplus4[to] exceed; be more thanแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เศษsètเศษsèt1remainder (math)2numerator3scrap; fragment; leftover4a little over; and a bitเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a little
The bread is gone; only tiny crumbs remain.
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ฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkบ้านbâanทั้งtángหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanจมน้ำjom-náamเหลือlʉ̌ʉaเพียงpiiangศาลาวัดsǎa-laa-wátที่tîiยังyangยืนอยู่yʉʉn-yùu
Heavy rain flooded the whole village; only the temple pavilion remained standing.
หนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉรุ่นrûnหายไปhǎai-bpaiหลายlǎaiเล่มlêmเหลืออยู่lʉ̌ʉa-yùuไม่กี่mâi-gìiเล่มlêmในnaiห้องสมุดhɔ̂ng-sà-mùt
Many yearbooks disappeared; only a few remained in the library.
หลังlăngไฟป่าfai bpàaดับลงdàp longเหลือlĕuuaเพียงpiiangตอไม้dto máaiดำๆdam damและláeเถ้าถ่านtâo tàanกระจายgrà-jaaiเต็มdtemพื้นpéun
After the wildfire was put out, only charred stumps and ashes remained on the ground.
2VerbA2
[to] have left; have remaining
to still have a certain amount not yet used or spent
Examples
ข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardเหลืออยู่lʉ̌ʉa-yùuเหลืออยู่lʉ̌ʉa-yùu1[to] remain; be left (over)2remaining; left; leftoverอีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)หนึ่งจานnʉ̀ng-jaanหนึ่งจานnʉ̀ng-jaanone plate; one dish
There is still one plate of rice left.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnใช้เงินchái-ngənไปbpaiบ้างbâangแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangเหลือlʉ̌ʉaอีกìikสองร้อยsɔ̌ɔng-rɔ́ɔiบาทbàat
Yesterday I spent some money, but I still have 200 baht left.
เราraoแจกjɛ̀ɛkขนมkà-nǒmไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛoเหลือไว้lʉ̌ʉa-wáiอีกìikนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀iสำหรับsǎm-ràpคนkonที่มาtîi-maaช้าcháa
We handed out the snacks, and there are still a few left for those who come late.
ทำtamรายงานraai-ngaanเสร็จsètเกือบgʉ̀ʉapหมดแล้วmòt-lɛ́ɛoเหลือlʉ̌ʉaเวลาwee-laaแค่kɛ̂ɛพอpɔɔเขียนkǐianส่วนsùuanสรุปsà-rùp
The report is almost finished; only the conclusion remains to be written.
3VerbB1
[to] be left over; be surplus
to remain beyond what is needed or used; to be available as an excess
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoขนมkà-nǒmขนมkà-nǒmsnack; sweet; dessertพอจะpɔɔ-jàพอจะpɔɔ-jàcan possibly; be able to (to some extent)แบ่งbɛ̀ngแบ่งbɛ̀ng1[to] divide; split2[to] share3[to] allocate; distribute4[to] separate; set apartให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowเหลือไว้lʉ̌ʉa-wáiเหลือไว้lʉ̌ʉa-wái1[to] leave [sth] over; set aside; save (for later)2[to] retain; leave in place3[to] leave behindได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀iนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀i1a little; a bit2a small amount
I have enough snacks to share with friends and a bit to set aside.
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เงินเดือนngern deuuanนี้néeฉันchănจัดงบjàt ngópดีdeeๆ-จนjonเหลือlĕuuaพอจะpor jàเก็บgèpเป็นbpenเงินสำรองngern săm-rongได้dâi
This month I budgeted well, so I have enough left to set aside as an emergency fund.
ที่นั่งtîi-nângในรถnai-rótตู้dtûuรอบrɔ̂ɔpบ่ายbàaiยังyangเหลือlʉ̌ʉaเราraoน่าจะnâa-jàกันไว้gan-wáiให้hâiผู้สูงอายุpûu-sǔung-aa-yúได้dâai
There are spare seats on the afternoon van; we should be able to set some aside for the elderly.
วันนี้wan-níiเวลาwee-laaเตรียมdtriiamงานngaanเหลือlʉ̌ʉaพอสมควรpɔɔ-sǒm-kuuanเราraoเลยləəiสามารถsǎa-mâatกันganเวลาwee-laaไว้wáiซ้อมsɔ́ɔmการนำเสนอgaan-nam-sà-nə̌əได้dâaiหนึ่งnʉ̀ngชั่วโมงchûua-moong
We have a fair amount of extra prep time today, so we can set aside one hour to rehearse the presentation.
4VerbB1
[to] exceed; be more than
to be in excess of a given amount; to be more than
Examples
เวลาที่wee-laa-tîiเวลาที่wee-laa-tîithe time whenใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderเดินทางdəən-taangเดินทางdəən-taang[to] travel; make a journeyเหลือlʉ̌ʉaเหลือlʉ̌ʉa1[to] remain; be left2[to] have left; have remaining3[to] be left over; be surplus4[to] exceed; be more thanจากที่jàak-tîiจากที่jàak-tîifrom what ...; based on what ...คาดไว้kâat-wáiคาดไว้kâat-wái[to] expect; [to] anticipateสิบห้าsìp-hâaสิบห้าsìp-hâafifteen (15)นาทีnaa-tiiนาทีnaa-tii1minute (time unit)2moment; minute (informal)
The travel time was fifteen minutes more than expected.
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The actual expenses were slightly more than the original estimate.
จำนวนjam-nuuanผู้เข้าร่วมงานpûu-kâo-rûuam-ngaanเหลือlʉ̌ʉaจากjàakขีดจำกัดkìit-jam-gàtที่tîiสถานsà-tǎanที่รองรับtîi-rɔɔng-rápจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sèetบางส่วนbaang-sùuan
The number of attendees exceeded the venue’s capacity, so some had to be turned away.
ราคาraa-kaaตั๋วเครื่องบินdtǔua-krʉ̂ʉang-binเหลือlʉ̌ʉaจากjàakงบngópที่tîiวางไว้waang-wáiไปbpaiหนึ่งพันnʉ̀ng-panบาทbàat
The airfare is one thousand baht more than the planned budget.
The ticket price is more than the budget we set by one hundred baht.
The travel time was ten minutes more than expected because of traffic.
น้ำหนักกระเป๋าnám-nàk-grà-bpǎoของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəเหลือlʉ̌ʉaจากjàakข้อกำหนดkɔ̂ɔ-gam-nòtสายการบินsǎai-gaan-binสองsɔ̌ɔngกิโลกรัมgì-loo-gram
Her baggage weight is two kilograms more than the airline’s limit.
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 syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
lʉ̌ʉa
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ลือlʉʉลือlʉʉ[to] spread rumors; be rumored; rumor has it[to] spread rumors; be rumored; rumor has itPart 2
เหลือlʉ̌ʉaเหลือlʉ̌ʉa[to] remain; be left[to] remain; be leftWord