แฉะ
chɛ̀Meanings
1AdjectiveA2
soggy; waterlogged
very wet and soft from water; soaked to the point of being mushy
Examples
ข้าวต้มkâao-dtômข้าวต้มkâao-dtômrice soup; rice porridgeทิ้งไว้tíng-wáiทิ้งไว้tíng-wái1[to] leave [sth] to sit/remain (for a time)2[to] leave [sth] behindนานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofแฉะchɛ̀แฉะchɛ̀1soggy; waterlogged2to be soggy/wet through
The rice porridge was left too long and became mushy.
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The cake got rained on and became so soggy that it wasn’t tasty.
ผักสลัดpàk-sà-làtถูกtùukล้างláangแล้วlɛ́ɛoไม่mâiสะเด็ดน้ำsà-dèt-náamทำให้tam-hâiแฉะchɛ̀และlɛ́เสียรสชาติsǐia-rót-châat
The salad greens were washed but not drained, making them soggy and ruining the taste.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakนาnaaโดนdoonน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamดินdinในnaiคันนาkan-naaก็gɔ̂แฉะchɛ̀จนjonรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoติดdtìt
After the fields were flooded, the soil on the dike was so muddy that shoes got stuck.
เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngอ้อมɔ̂ɔmไปbpaiทางtaangถนนใหญ่tà-nǒn-yàiเพราะprɔ́ทางลัดtaang-látแฉะchɛ̀และlɛ́ยวบyûuapทุกtúkย่างก้าวyâang-gâao
We had to detour to the main road because the shortcut was slushy and yielded under every step.
เส้นทางเดินป่าsên-taang-dəən-bpàaหลังlǎngฝนตกfǒn-dtòkนั้นnánแฉะchɛ̀ยวบyûuapจนjonไม้เท้าmáai-táaoจมลงjom-longครึ่งหนึ่งkrʉ̂ng-nʉ̀ngทุกครั้งที่túk-kráng-tîiแทงtɛɛngลงไปlong-bpai
The hiking trail after the rain was so slushy that the walking stick sank halfway each time it was planted.
2VerbB1
to be soggy/wet through
to become or be in a state of sogginess or waterlogging
Examples
ฝนตกfǒn-dtòkฝนตกfǒn-dtòkit is raining; [to] rainทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉn1all night; the whole night2the entire nightทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]สนามหญ้าsà-nǎam-yâaสนามหญ้าsà-nǎam-yâa1lawn; grassy yard2grass pitch; turf fieldแฉะchɛ̀แฉะchɛ̀1soggy; waterlogged2to be soggy/wet throughเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เลอะlə́เลอะlə́1dirty; smeared; messy (stained)2[to] get smeared; [to] become dirtyรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoshoe; footwear
It rained all night, making the lawn waterlogged and dirtying our shoes when we walk.
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The dirt path behind the house became so soggy that the bicycle slipped.
The soil in the pot is too soggy, so the plant’s leaves have started to yellow.
หลังlǎngน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamถนนซอยtà-nǒn-sɔɔiยังyangแฉะchɛ̀และlɛ́รับrápน้ำnáamไม่ไหวmâi-wǎiทำให้tam-hâiการจราจรติดขัดgaan-jà-raa-jɔɔn-dtìt-kàt
After the flood, the alleyways are still waterlogged and unable to drain, causing traffic congestion.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
chɛ̀
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |