แต่เล็กแต่น้อย(dtàe lék dtàe nôi)

Meanings

1AdverbB1

since childhood; from a young age

since childhood; from a young age; since one was little

Examples

พ่อแม่pôr mâeพ่อแม่pôr mâeparentsสอนsŏnสอนsŏn1[to] instruct; train [sb]2[to] admonish; give moral guidance3[to] teach [sb] [sth]ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerแต่เล็กแต่น้อยdtàe lék dtàe nôiแต่เล็กแต่น้อยdtàe lék dtàe nôisince childhood; from a young age
My parents have taught me about this since I was little.

Word Breakdown

แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)Part 1
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เล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2younger; junior3minor; slightPart 2
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แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)Part 3
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น้อยnóiน้อยnói1few; little; small (amount/number)2less; to a lesser degree3young; junior (name/title use)4seldom; rarelyPart 4
แต่เล็กแต่น้อยdtàe lék dtàe nôiแต่เล็กแต่น้อยdtàe lék dtàe nôisince childhood; from a young age