แม้เล็กน้อย

máe lék nói

Meanings

1NounB1

even a little; not even slightly (esp. with neg.)

to any extent at all, even by a very small amount; commonly used with negatives to stress zero degree (e.g., ไม่ไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)…แม้เล็กน้อยแม้เล็กน้อยmáe lék nóieven a little; not even slightly (esp. with neg.) ‘not … even a little’).

Examples

เรียนriianเรียนriian1[to] study; learn2[to] take (a course/subject)3[to] respectfully inform; address (formal)ภาษาไทยpaa-săa taiภาษาไทยpaa-săa tai1Thai language2Thai (school subject)3Thai-language; in Thaiมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerหนึ่งปีnìng bpeeหนึ่งปีnìng bpeeone yearแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)พูดไม่ได้pôot mâi dâaiพูดไม่ได้pôot mâi dâai[to] be unable to speakแม้เล็กน้อยmáe lék nóiแม้เล็กน้อยmáe lék nóieven a little; not even slightly (esp. with neg.)
He has been learning Thai for a year, but he still can't speak it even a little.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

แม้máeแม้máe1even2even; even if; althoughPart 1
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เล็กน้อยlék nóiเล็กน้อยlék nói1minor; slight; trivial2a small amount3a little; slightlyPart 2
แม้เล็กน้อยmáe lék nóiแม้เล็กน้อยmáe lék nóieven a little; not even slightly (esp. with neg.)