แยะ
yɛ́Meanings
1AdjectiveA2
many; a lot (colloquial)
Colloquial: indicates a large number or amount, often postposed after a noun or verb.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentงานบ้านngaan-bâanงานบ้านngaan-bâanhousework; choresแยะyɛ́แยะyɛ́1many; a lot (colloquial)2[to] be many; be plentiful (colloquial)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)ออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3[to] lead out to; extend toไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)
There’s a lot of housework today, so I can’t go out yet.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanคนkonมาmaaงานเทศกาลngaan-têet-sà-gaanแยะyɛ́จนjonที่จอดรถtîi-jɔ̀ɔt-rótเต็มdtemหมดmòt
Yesterday there were so many people at the festival that the parking lots were completely full.
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiออเดอร์ɔɔ-də̂əจากjàakลูกค้าแยะlûuk-káa-yɛ́ทำให้tam-hâiทีมtiimต้องdtɔ̂ngทำงานtam-ngaanล่วงเวลาlûuang-wee-laaบ่อยbɔ̀i
There are lots of orders from customers lately, causing the team to work overtime often.
หลังlǎngประชุมbprà-chumเสร็จsètหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaมอบหมายmɔ̂ɔp-mǎaiงานngaanแยะyɛ́เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngแบ่งbɛ̀ngหน้าที่nâa-tîiกันganชัดเจนchát-jeen
After the meeting, the boss assigned a lot of tasks; we need to divide the responsibilities clearly.
2VerbB1
[to] be many; be plentiful (colloquial)
Colloquial verb meaning to exist in large numbers or amounts; common in spoken Thai.
Examples
ช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2span; extent3section; segment (part of something)4range; interval (between limits)5distance between supportsเทศกาลtêet-sà-gaanเทศกาลtêet-sà-gaan1festival2season; periodคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเที่ยวtîiaoเที่ยวtîiao1[to] go out; hang out; travel for leisure; go clubbing2time; round (classifier)3[to] make the rounds; visit around4trip; journey; runตลาดน้ำdtà-làat-náamตลาดน้ำdtà-làat-náamfloating marketแยะyɛ́แยะyɛ́1many; a lot (colloquial)2[to] be many; be plentiful (colloquial)
During the festival, lots of people come to the floating market.
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In the rainy season, there are so many mosquitoes that we have to sleep under a net all night.
ในnaiคลาสklâatนี้níiงานกลุ่มngaan-glùmแยะyɛ́จนjonพวกเราpûuak-raoต้องdtɔ̂ngแบ่งbɛ̀ngหน้าที่nâa-tîiกันganละเอียดlá-ìiat
In this class, there are so many group assignments that we have to divide roles carefully.
ช่วงchûuangโปรโมชันbproo-moo-chânแชตchɛ́tลูกค้าlûuk-káaเด้งdêngเข้าkâoอินบ็อกซ์in-bɔ́kแยะyɛ́จนjonทีมซัพพอร์ตtiim-sáp-pɔ̂ɔtตอบdtɔ̀ɔpไม่ทันmâi-tan
During the promotion, so many customer chats flooded the inbox that the support team couldn’t keep up.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
yɛ́
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |