แย่
yɛ̂ɛMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
bad; poor
not good in quality or condition; undesirable
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoshoe; footwearออนไลน์ɔɔn-laaiออนไลน์ɔɔn-laai1online (connected to the internet)2online; on the internetแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)คุณภาพแย่kun-ná-pâap-yɛ̂ɛคุณภาพแย่kun-ná-pâap-yɛ̂ɛof poor quality
Yesterday I bought shoes online, but the quality was poor.
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That movie had beautiful visuals, but the dialogue was rather poor.
บริการbɔɔ-rí-gaanของkɔ̌ɔngโรงแรมroong-rɛɛmนี้níiล่าช้าlâa-cháaและlɛ́ไม่ใส่ใจmâi-sài-jaiทำให้tam-hâiประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanโดยรวมdooi-ruuamออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaแย่yɛ̂ɛ
The service at this hotel was slow and inattentive, making the overall experience poor.
The coffee at this shop tastes bad.
The food at this place is poor in quality; the soup is bland.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnดูหนังduu-nǎngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangหนึ่งnʉ̀ngแต่dtɛ̀ɛภาพpâapและlɛ́เสียงsǐiangคุณภาพแย่kun-ná-pâap-yɛ̂ɛ
Yesterday I watched a movie, but the picture and sound were of poor quality.
ฉันchǎnซื้อsʉ́ʉเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaออนไลน์ɔɔn-laaiมาmaaผ้าpâaบางbaangและlɛ́ตะเข็บdtà-kèpทำมาtam-maaแย่กว่าyɛ̂ɛ-gwàaที่tîiคิดkít
I bought a shirt online, and the fabric is thin and the stitching is worse than I expected.
สัญญาณsǎn-yaanอินเทอร์เน็ตin-təə-nétที่tîiหอพักhɔ̌ɔ-pákคุณภาพแย่kun-ná-pâap-yɛ̂ɛจนjonทำงานtam-ngaanต่อเนื่องdtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangไม่ได้mâi-dâai
The internet signal at the dorm is of such poor quality that I can’t work continuously.
The traffic is really terrible today.
Rain leaked into the house last night; the situation was really bad.
If the power goes out again, tonight will be really awful.
ผลสอบpǒn-sɔ̀ɔpออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaแย่กว่าyɛ̂ɛ-gwàaที่tîiคาดkâatทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoเครียดkrîiatทั้งสัปดาห์táng-sàp-daa
The exam results came out worse than expected, making him stressed all week.
2VerbB1
[to] be in a bad way
to be in trouble or in a poor state; to be doing badly
Examples
ตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)ร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallปิดbpìtปิดbpìt1[to] close; shut2[to] turn off; switch off3closed; shut; not open4[to] cover; seal5[to] block; conceal; suppress; withholdซ่อมsɔ̂mซ่อมsɔ̂m[to] repair; fixลูกค้าหายlûuk-káa-hǎaiลูกค้าหายlûuk-káa-hǎailost customers; no customers comingรายได้raai-dâaiรายได้raai-dâai1income; earnings2revenue (business/government)3proceeds; takingsเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedแย่ลงyɛ̂ɛ-longแย่ลงyɛ̂ɛ-long[to] get worse; [to] worsenมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Since the shop closed for repairs, customers disappeared, so his income has gotten much worse.
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ฝนตกfǒn-dtòkหลายlǎaiวันwanติดกันdtìt-ganทำtamให้ผลผลิตhâi-pǒn-pà-lìtสวนยางsǔuan-yaangแย่ลงyɛ̂ɛ-longเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngสวนsǔuanเริ่มrə̂əmกังวลgang-won
Continuous rain for many days has worsened the rubber plantation’s yield, and the owner is starting to worry.
เศรษฐกิจsèet-tà-gìtชะลอตัวchá-lɔɔ-dtuuaมาmaaหลายlǎaiไตรมาสdtrai-mâatธุรกิจขนาดเล็กtú-rá-gìt-kà-nàat-lékเลยləəiแย่yɛ̂ɛกันganถ้วนหน้าtûuan-nâaต้องdtɔ̂ngลดlótคนkonและlɛ́ตัดค่าใช้จ่ายdtàt-kâa-chái-jàaiกันganเป็นแถวbpen-tɛ̌ɛo
The economy has slowed for several quarters, so small businesses are in trouble across the board and are cutting staff and expenses left and right.
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiงานngaanผมpǒmน้อยnɔ́ɔiเงินngənเลยləəiแย่yɛ̂ɛต้องdtɔ̂ngประหยัดbprà-yàtมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂nหน่อยnɔ̀i
Lately I have little work, so my finances are in trouble and I have to be a bit more frugal.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakรถrótเสียsǐiaการเงินgaan-ngənฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmแย่yɛ̂ɛต้องdtɔ̂ngยืมyʉʉmเงินngənเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanใช้cháiไปก่อนbpai-gɔ̀ɔn
After my car broke down, my finances started to be in trouble, so I had to borrow some money from a friend for the time being.
ตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛปิดร้านbpìt-ráanชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎaiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoแย่yɛ̂ɛจนjonจ่ายjàaiค่าเช่าkâa-châoไม่ไหวmâi-wǎi
Since the shop temporarily closed, his sales have been doing so badly that he can't afford the rent.
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiสุขภาพsùk-kà-pâapแม่mɛ̂ɛแย่ลงyɛ̂ɛ-longเพราะprɔ́ทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkเราraoเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngพาpaaไปหาหมอbpai-hǎa-mɔ̌ɔบ่อยขึ้นbɔ̀i-kʉ̂n
Lately my mom’s health has been getting worse because she’s been working too hard, so we have to take her to the doctor more often.
พอpɔɔโครงการkroong-gaanถูกtùukเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉanหลายรอบlǎai-rɔ̂ɔpสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanเงินสดngən-sòtของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtก็gɔ̂แย่ลงyɛ̂ɛ-longจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngลดlótค่าใช้จ่ายkâa-chái-jàaiทุกtúkด้านdâan
After the project was postponed several times, the company’s cash flow worsened so much that it had to cut costs across the board.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
yɛ̂ɛ
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |