แย่ๆ
yâe yâe
Meanings
1AdjectiveA2
very bad; awful (colloquial, reduplication for emphasis)
extremely poor in quality or condition; really bad (informal intensified form of แย่แย่yâe1terrible; awful (intensified)2[to] be in a bad way3bad; poor)
Examples
อาหารaa-hăanอาหารaa-hăan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsร้านนี้ráan néeร้านนี้ráan néethis shop; this storeรสชาติrót-châatรสชาติrót-châat1taste; flavor (of food/drink)2quality; character; feelแย่ๆyâe yâeแย่ๆyâe yâe1very bad; awful (colloquial, reduplication for emphasis)2how awful!; that sucks! (exclamation)3badly; poorly (colloquial manner)
The food at this restaurant tastes really bad.
2InterjectionA2
how awful!; that sucks! (exclamation)
an interjection expressing disapproval, frustration, or pity about a bad situation
Examples
แย่ๆyâe yâeแย่ๆyâe yâe1very bad; awful (colloquial, reduplication for emphasis)2how awful!; that sucks! (exclamation)3badly; poorly (colloquial manner)สอบตกsòp dtòkสอบตกsòp dtòk1[to] fail (an exam/test); not pass2[to] fail a screening/selection3[to] fail to meet expectations/standards (figurative)
Oh no, I failed the exam.
3AdverbB1
badly; poorly (colloquial manner)
in a poor or substandard way; used to modify verbs in informal speech
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offทำตัวtam dtuuaทำตัวtam dtuua1[to] behave; conduct oneself; carry oneself2[to] act like; present oneself as; make oneself out to beแย่ๆyâe yâeแย่ๆyâe yâe1very bad; awful (colloquial, reduplication for emphasis)2how awful!; that sucks! (exclamation)3badly; poorly (colloquial manner)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ที่สาธารณะtêe săa-taa-rá-náที่สาธารณะtêe săa-taa-rá-nápublic place; public area; public spaceมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)น่าอายnâa aaiน่าอายnâa aai1embarrassing2shameful; disgraceful
Don't behave poorly in public; it's embarrassing.