แย่ๆ
yâe yâeMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
bad; poor; lousy (colloq.)
poor in quality or condition; reduplication does not necessarily imply extreme badness
Examples
อาหารaa-hăanอาหารaa-hăan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsร้านนี้ráan néeร้านนี้ráan néethis shop; this storeรสชาติrót-châatรสชาติrót-châat1taste; flavor (of food/drink)2quality; character; feelแย่ๆyâe yâeแย่ๆyâe yâe1bad; poor; lousy (colloq.)2badly; poorly (colloquial manner)
The food at this restaurant tastes really bad.
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The weather was really awful all day yesterday; the rain didn't stop.
I've had a really bad experience with online shopping before.
โรงแรมrohng raemที่têeเราraoไปพักbpai pákมีmeeบริการbor-rí-gaanแย่ๆyâe yâeมากmâakจนjonเราraoต้องdtôngย้ายออกyáai òk
The hotel we stayed at had such terrible service that we had to move out.
2AdverbB1
badly; poorly (colloquial manner)
in a poor or substandard way; used to modify verbs in informal speech
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ทำตัวtam dtuuaทำตัวtam dtuua[to] behave; conduct oneself; carry oneselfแย่ๆyâe yâeแย่ๆyâe yâe1bad; poor; lousy (colloq.)2badly; poorly (colloquial manner)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ที่สาธารณะtêe săa-taa-rá-náที่สาธารณะtêe săa-taa-rá-nápublic place; public area; public spaceมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7creamy; rich (texture/taste)น่าอายnâa aaiน่าอายnâa aai1embarrassing2shameful; disgraceful
Don't behave poorly in public; it's embarrassing.
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เขาkăoชอบchôpพูดจาpôot jaaแย่ๆyâe yâeใส่sàiคนอื่นkon èunเลยloieไม่มีmâi meeใครkraiอยากyàakคุยด้วยkui dûuai
He likes to speak poorly to others, so no one wants to talk to him.
ถ้าtâaเธอterทำงานtam ngaanส่งsòngอาจารย์aa-jaanแย่ๆyâe yâeแบบนี้bàep née계속เกรดgrètเธอterก็gâwจะjàไม่ดีmâi deeขึ้นkêunนะná
If you keep submitting work to the professor so poorly like this, your grade won't improve.
การบริหารจัดการgaan bò-rí-hăan-jàt-gaanวิกฤตwí-grìtครั้งนี้kráng néeทำได้tam dâiแย่ๆyâe yâeจนjonส่งผลกระทบsòng pŏn grà-tópเป็นวงกว้างbpen wong gwâangและláeแก้ไขgâe kăiได้dâiยากyâak
The crisis management this time was done so poorly that it caused widespread impact that is difficult to fix.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แย่ๆ said แย่-แย่?
yâe yâe
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
yâe
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 | — | — |