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lɛ̂ɛMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] fillet; [to] slice thinly (meat/fish)
to cut meat or fish into thin slices; often to remove bones and skin to make fillets
Examples
พ่อครัวpôr kruuaพ่อครัวpôr kruuamale cook; male chefแล่ปลาlâe bplaaแล่ปลาlâe bplaa[to] fillet a fish; slice fish fleshเป็นชิ้นbpen chínเป็นชิ้นbpen chínin pieces; piecewiseบางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slightๆ-แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultก้างออกgâang òkก้างออกgâang òk[to] spread out; open out; unfoldก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerทอดtôtทอดtôt1[to] fry (in oil)2[to] stretch out; extend; lay out3[to] cast; throw (a net/line)4[to] lay out; present (religious offerings)
The chef slices the fish thinly and removes the bones before frying.
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เวลาway-laaแล่ปลาแซลมอนlâe bplaa saen-monเขาkăoใช้cháiมีดmêetคมkomๆ-เพื่อให้pêuua hâiได้dâiเนื้อชิ้นnéuua chínสวยsŭuaiและláeไม่มีmâi meeหนังnăngติดdtìt
When filleting salmon, he uses a sharp knife to get neat pieces without the skin.
ฉันchănหัดhàtแล่ไก่lâe gàiเอาaoหนังnăngและláeกระดูกgrà-dòokออกòkเพื่อpêuuaทำtamสเต๊กเนื้อsà-dtêk néuuaไก่gàiบางbaangๆ-
I’m practicing filleting chicken to remove the skin and bones, to make thin chicken steaks.
แม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káaมืออาชีพmʉʉ-aa-chîipแล่ปลาทูlɛ̂ɛ-bplaa-tuuอย่างyàangคล่องklɔ̂ɔngแยกyɛ̂ɛkก้างออกgâang-ɔ̀ɔkหมดmòtจนได้jon-dâaiเนื้อเป็นnʉ́ʉa-bpenแผ่นบางpɛ̀n-baangพร้อมprɔ́ɔmนำไปnam-bpaiย่างyâang
The professional vendor fillets mackerel deftly, removing all the bones until the flesh is thin sheets ready for grilling.
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
lɛ̂ɛ
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 | — | — |