แหลๆ
lăe lăeMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
fake-ish; insincere
somewhat fake, insincere, hypocritical, or not believable (slang)
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เชื่อchêuuaเชื่อchêuua1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)4[to] heed; obey [sb]5on creditที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutหรอกròkหรอกròk1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)ฟังดูfang dooฟังดูfang dooto sound; seem (by hearing)แหลๆlăe lăeแหลๆlăe lăefake-ish; insincereยังไงก็yang-ngai gôrยังไงก็yang-ngai gôrno matter what; anywayไม่รู้mâi rúuไม่รู้mâi rúu1[to] not know; be unaware (of); be uncertain2I don't know.
I don't believe what she says; it sounds somewhat fake somehow.
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เขาkăoทำตัวดีtam dtuua deeกับgàpทุกคนtúk konนะnáแต่dtàeฉันchănว่าwâaมันmanดูdooแหลๆlăe lăeไปหน่อยbpai nòi
He acts nice to everyone, but I think it seems a bit insincere.
ถึงtĕungน้ำเสียงnám sĭiangของkŏngเธอterจะjàดูdooสุภาพsù-pâapแต่dtàeคำขอโทษkam kŏr tôhtนั้นnánมันmanฟังดูfang dooแหลๆlăe lăeไม่ค่อยmâi kôiจริงใจjing jaiเลยloie
Although her tone seemed polite, that apology sounded somewhat insincere and not very genuine.
รีวิวree wiuของkŏngอินฟลูเอนเซอร์in-fluu-en-serคนkonนั้นnánโดนdohnวิจารณ์wí-jaanว่าwâaดูdooแหลๆlăe lăeและláeอวยuuaiสินค้าsĭn-káaเกินเหตุgern hèt
That influencer's review was criticized for seeming fake and overpraising the product.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แหลๆ said แหล-แหล?
lăe lăe
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 classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ล puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
lăe
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |