ไม่เช่นนั้นแล้ว
mâi chên nán láaeo
Meanings
1ConjunctionB1
otherwise; or else
otherwise; or else; used to introduce a result or consequence that will happen if a preceding condition is not met.
Examples
ลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketผักpàkผักpàk1CL: bunch; bundle (regional/dialectal)2vegetable(s)นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)ไม่เช่นนั้นแล้วmâi chên nán láaeoไม่เช่นนั้นแล้วmâi chên nán láaeootherwise; or elseจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไม่แข็งแรงmâi kăeng raengไม่แข็งแรงmâi kăeng raengweak; not strong
You must eat your vegetables; otherwise, you won't be strong.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ไม่อย่างนั้นmâi yàang nánไม่อย่างนั้นmâi yàang nánotherwise; if not; or else
otherwise; if not; or else
ไม่เช่นนั้นmâi chên nánไม่เช่นนั้นmâi chên nánotherwise; or else
otherwise; or else
หาไม่hăa mâiหาไม่hăa mâiotherwise; or else; if not
otherwise; or else; if not
มิฉะนั้นmí-chà-nánมิฉะนั้นmí-chà-nánotherwise; or else
otherwise; or else
ไม่งั้นmâi ngánไม่งั้นmâi ngánotherwise; or else; if not
otherwise; or else; if not
Word Breakdown
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ไม่เช่นนั้นแล้วmâi chên nán láaeoไม่เช่นนั้นแล้วmâi chên nán láaeootherwise; or else