Thai word
เลย
looei
完全/立刻
How to pronounce เลย
Mid tone
Flat, neutral level — like a normal speaking tone
เลย is written looei and carries the mid tone. Listen first, then copy the pitch — in Thai the pitch belongs to the word the way a vowel does.
Same syllable, five tones
Thai uses pitch to tell words apart. Below is the same syllable on each of the five tones — nothing changes but the pitch. Say your word (highlighted) on one of the other four and a Thai listener hears a different word, or none at all.
- เลย
looei
Mid tone
-
lòoei
Low tone
-
lôoei
Falling tone
-
lǒoei
Rising tone
-
lóoei
High tone
What does เลย mean?
Translation
完全/立刻
เลย (looei) means "完全/立刻" in Thai.
Example sentences
เลี้ยวขวาตรงนี้แล้วจอดข้างหน้าเลยค่ะ
líaw kwǎa dtrong-níi láew jòt kâang-nâa loei ká
在这里右转，然后停在前面。
จอดตรงนี้เลยนะคะ ขอบคุณค่ะ
jòt dtrong-níi loei ná ká kòp-kun ká
就停在这里吧，谢谢。（口语）
ฉันออกกำลังกายทุกวันเลย
chǎn àwk gamlang gaai thúk wan looei
我 thúk wan 都 àwk gamlang gaai。
Test yourself
One word from the same tone group. Its meaning is not on this page — see whether it stuck.
What does this word mean?
ไซส์
sai
Related words
More words with the mid tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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