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How to say small
in Thai
เล็ก
lék
small · little
lék high
Also a very common nickname. เล็กไป 'too small'. Spelled with ็, which shortens the vowel.
- Part of speech
- adj
- Remember it
- Small as a LEGO piece.
In a sentence
- เล็กไปlék bpaitoo small
From the same situation: Shopping and the market
- ซื้อto buy
- ขายto sell
- ของthings, stuff
- ตัวclassifier for clothes and animals
- ลูกclassifier for round fruit and balls
- คันclassifier for vehicles
- คู่pair (classifier)
- มีto have; there is
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Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok teaches เล็ก with audio, the tone drawn on screen, and a check on your own voice. Buy clothes, fruit and everyday things: ask for sizes and colours, compare, bargain politely, and exchange or return.
- WEEKS 1–2 · SURVIVEGreet anyone, pay, and order food and 7-Eleven exactly how you like it.
- WEEKS 3–6 · SETTLE INGet around by taxi, Grab and skytrain, find anything, and handle your landlord.
- WEEKS 7–12 · RUN YOUR LIFEPharmacy, bank, SIM and apps, how you feel, and a weekend away, all in Thai.
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