Nature and weather เมล็ด má-lét
seed; bean, grain noun
- má high
- lét high
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
How to use it
เมล็ดmá-lét is a seed, a bean or a grain: coffee beans are เมล็ดกาแฟmá-lét gaa-fae and a grain of rice is a เมล็ดข้าวmá-lét kâao. In speech, small seeds are often เม็ดmét, the word for pills, and roasted sunflower seeds, เมล็ดทานตะวันmá-lét taan-dtà-wan, are a popular snack.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- mlet
- ma led
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