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Things have gone pear-shaped — 'awful,' terrible, dreadful, a disaster.
- Stative VerbAdjectiveBuilt up from แย่3ย่ำแย่yâm yâe[to be] unbearableOccasionalNot a priority to learnแย่มากyâe mâakbadly,severely,seriouslyObscureSafe to skip for nowแทบแย่tâep yâevery,extremely,terriblyObscureSafe to skip for nowUsed in real sentencesSentence translations focus on natural phrasing in context, so they may differ slightly from literal dictionary definitions.คุณภาพอากาศที่นี่แย่กว่าบนภูเขาkun-ná-pâap aa-gàat têe nêe yâe gwàa bon poo kăoThe air quality here is poorer than in the mountains.เราทุกคนต่างเจอช่วงที่ดีและแย่เมื่อย้ายไปประเทศใหม่rao túk kon dtàang jer chûuang têe dee láe yâe mêuua yáai bpai bprà-têt màiWe all experience ups and downs when moving to a new country.ส่วนที่แย่ที่สุดของวันคือรถติดsùuan têe yâe têe sùt kŏng wan keu rót dtìtThe roughest part of the day was the traffic jam.การจราจรแย่แบบนี้เสมอเลยไหมgaan jà-raa-jon yâe bàep née sà-mĕr loiie măiIs the traffic always this bad?สัญญาณข้างในตึกแย่กว่าsăn-yaan kâang nai dtèuk yâe gwàaThe signal is poorer inside the building.