เท่า [thâo] = As…as…
ไม่…เท่า [mâi thâo] = Not as…as…

“ไม่มีแฟนไม่เหงาเท่าไม่มีเพื่อน”
mâi mii fan mâi ngǎo thâo mâi mii peûan.

ไม่เหงาเท่า [mâi ngǎo thâo] = not as lonely as ..
Not having a boyfriend/girlfriend is not as lonely as not having friends. 

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