กระได
grà-daiMeaning
1NounB2
stairs; staircase; ladder
stairs, a staircase, or a ladder; an established alternative to บันไดบันไดban-dai1stairs; staircase2ladder3stairway (figurative path upward).
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)บ้านไม้bâan-máaiบ้านไม้bâan-máaiwooden house; timber houseใต้ถุนdtâai-tǔnใต้ถุนdtâai-tǔnunderfloor space; raised-house undersideสูงsǔungสูงsǔung1tall; high (physical height)2high (degree/level/price/rank)3up; to a high position4advanced; elevated (abstract)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเดินขึ้นdəən-kʉ̂nเดินขึ้นdəən-kʉ̂n[to] walk up [sth]; [to] ascend on footกระไดgrà-daiกระไดgrà-daistairs; staircase; ladderไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)เรือนrʉʉanเรือนrʉʉan1house; dwelling (traditional/wooden); hull/body (of sth)2classifier: houses; clocks; watches3body; figure (formal/lit.)
My grandma's house is a traditional wooden house on high stilts; you have to walk up the stairs to get into the main house.
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พ่อpɔ̂ɔเอาaoพาดpâatกระไดgrà-daiกับgàpต้นมะม่วงdtôn-má-mûuangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจะjàปีนbpiinขึ้นไปkʉ̂n-bpaiสอยsɔ̌ɔi
Dad leaned a ladder against the mango tree to climb up and pick the fruit.
สำนวนsǎm-nuuanไทยtaiที่ว่าtîi-wâaหัวhǔuaกระไดgrà-daiไม่mâiแห้งhɛ̂ɛngหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngบ้านbâanที่tîiมีmiiแขกkɛ̀ɛkมาmaaเยี่ยมเยือนyîiam-yʉʉanอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌ə
The Thai idiom 'the top of the stairs never dries' refers to a house that always has visitors.
สถาปัตยกรรมsà-tǎa-bpàt-dtà-yá-gamเรือนไทยrʉʉan-taiโบราณboo-raanมักmákให้ความสำคัญhâi-kwaam-sǎm-kanกับgàpรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatของkɔ̌ɔngชานchaanพักpákและlɛ́ราวraaoกระไดgrà-dai
Ancient Thai house architecture often emphasizes the details of the landing and the staircase railings.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กร, the first consonant ก sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
grà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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กระไดgrà-daiกระไดgrà-daistairs; staircase; ladderstairs; staircase; ladderWord