กาย
gaaiMeaning
1NounB1
body; physical form
the body or physical form of a person (often formal or literary; also used in compounds such as กายภาพกายภาพgaai-yá-pâap1physiotherapy; physical therapy (colloq.)2physical; bodily; somatic and กายวิภาคกายวิภาคgaai-wí-pâak1anatomy (bodily structure)2anatomy (scientific field))
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillดูแลกายduu-lɛɛ-gaaiดูแลกายduu-lɛɛ-gaai[to] take care of the body; [to] care for one’s physical healthให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)แข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛng1strong; robust2healthy; fitด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooการออกกำลังกายgaan-ɔ̀ɔk-gam-lang-gaaiการออกกำลังกายgaan-ɔ̀ɔk-gam-lang-gaaiexercise; workout; physical trainingทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
He takes care of his body by exercising every day.
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ในnaiพิธีpí-tiiเขาkǎoกล่าวglàaoขอพรkɔ̌ɔ-pɔɔnให้hâiกายใจgaai-jaiเป็นสุขbpen-sùkและlɛ́ห่างไกลhàang-glaiโรคภัยrôok-pai
In the ceremony, he prayed for the body and mind to be happy and free from illness.
แพทย์pɛ̂ɛtตรวจสภาพdtrùuat-sà-pâapกายgaaiเบื้องต้นbʉ̂ʉang-dtônก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàส่งต่อsòng-dtɔ̀ɔไปbpaiทำtamกายภาพบำบัดgaai-yá-pâap-bam-bàt
The doctor examined the physical condition first before referring him for physical therapy.
แม้mɛ́ɛกายgaaiจะjàอ่อนล้าɔ̀ɔn-láaแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoยังyangรักษาrák-sǎaมารยาทmaa-rá-yâatและlɛ́วาจาwaa-jaaอย่างyàangสุขุมsù-kǔm
Though his body was exhausted, he still maintained courteous and measured speech.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gaai
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |