การสลาย

gaan-sà-lǎai

Meanings

1NounB2

disintegration; breakup

the process of something breaking apart or losing its structure, either physically or figuratively

Examples

ข่าวkàaoข่าวkàao1news; news report2news item; report3rumor; hearsayการgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; task3affair; matterหย่าร้างyàa-ráangหย่าร้างyàa-ráang1[to] divorce; separate2divorced; separatedของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsดาราdaa-raaดาราdaa-raa1celebrity; star (entertainment)2star (astronomy) [formal/lit.]คู่รักkûu-rákคู่รักkûu-rákromantic couple; lovers; partnersชื่อดังchʉ̂ʉ-dangชื่อดังchʉ̂ʉ-dangfamous; well-known; renownedทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]หลายคนlǎai-konหลายคนlǎai-konmany/several peopleเสียใจsǐia-jaiเสียใจsǐia-jai1[to] be sad; feel sorry2[to] regret3my condolencesกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)การสลายgaan-sà-lǎaiการสลายgaan-sà-lǎai1disintegration; breakup2dispersal; disbandment (of a crowd/group)3decomposition; dissolution; lysis (scientific)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdในอุดมคติnai-ù-dom-ká-dtìในอุดมคติnai-ù-dom-ká-dtì1ideal; envisioned as perfect2ideally; in an ideal case
The news of the famous celebrity couple's divorce made many people sad about the breakdown of an ideal family.
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2NounB2

dispersal; disbandment (of a crowd/group)

the ending, scattering, or breaking up of a gathering, protest, or organization, whether by order or decision

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3NounC1

decomposition; dissolution; lysis (scientific)

the process by which a substance or biological material breaks down or dissolves into simpler components, such as chemical decomposition or cell lysis

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Tones

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Why is การสลาย said การ-สะ-หลาย?

gaan-sà-lǎai

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

3 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ร, a sonorant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

gaan

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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Word Breakdown

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การสลายgaan-sà-lǎaiการสลายgaan-sà-lǎaidisintegration; breakupdisintegration; breakupWord