การไถล
gaan-tà-lǎiMeanings
1NounB1
sliding; slipping; skidding
Movement along a surface by sliding or slipping, often because of a loss of grip or traction.
Examples
การไถลgaan-tà-lǎiการไถลgaan-tà-lǎi1sliding; slipping; skidding2digression; evasive diversionบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)พื้นpʉ́ʉnพื้นpʉ́ʉn1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3plain; unpatterned4basis; level; background (figurative)5background (color/pattern)เปียกbpìiakเปียกbpìiak1wet; damp2[to] get wetทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ล้มlómล้มlóm1to fall; topple2to collapse; fail3[to] knock down; fell4[to] cancel; scrap; scuttle5[to] overthrow; toppleเมื่อเช้านี้mʉ̂ʉa-cháao-níiเมื่อเช้านี้mʉ̂ʉa-cháao-níithis morning (earlier today)
Slipping on the wet floor made me fall this morning.
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รองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoคู่kûuนี้níiมีmiiพื้นยางpʉ́ʉn-yaangที่tîiช่วยchûuaiลดlótการไถลgaan-tà-lǎiจึงjʉngเหมาะกับmɔ̀-gàpการเดินgaan-dəənบนbonทางtaangเปียกbpìiak
These shoes have rubber soles that help reduce slipping, so they are suitable for walking on wet paths.
การไถลgaan-tà-lǎiของkɔ̌ɔngรถrótบนbonถนนลื่นtà-nǒn-lʉ̂ʉnทำให้tam-hâiคนขับkon-kàpตกใจdtòk-jaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoยังyangควบคุมkûuap-kumรถrótไว้wáiได้dâai
The car's skidding on the slippery road startled the driver, but he managed to keep it under control.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaยางรถyaang-rótเริ่มrə̂əmสึกsʉ̀kความสามารถkwaam-sǎa-mâatในnaiการยึดเกาะgaan-yʉ́t-gɔ̀ถนนtà-nǒnเปียกbpìiakจะjàลดลงlót-longซึ่งsʉ̂ngเพิ่มpə̂əmความเสี่ยงkwaam-sìiangต่อdtɔ̀ɔการไถลgaan-tà-lǎiขณะkà-nàเข้าโค้งkâo-kóong
As tires wear down, their ability to grip wet roads decreases, increasing the risk of skidding when taking a bend.
2NounB2
digression; evasive diversion
The act of veering away from the subject in speech, sometimes to avoid addressing a question or issue directly.
Examples
การไถลgaan-tà-lǎiการไถลgaan-tà-lǎi1sliding; slipping; skidding2digression; evasive diversionออกนอกเรื่องɔ̀ɔk-nɔ̂ɔk-rʉ̂ʉangออกนอกเรื่องɔ̀ɔk-nɔ̂ɔk-rʉ̂ʉang[to] digress; go off-topicของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] cause; makeให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)คุยกันkui-ganคุยกันkui-gan1[to] talk together; chat2[to] discuss; talk things through; negotiate3[to] be talking (romantically); be seeing each other (informal)นานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยังไม่ได้yang-mâi-dâaiยังไม่ได้yang-mâi-dâai1not yet; haven’t yet2not yet possible; not yet permittedคำตอบkam-dtɔ̀ɔpคำตอบkam-dtɔ̀ɔp1answer; reply2solution; correct answerว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeทำไมtam-maiทำไมtam-maiwhy (question word)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerสายsǎaiสายsǎai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, line-like things (roads, rivers, canals, routes, strands)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branch
His going off topic made the conversation drag on, but we still didn't get an answer about why he was late.
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ฉันchǎnขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiเขาkǎoตอบคำถามdtɔ̀ɔp-kam-tǎamให้hâiตรงประเด็นdtrong-bprà-denเพราะprɔ́การไถลgaan-tà-lǎiไปbpaiพูดpûutเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangอื่นʉ̀ʉnทำtamให้hâiเราraoเสียเวลาsǐia-wee-laa
I asked him to answer the question directly because drifting onto other topics was wasting our time.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanถูกtùukถามtǎamเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangค่าใช้จ่ายkâa-chái-jàaiการไถลgaan-tà-lǎiไปbpaiพูดถึงpûut-tʉ̌ngความสำเร็จkwaam-sǎm-rètของkɔ̌ɔngทีมtiimแทนtɛɛnทำให้tam-hâiพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanสงสัยsǒng-sǎiว่าwâaเขาkǎoกำลังgam-langเลี่ยงlîiangคำถามkam-tǎam
When the manager was asked about expenses, his shifting to the team's achievements instead made the employees suspect that he was dodging the question.
การไถลgaan-tà-lǎiออกนอกประเด็นɔ̀ɔk-nɔ̂ɔk-bprà-denระหว่างrá-wàangการอภิปรายgaan-à-pí-bpraaiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakความสับสนkwaam-sàp-sǒnเสมอไปsà-mə̌ə-bpaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛอาจàatเป็นbpenวิธีwí-tiiเลี่ยงlîiangคำถามkam-tǎamที่tîiผู้พูดpûu-pûutไม่mâiอยากyàakตอบdtɔ̀ɔp
Going off topic during a discussion does not always stem from confusion; it may be a way to avoid questions the speaker does not want to answer.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is การไถล said การ-ถะ-ไหล?
gaan-tà-lǎi
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- 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 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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การไถลgaan-tà-lǎiการไถลgaan-tà-lǎisliding; slipping; skiddingsliding; slipping; skiddingWord