การไล่
gaan-lâiMeanings
1NounB1
chasing; pursuit
the act of chasing after someone or something to catch, follow, or drive it away
Examples
การไล่gaan lâiการไล่gaan lâi1chasing; pursuit2expulsion; driving away3gradation; stepwise progression4going through in sequenceจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)7[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceผีpĕeผีpĕe1ghost; spirit2corpse; dead bodyเสื้อในsêuua naiเสื้อในsêuua nai1bra; brassiere2undershirt; vestสวนsŭuanสวนsŭuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)กิจกรรมgìt-jà-gamกิจกรรมgìt-jà-gamactivity; eventที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèk1when (one) was a child; in childhood2one’s childhood period (noun phrase use)
Chasing butterflies in the garden was an activity I liked to do as a child.
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การไล่ตามgaan-lâi-dtaamรถเมล์rót-meeในnaiตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoเหนื่อยหอบnʉ̀ʉai-hɔ̀ɔpทุกวันtúk-wan
Chasing after the bus in the morning makes him out of breath every day.
การไล่ล่าgaan-lâi-lâaของkɔ̌ɔngตำรวจdtam-rùuatจบลงjòp-longเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaคนร้ายkon-ráaiจนมุมjon-mumอยู่ในyùu-naiซอยsɔɔiตันdtan
The police chase ended when the criminal was cornered in a dead-end alley.
ภาพยนตร์สารคดีpâap-pá-yon-sǎa-rá-ká-diiแสดงให้เห็นถึงsà-dɛɛng-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngการไล่ล่าgaan-lâi-lâaเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaของkɔ̌ɔngสิงโตsǐng-dtooในnaiทุ่งหญ้าtûng-yâaสะวันนาsà-wan-naaอย่างดุเดือดyàang-dù-dʉ̀ʉat
The documentary fiercely depicts the lion's chase of its prey in the savanna grasslands.
2NounB2
expulsion; driving away
the act of forcing someone to leave a place or driving someone away
Examples
การไล่gaan-lâiการไล่gaan-lâi1chasing; pursuit2expulsion; driving away3gradation; stepwise progression4going through in sequenceผู้เช่าpûu-châoผู้เช่าpûu-châotenant; renter; lesseeที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)จ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)4[to] pass a ballค่าเช่าkâa-châoค่าเช่าkâa-châorent; rental charge/feeออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)อพาร์ตเมนต์à-pâat-meenอพาร์ตเมนต์à-pâat-meen1apartment (dwelling unit)2apartment building (Thai usage)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngowner; proprietorต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; make
The eviction of tenants who don't pay rent from the apartment is something the owner has to do.
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การไล่gaan-lâiพนักงานขายpá-nák-ngaan-kǎaiที่tîiน่ารำคาญnâa-ram-kaanออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakร้านráanเป็นbpenหน้าที่nâa-tîiของkɔ̌ɔngผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaan
Driving annoying salespeople out of the store is the manager's duty.
การไล่gaan-lâiนักการทูตnák-gaan-tûutออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakประเทศbprà-têetถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenมาตรmâatการตอบโต้gaan-dtɔ̀ɔp-dtôoทางการทูตtaang-gaan-tûutที่tîiรุนแรงrun-rɛɛng
The expulsion of a diplomat from a country is considered a severe diplomatic countermeasure.
นโยบายná-yoo-baaiของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtนำไปสู่nam-bpai-sùuการไล่gaan-lâiพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâakออกɔ̀ɔkอย่างไม่เป็นธรรมyàang-mâi-bpen-tam
The company's policy led to the unjust dismissal of many employees.
3NounB2
gradation; stepwise progression
the act of moving through levels in order, such as grading colors, tones, or ranks (e.g., ไล่สีไล่สีlâi-sǐi1[to] gradate colors; [to] create a gradient2gradient-colored; ombré, ไล่ระดับไล่ระดับlâi-rá-dàp1[to] change gradually; form a gradient/taper2tiered; stepped; graded3[to] arrange in graduated levels; stagger; grade)
Examples
เทคนิคték-nìkเทคนิคték-nìk1technique; method2technicalการไล่สีgaan-lâi-sǐiการไล่สีgaan-lâi-sǐicolor gradientในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ภาพวาดpâap-wâatภาพวาดpâap-wâata drawing/painting (artwork)ของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ภาพpâapภาพpâap1image; picture2scene; view; sight3image (public); reputation4vision; mental imageดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneมีมิติmii-mí-dtìมีมิติmii-mí-dtì1[to] have depth; be multidimensional (lit./fig.)2three-dimensional; with dimensionalityและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)สวยงามsǔuai-ngaamสวยงามsǔuai-ngaambeautiful; lovely
The color grading technique in his paintings makes them look dimensional and beautiful.
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นักกีตาร์nák-gii-dtâaต้องdtɔ̂ngฝึกfʉ̀kการgaanไล่สเกลlâi-sà-geenทุกวันtúk-wanเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiคล่องแคล่วklɔ̂ɔng-klɛ̂ɛo
A guitarist must practice scaling every day to become proficient.
การไล่ระดับgaan-lâi-rá-dàpความเข้มkwaam-kêmของkɔ̌ɔngแสงและเงาsɛ̌ɛng-lɛ́-ngaoเป็นbpenหัวใจสำคัญhǔua-jai-sǎm-kanที่tîiทำให้tam-hâiภาพถ่ายขาวดำpâap-tàai-kǎao-damดูduuน่าสนใจnâa-sǒn-jai
The gradation of light and shadow intensity is the key that makes black and white photos look interesting.
สถาปนิกsà-tǎa-bpà-níkใช้การchái-gaanไล่lâiระดับความสูงrá-dàp-kwaam-sǔungของkɔ̌ɔngเพดานpee-daanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างsâangความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kโปร่งโล่งbpròong-lôongในพื้นที่nai-pʉ́ʉn-tîiจำกัดjam-gàt
The architect used ceiling height gradation to create a sense of spaciousness in a limited area.
4NounB2
going through in sequence
the act of going through things successively or one by one, for example when reviewing or checking them
Examples
การไล่gaan-lâiการไล่gaan-lâi1chasing; pursuit2expulsion; driving away3gradation; stepwise progression4going through in sequenceเช็กchékเช็กchék[to] check; verifyชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownนักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupilใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaใช้เวลาchái-wee-laa1[to] spend time [doing sth/with sb]2[to] take (a certain amount of) timeนานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)กว่าที่gwàa-tîiกว่าที่gwàa-tîi1than (what/that)2not until; by the time thatคิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; plan
The act of going through and checking the students' names took longer than I thought.
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ฉันchănใช้เวลาchái way-laaทั้งtángบ่ายbàaiในnaiการไล่gaan lâiดูdooรูปrôopเก่าๆgào gàoในnaiโทรศัพท์มือถือtoh-rá-sàp meuu tĕu
I spent the whole afternoon going through old photos one by one on my mobile phone.
การไล่gaan-lâiตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanทีละtii-láฉบับchà-bàpเป็นbpenขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnสำคัญsǎm-kanที่tîiขาดไม่ได้kàat-mâi-dâaiในnaiการทำgaan-tamบัญชีban-chii
Going through and checking documents one by one is an indispensable step in accounting.
โปรแกรมเมอร์bproo-grɛɛm-mə̂əกำลังgam-langทำtamการไล่gaan-lâiโค้ดkóotเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาhǎaจุดjùtที่tîiผิดพลาดpìt-plâatของkɔ̌ɔngระบบrá-bòp
The programmer is currently going through the code line by line to find the system's error.
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 class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ร, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
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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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ไล่lâiไล่lâi1[to] chase; pursue2[to] drive away; expel3[to] fire; dismiss4[to] go through in order; sort; enumerate5[to] adjust progressively[to] chase; pursuePart 2
การไล่gaan-lâiการไล่gaan-lâichasing; pursuitchasing; pursuitWord