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gaa-fɛɛ-taiMeanings
1NounA2
Thai-style coffee drink
a Thai-style coffee drink, typically strong and sweet, often made with condensed or evaporated milk; includes iced Thai coffee (oliang)
Examples
เช้านี้cháao-níiเช้านี้cháao-níithis morningฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)สั่งsàngสั่งsàng1[to] order [sth]; place an order (food/goods)2[to] command; instruct; direct3[to] prescribe; order (medical/legal/official)กาแฟไทยgaa-fɛɛ-taiกาแฟไทยgaa-fɛɛ-tai1Thai-style coffee drink2coffee from Thailandหวานwǎanหวานwǎan1sweet (taste)2sweet; endearing (manner/appearance)3romantic; sentimental; saccharine4stripped; worn (of a screw thread)นมเย็นnom-yenนมเย็นnom-yen1pink milk; Thai iced milk2cold milk; iced milkแก้วgɛ̂ɛoแก้วgɛ̂ɛo1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gem5precious; cherished; beloved (literary)6bullet wood; Spanish cherry (northern Thai)7orange jasmine (Murraya paniculata)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremost
This morning I ordered one glass of sweet iced Thai coffee with milk.
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พ่อpôrชอบchôpดื่มdèumกาแฟไทยgaa-fae taiเข้มkêmๆ-ใส่sàiนมข้นหวานnom kôn wăanก่อนgònออกòkไปทำงานbpai tam ngaan
Dad likes to drink strong Thai coffee with condensed milk before going to work.
ถ้าtâaอากาศร้อนaa-gàat-rɔ́ɔnฉันchǎnจะjàสั่งsàngโอเลี้ยงoo-líiangเพราะprɔ́เป็นbpenกาแฟไทยgaa-fɛɛ-taiเย็นyenที่tîiหวานwǎanและlɛ́หอมhɔ̌ɔm
If the weather is hot, I order o-liang because it’s a sweet and fragrant iced Thai coffee.
ร้านráanมักmákชงchongกาแฟไทยgaa-fɛɛ-taiด้วยdûuaiผ้าถุงpâa-tǔngกรองgrɔɔngแล้วlɛ́ɛoเติมนมdtəəm-nomข้นkônหรือrʉ̌ʉนมnomระเหยrá-hə̌əiให้ได้hâi-dâaiรสrótเข้มkêmหวานwǎanแบบดั้งเดิมbɛ̀ɛp-dâng-dəəm
Shops often brew Thai coffee with a cloth filter, then add condensed or evaporated milk for the traditional strong and sweet taste.
2NounB1
coffee from Thailand
coffee beans grown in Thailand or coffee brewed from Thai-grown beans
Examples
ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ชิมchimชิมchim[to] taste; sample (food or drink)กาแฟไทยgaa-fɛɛ-taiกาแฟไทยgaa-fɛɛ-tai1Thai-style coffee drink2coffee from Thailandจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmเชียงใหม่chiiang-màiเชียงใหม่chiiang-mài1Chiang Mai (city in northern Thailand)2Chiang Mai Provinceกลิ่นหอมglìn-hɔ̌ɔmกลิ่นหอมglìn-hɔ̌ɔmpleasant smell; fragranceมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
I like tasting Thai coffee from Chiang Mai; it’s very aromatic.
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คาเฟ่kaa-fêeนี้níiใช้cháiเมล็ดกาแฟmá-lét-gaa-fɛɛไทยtaiคั่วkûuaอ่อนɔ̀ɔnทำให้tam-hâiรสชาติrót-châatสะอาดsà-àatและlɛ́เปรี้ยวbprîiaoผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔi
This café uses light-roasted Thai beans, resulting in a clean taste with slight fruity acidity.
เราraoซื้อsʉ́ʉกาแฟไทยgaa-fɛɛ-taiจากjàakดอยตุงdɔɔi-dtungมาmaaชงchongที่บ้านtîi-bâanเพราะprɔ́ชอบchɔ̂ɔpโน้ตnóotดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiและlɛ́ช็อกโกแลตchɔ́k-goo-lɛ́t
We buy Thai coffee from Doi Tung to brew at home because we like the floral and chocolate notes.
หลายlǎaiโรงคั่วroong-kûuaเริ่มrə̂əmโปรไฟล์bproo-faiกาแฟไทยgaa-fɛɛ-taiให้hâiเด่นdènเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangความหวานkwaam-wǎanธรรมชาติtam-má-châatและlɛ́บอดี้bɔɔ-dîiกลางglaangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแข่งขันkɛ̀ng-kǎnกับgàpตลาดdtà-làatพิเศษpí-sèet
Many roasters are profiling Thai coffee to highlight natural sweetness and medium body to compete in the specialty market.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gaa
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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กาแฟไทยgaa-fɛɛ-taiกาแฟไทยgaa-fɛɛ-taiThai-style coffee drinkThai-style coffee drinkWord