ก.ไก่
gor gàiMeaning
1NounA1
first letter of the Thai alphabet
the first consonant letter of the Thai alphabet (ก), traditionally associated with the word for chicken (ไก่ไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3easy mark; inexperienced person (slang))
Examples
กรัมgramกรัมgram1gram (g)2classifier: gram(s)ไก่gàiไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3easy mark; inexperienced person (slang)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)พยัญชนะpá-yan-chá-náพยัญชนะpá-yan-chá-náconsonant (sound or letter)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureแรกrɛ̂ɛkแรกrɛ̂ɛk1first; earliest; initial2at first; initiallyของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-tai1Thai language2Thai-language; in Thai3Thai (school subject)
ก.ไก่ (Ko Kai) is the first consonant of the Thai language.
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The children in the room are reciting ก.ไก่ (Ko Kai).
Yesterday, the teacher taught the students how to write ก.ไก่ (Ko Kai).
ลูกชายlûuk-chaaiของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnเพิ่งเริ่มpə̂ng-rə̂əmเขียนkǐianกรัมgramไก่gàiได้dâaiด้วยตัวเองdûuai-dtuua-eeng
My son just started being able to write ก.ไก่ (Ko Kai) by himself.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ก.ไก่ said กอ-ไก่?
gor gài
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
gor
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 | — | — |