ขายดี
kǎai-diiMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] sell well
[to] sell in large quantities on a continuing basis; to be in high demand. Example: สินค้าตัวนี้ขายดี (This product sells well)
Examples
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พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiคาดว่าkâat-wâaชุดว่ายน้ำchút-wâai-náamจะjàขายดีkǎai-diiเพราะprɔ́อากาศร้อนaa-gàat-rɔ́ɔn
Swimsuits are expected to sell well tomorrow because it’s hot.
Yesterday the local fruits sold very well and sold out before noon.
ตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเปิดตัวbpə̀ət-dtuuaเมนูใหม่mee-nuu-màiออเดอร์ɔɔ-də̂əเข้ามาkâo-maaต่อเนื่องdtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangและlɛ́ขายดีkǎai-diiตลอดสัปดาห์dtà-lɔ̀ɔt-sàp-daa
Since launching the new menu, orders have kept coming in and it has been selling well all week.
2AdjectiveA2
selling well; popular (in sales)
Selling well; popular among buyers.
Examples
ขนมkà-nǒmขนมkà-nǒmsnack; sweet; dessertรสrótรสrót1taste; flavor2style; tone; flavor (figurative)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ขายดีkǎai-diiขายดีkǎai-dii1[to] sell well2selling well; popular (in sales)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stall
This flavor of snack sells very well in the shop.
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During the start of the school term, cartoon-patterned notebooks sell especially well.
หลังรีlǎng-riiวิวwiuออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpรุ่นrûnนี้níiก็gɔ̂ขายดีkǎai-diiขึ้นkʉ̂nทันทีtan-tii
After the review came out, this phone model started selling better immediately.
เมนูใหม่mee-nuu-màiของkɔ̌ɔngร้านráanกลายเป็นglaai-bpenสินค้าขายดีsǐn-káa-kǎai-diiเพราะprɔ́รสชาติrót-châatเข้าถึงง่ายkâo-tʉ̌ng-ngâaiและlɛ́ราคาไม่แพงraa-kaa-mâi-pɛɛng
The restaurant’s new menu item became a bestseller because the taste is approachable and the price is affordable.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
kǎai
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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
ขายkǎaiขายkǎai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneself[to] sell [sth]Part 1
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ขายดีkǎai-diiขายดีkǎai-dii[to] sell well[to] sell wellWord