ขายฝืด
kǎai-fʉ̀ʉtMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] sell slowly; be hard to sell
To sell slowly or with difficulty because demand is low or buyers are scarce.
Examples
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiช่วงนี้chûuang-níi1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaclothes; clothing; apparelขายฝืดkǎai-fʉ̀ʉtขายฝืดkǎai-fʉ̀ʉt[to] sell slowly; be hard to sellมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Clothes are selling very slowly these days.
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It has been raining every day, so ice cream sales are slow, and I have lowered the price.
สินค้าsǐn-káaรุ่นเก่าrûn-gàoขายฝืดkǎai-fʉ̀ʉtตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛรุ่นใหม่rûn-màiออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaร้านráanเลยləəiจัดjàtโปรโมชันbproo-moo-chânลดราคาlót-raa-kaa
The older model has been selling slowly since the new one came out, so the shop is offering a discount promotion.
แม้mɛ́ɛร้านráanจะjàเพิ่มpə̂əmงบngópโฆษณาkoo-sà-naaแล้วlɛ́ɛoสินค้าsǐn-káaก็gɔ̂ยังyangขายฝืดkǎai-fʉ̀ʉtเพราะprɔ́ลูกค้าlûuk-káaส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiระมัดระวังrá-mát-rá-wangการใช้จ่ายgaan-chái-jàaiมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
Although the shop has increased its advertising budget, its products are still selling slowly because most customers have become more cautious about spending.
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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ฝืดfʉ̀ʉtฝืดfʉ̀ʉt1stiff; hard to move (friction)2sluggish; tight (economy/trade)3dry; hard to swallow4awkward; stilted (socially/linguistically)5unfunny; flat (humor)stiff; hard to move (friction)Part 2
ขายฝืดkǎai-fʉ̀ʉtขายฝืดkǎai-fʉ̀ʉt[to] sell slowly; be hard to sell[to] sell slowly; be hard to sellWord