ขี่
kìiMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] ride
to sit on and control an animal or a vehicle such as a bicycle or motorcycle
Examples
ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ขี่จักรยานkìi-jàk-grà-yaanขี่จักรยานkìi-jàk-grà-yaan[to] ride a bicycleไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)ทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
I ride a bicycle to school every day.
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Yesterday Dad taught me to ride a motorcycle around the village.
Next weekend we will go ride horses to see the fields.
เขาkăoชอบchôpขี่จักรยานkèe jàk-grà-yaanขึ้นเขาkêun kăoเพราะpráwได้dâiฝึกสมาธิfèuk sà-maa-tíและláeความอดทนkwaam òt tonไปพร้อมกันbpai próm gan
He likes to ride a bicycle uphill because it trains both concentration and endurance.
2VerbB2
[to] bully; lord over
to oppress or take advantage of someone (informal figurative use)
Examples
เจ้านายjâo-naaiเจ้านายjâo-naai1boss; employer; superior2master; owner (of servant or animal)3royalty; member of a royal familyชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ขี่kìiขี่kìi1[to] ride2[to] bully; lord overลูกน้องlûuk-nɔ́ɔngลูกน้องlûuk-nɔ́ɔng1subordinate; junior staff; underling2follower in a gang or groupให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateเกินเวลาgəən-wee-laaเกินเวลาgəən-wee-laapast the time; exceeding the time limitโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -lyไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)จ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)โอทีoo-tiiโอทีoo-tiiovertime; OT
The boss likes to exploit subordinates by making them work overtime without paying OT.
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เขาkǎoรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kถูกtùukเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanขี่kìiเพราะprɔ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngรับrápงานยากngaan-yâakอยู่yùuคนเดียวkon-diiao
He feels taken advantage of by his colleagues because he has to handle the difficult tasks alone.
อย่าyàaให้hâiใครkraiขี่kèeเราraoได้dâiง่ายๆngâai ngâaiต้องdtôngกล้าglâaปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sètเมื่อmêuuaถูกtòokเอาเปรียบao bprìiap
Don’t let anyone take advantage of you so easily; you must dare to refuse when you’re being exploited.
พอpɔɔเห็นว่าhěn-wâaเธอtəəเกรงใจgreeng-jaiคนkonบางคนbaang-konก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmขี่kìiเธอtəəด้วยdûuaiการไหว้gaan-wâiวานwaanสารพัดsǎa-rá-pát
Once they saw she was accommodating, some people started exploiting her by asking endless favors.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kìi
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |