คล้ายๆ
kláai kláaiMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
similar; alike
Similar or alike; resembling something else.
Examples
แมวmaeoแมวmaeocatสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)หน้าตาnâa dtaaหน้าตาnâa dtaa1facial appearance; looks2appearance (of things)3face; reputationคล้ายๆkláai kláaiคล้ายๆkláai kláai1similar; alike2sort of like; somewhat likeกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmark
These two cats look similar.
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เสียงsĭiangของkŏngนักร้องnák róngคนนี้kon néeคล้ายๆkláai kláaiกับgàpเสียงsĭiangของkŏngพี่ชายpêe chaaiฉันchănเลยloie
This singer's voice is similar to my older brother's voice.
พล็อตเรื่องplót rêuuangของkŏngหนังnăngเรื่องใหม่rêuuang màiนี้néeคล้ายๆkláai kláaiกับgàpนิยายní-yaaiที่têeฉันchănเคยkoeiอ่านàan
The plot of this new movie is similar to a novel I once read.
ถึงแม้ว่าtĕung máe wâaพวกเขาpûuak kăoจะเป็นjà bpenฝาแฝดfăa fàetแต่dtàeนิสัยní-săiของkŏngทั้งสองคนtáng sŏng konไม่ได้mâi dâaiคล้ายๆkláai kláaiกันganเลยloie
Even though they are twins, their personalities are not similar at all.
2AdverbB1
sort of like; somewhat like
Introduces an approximate comparison or resemblance rather than an exact identification.
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentรู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)คล้ายๆkláai kláaiคล้ายๆkláai kláai1similar; alike2sort of like; somewhat likeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)สบายsà-baaiสบายsà-baai1comfortable; at ease2well; fine (health/state)3[to] be comfortable; feel at ease4easy; effortless
Today, I feel kind of unwell.
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รสชาติอาหารrót-sà-châat aa-hăanจานjaanนี้néeคล้ายๆkláai kláaiอาหารไทยaa-hăan taiแต่dtàeก็gâwไม่เหมือนmâi mĕuuanซะทีเดียวsà tee diiao
The taste of this dish is sort of like Thai food, but not exactly the same.
ในnaiที่ประชุมtêe bprà-chumบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatมันmanคล้ายๆkláai kláaiจะjàตึงเครียดdteung krîatนิดหน่อยnít nòiนะná
In the meeting, the atmosphere was kind of tense.
นโยบายná-yoh-baaiใหม่màiของkŏngบริษัทbò-rí-sàtให้hâiความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèukคล้ายๆkláai kláaiว่าwâaจะเป็นjà bpenการลดทอนgaan lót tonสวัสดิการsà-wàt-dì-gaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanมากกว่าmâak gwàa
The company's new policy feels somewhat like it's more of a reduction in employee benefits.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is คล้ายๆ said คล้าย-คล้าย?
kláai kláai
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 classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คล, the first consonant ค sets the class.
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
kláai
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |