ค่าย

kâai

Meanings

1NounA2

camp; encampment

A place where people stay temporarily for activities, training, or military purposes (e.g., summer camp, military camp).

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2NounB2

label; company (entertainment/media)

A record label, production house, or media company that manages artists or produces content.

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3ClassifierB2

camp (classifier)

Classifier for camps or encampments (e.g., ค่ายหนึ่ง).

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ปีนี้bpii-níiปีนี้bpii-níi1this year2this year; during the current yearโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)จัดjàtจัดjàt1[to] arrange; organize; set up2[to] provide; supply; allocate3intense; strong; extremeค่ายสามค่ายkâai-sǎam-kâaiค่ายสามค่ายkâai-sǎam-kâaithree camps; three factionsแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)สมัครsà-màkสมัครsà-màk1[to] apply (for)2[to] enroll; sign up; register3[to] subscribe4willing; voluntaryเพียงpiiangเพียงpiiang1only; merely; just2only; merely (preposed to nouns/phrases)3if merely; as soon as4enough; sufficient (literary/formal)ค่ายkâaiค่ายkâai1camp; encampment2label; company (entertainment/media)3camp (classifier)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingตารางdtaa-raangตารางdtaa-raang1table; chart2schedule; timetable3grid; squared layout4square (grid unit)ชนchonชนchon1[to] crash; collide2[to] clink (glasses); toast3people; tribe; classกันganกันgan1together; 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
This year the school organized three camps, but I signed up for only one camp because the schedules conflicted.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai ek
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Falling tone

kâai

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Low class + Mai ek → Falling

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——