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jám-faiMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] jump-start (a battery)
to jump-start a vehicle's battery using jumper cables
Examples
รถrótรถrótcar; vehicleฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)สตาร์ทsà-dtàatสตาร์ทsà-dtàat1[to] start; [to] begin (informal)2[to] start an engineไม่ติดmâi-dtìtไม่ติดmâi-dtìt1not sticking; not attached2won't start; won't turn on3not stuck in traffic4not busy; available5[to] not pass; not be selected6not infected (with a disease)7not addicted; not attached (to a habit)8(coll.) don't mind; not botheredขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forจั๊มไฟjám-faiจั๊มไฟjám-fai1[to] jump-start (a battery)2[to] bridge an electrical connectionหน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)ได้ไหมdâai-mǎiได้ไหมdâai-mǎi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)
My car won't start. Can I get a jump-start?
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เมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoแบตรถbɛ̀t-rótยนต์yonหมดmòtโชคดีที่chôok-dii-tîiเพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâanมาช่วยmaa-chûuaiจั๊มไฟjám-faiให้hâi
This morning the car battery died. Luckily, a neighbor came to help jump-start it.
ถ้าtâaคุณลืมkun-lʉʉmปิดbpìtไฟหน้ารถfai-nâa-rótทิ้งไว้tíng-wáiทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnเช้าcháoมาmaaอาจจะàat-jàต้องdtɔ̂ngหารถhǎa-rótคันkanอื่นʉ̀ʉnมาmaaจั๊มไฟjám-faiให้hâi
If you forget and leave your headlights on all night, in the morning you might have to find another car to jump-start yours.
การgaanจั๊มjámไฟรถยนต์fai-rót-yonที่tîiถูกต้องtùuk-dtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ngระวังrá-wangอย่าyàaให้hâiขั้วบวกkûua-bùuakและlɛ́ขั้วลบkûua-lópของkɔ̌ɔngสายsǎaiพ่วงpûuangสัมผัสsǎm-pàtกันganเด็ดขาดdèt-kàat
Correctly jump-starting a car requires being careful to never let the positive and negative terminals of the jumper cables touch each other.
2VerbB2
[to] bridge an electrical connection
to connect two points in an electrical circuit temporarily, often with a wire, so that current can pass
Examples
ช่างchâangช่างchâang1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesจั๊มไฟjám-faiจั๊มไฟjám-fai1[to] jump-start (a battery)2[to] bridge an electrical connectionตรงdtrongตรงdtrong1straight (not bent)2directly; straight (direction/path)3direct; straightforward; frank4[to] be straight; align5exact; matching; corresponding6[to] head straight toward [sb/sth/somewhere]สวิตช์sà-wítสวิตช์sà-wít1switch (electrical control)2network switchเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofทดสอบtót-sɔ̀ɔpทดสอบtót-sɔ̀ɔp[to] test; try out; examineว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeหลอดไฟlɔ̀ɔt-faiหลอดไฟlɔ̀ɔt-failight bulb; light tubeยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardใช้งานได้chái-ngaan-dâaiใช้งานได้chái-ngaan-dâaifunctional; it worksหรือไม่rʉ̌ʉ-mâiหรือไม่rʉ̌ʉ-mâi1or not? (question particle)2whether ... or not
The technician is jumping the wire at the switch to test whether the lightbulb still works.
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อย่าเพิ่งyàa-pə̂ngจั๊มไฟjám-faiเข้ากับkâo-gàpแผงวงจรpɛ̌ɛng-wong-jɔɔnนะnáเดี๋ยวdǐiaoจะjàเกิดgə̀ətไฟฟ้าลัดวงจรfai-fáa-lát-wong-jɔɔnได้dâai
Don't jump the power to the circuit board yet, a short circuit might occur.
ในnaiกรณีฉุกเฉินgɔɔ-rá-nii-chùk-chə̌ənช่างเทคนิคchâang-ték-nìkสามารถsǎa-mâatจั๊มไฟjám-faiข้ามkâamระบบrá-bòpที่tîiเสียไปsǐia-bpaiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเครื่องจักรkrʉ̂ʉang-jàkทำงานtam-ngaanต่อdtɔ̀ɔได้dâaiชั่วคราวchûua-kraao
In an emergency, the technician can jump the power past the broken system first, allowing the machine to operate temporarily.
การgaanจั๊มไฟjám-faiข้ามkâamมิเตอร์mí-dtə̂əเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขโมยkà-mooiใช้cháiไฟfaiถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenการกระทำgaan-grà-tamที่tîiผิดกฎหมายpìt-gòt-mǎaiและlɛ́เป็นอันตรายbpen-an-dtà-raaiอย่างยิ่งyàang-yîng
Bypassing the electricity meter by jumping wires to steal electricity is considered an illegal act and is extremely dangerous.
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 classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
jám
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
+
ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)fire; flamePart 2
จั๊มไฟjám-faiจั๊มไฟjám-fai[to] jump-start (a battery)[to] jump-start (a battery)Word