จี่ไฟ
jìi-faiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] toast/grill over a fire
To cook by placing food directly over a small open flame or hot embers, lightly toasting or grilling it (e.g., bread, sticky rice, dried fish).
Examples
ย่าyâaย่าyâapaternal grandmotherชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)จี่ไฟjìi-faiจี่ไฟjìi-fai[to] toast/grill over a fireข้าวเหนียวkâao-nǐiaoข้าวเหนียวkâao-nǐiaosticky rice; glutinous riceให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)หอมhɔ̌ɔmหอมhɔ̌ɔm1fragrant; pleasantly scented2[to] smell nice; be fragrant3[to] give [sb] a sniffing kiss4onion; shallot; spring onionแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ค่อยkɔ̂iค่อยkɔ̂i1gradually; little by little2gently; softly3not very; hardly (with negation)4then; later; only afterทานtaanทานtaan1[to] eat; consume (polite)2[to] take (medicine)3almsgiving; charity (Buddhist ‘ทาน’)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)น้ำพริกnáam-príkน้ำพริกnáam-príkchili paste; chili dip
Grandma likes to toast sticky rice over the fire until fragrant, then eat it with chili paste.
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ตอนเช้าdton cháaoแม่mâeจะjàจี่ไฟjèe faiขนมปังkà-nŏm bpangแผ่นบางpàen baangๆ-ให้hâiกรอบgròpนิดnítๆ-ก่อนgònทาเนยtaa noei
In the morning, mom lightly grills thin slices of bread over a flame until slightly crispy before spreading butter.
เขาkăoจี่ไฟjèe faiปลาตากแห้งbplaa dtàak hâengบนbonถ่านtàanแดงdaengๆ-แค่kâeพอporผิวpĭuเกรียมgriiamและláeมีกลิ่นหอมmee glìn hŏm
He lightly grills dried fish over glowing coals just until the skin chars a bit and smells fragrant.
พอporฝนfŏnหยุดyùtเราraoก็gâwก่อกองไฟgò gong faiเล็กlékๆ-แล้วláeoจี่ไฟjèe faiข้าวจี่kâao jèeจนjonผิวpĭuกรอบgròpข้างนอกkâang nôkแต่dtàeข้างในkâang naiยังyangนุ่มnûm
When the rain stopped, we made a small fire and toasted rice patties until the outside was crisp but the inside still soft.
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 ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
jìi
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
จี่jìiจี่jìi1[to] grill/roast over direct heat2[to] scorch; burn; cauterize[to] grill/roast over direct heatPart 1
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ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)fire; flamePart 2
จี่ไฟjìi-faiจี่ไฟjìi-fai[to] toast/grill over a fire[to] toast/grill over a fireWord