ชัย
chaiMeanings
1NounB1
victory; triumph
success in winning or defeating an opponent; often used in compounds such as ชัยชนะชัยชนะchai-chá-návictory; triumph; win (“victory”) and in given names.
Examples
ทีมเราtiim-raoทีมเราtiim-raoour teamได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerชัยchaiชัยchai1victory; triumph2Chai (male given name)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นัดnátนัดnát1appointment; meeting2[to] make an appointment; arrange to meet3round; match (sports)4classifier: round; match; appointment5classifier: shot; round of ammunitionสำคัญsǎm-kanสำคัญsǎm-kan1important; significant; essential2[to] think; assume; suppose (often mistakenly)เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last night
Our team won a victory in the crucial match last night.
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เขาkǎoเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaความสามัคคีkwaam-sǎa-mák-kiiจะพาjà-paaไปสู่bpai-sùuชัยชนะchai-chá-náของkɔ̌ɔngชุมชนchum-chon
He believes that unity will lead to the community’s victory.
ผู้สมัครpûu-sà-màkประกาศbprà-gàatชัยchaiหลังlǎngผลpǒnเลือกตั้งlʉ̂ʉak-dtângออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaอย่างเป็นทางการyàang-bpen-taang-gaan
The candidate declared victory after the official election results were announced.
ชัยchaiที่แท้จริงtîi-tɛ́ɛ-jingไม่ใช่mâi-châiแค่kɛ̂ɛชนะchá-náคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngแต่dtɛ̀ɛคือkʉʉการพัฒนาgaan-pát-tá-naaตัวเองdtuua-eengอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉang
True victory is not just defeating opponents, but continuously improving oneself.
2Proper nounB2
Chai (male given name)
a common Thai male given name; also appears as a short form in personal names.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayชัยchaiชัยchai1victory; triumph2Chai (male given name)จะพาjà-paaจะพาjà-paawill take [sb]; will bring [sb]คุณครูkun-kruuคุณครูkun-kruu1teacher (polite/honorific)2Teacher (respectful title or address)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastเยี่ยมบ้านyîiam-bâanเยี่ยมบ้านyîiam-bâan[to] make a home visitนักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupil
Tomorrow Chai will take the teacher to visit a student's home.
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เมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiชัยchaiโทรมาtoo-maaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaจะjàมาช่วยmaa-chûuaiยกyókของkɔ̌ɔngตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháo
Yesterday Chai called to say he would come help carry things in the morning.
ผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaanคนใหม่kon màiชื่อchêuชัยกิตติchai-gìt-dtìแต่dtàeทุกคนtúk konเรียกrîakสั้นsânๆ-ว่าwâaชัยchai
The new manager's name is Chaikitti, but everyone calls him Chai for short.
นักแสดงnák sà-daengที่têeแสดงนำsà-daeng namในnaiละครlá-konเรื่องrêuuangนี้néeชื่อchêuชัยวัฒน์chai-yá-wátเพื่อนpêuuanๆ-และláeแฟนคลับfaen klàpมักmákเรียกrîakเขาkăoว่าwâaชัยchai
The lead actor in this drama is named Chaiwat; friends and fans often call him Chai.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ชัย said ไช?
chai
- Vowel spellingัย is read like the vowel ไ (ai).
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chai
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |