ชาไข่
chaa-kàiMeaning
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tea with egg
a beverage made by mixing hot tea with an egg (raw or lightly cooked), typically sweetened and sometimes with milk; egg tea
Examples
ที่บ้านtêe bâanที่บ้านtêe bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeชาไข่chaa kàiชาไข่chaa kàitea with eggหวานwăanหวานwăan1sweet (taste)2sweet; endearing (manner/appearance)3romantic; sentimental; saccharine4stripped; worn (of a screw thread)นิดnítนิดnít1a little; a bit (quantity)2a bit; a little (degree modifier)ๆ-หอมชาhŏm chaaหอมชาhŏm chaa[to] smell of tea; be tea-fragrantกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)ตอนเช้าdton cháaoตอนเช้าdton cháao1morning (time period)2in the morningแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)อุ่นท้องùn tóngอุ่นท้องùn tóng1[to] feel comfortably warm in the stomach2comfortably warm in the stomach
At my grandma’s house, they still like to make egg tea—slightly sweet and fragrant—warming in the morning.
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ผมpǒmลองlɔɔngตีdtiiไข่kàiใส่sàiชาร้อนchaa-rɔ́ɔnแล้วlɛ́ɛoใส่sàiนมnomกับgàpน้ำผึ้งnáam-pʉ̂ngกลายเป็นglaai-bpenชาไข่chaa-kàiที่tîiเนียนniianและlɛ́หอมดีhɔ̌ɔm-dii
I tried whisking an egg into hot tea and added milk and honey; it turned into a smooth, fragrant egg tea.
บางคนbaang-konใช้cháiไข่kàiดิบdìpในnaiชาไข่chaa-kàiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiได้dâaiเนื้อสัมผัสnʉ́ʉa-sǎm-pàtข้นkônแต่dtɛ̀ɛต้องเลือกdtɔ̂ng-lʉ̂ʉakไข่kàiที่tîiสดsòtและlɛ́สะอาดsà-àatมากmâak
Some people use raw eggs in egg tea for a thicker texture, but you must choose very fresh and clean eggs.
สูตรsùutชาไข่chaa-kàiของkɔ̌ɔngร้านนี้ráan-níiเคี่ยวkîiaoชาchaaจนjonเข้มkêmเติมdtəəmไข่ลวกkài-lûuakกับgàpนมข้นหวานnom-kôn-wǎanทำให้tam-hâiรสชาติrót-châatนุ่มลึกnûm-lʉ́kและlɛ́ละมุนลิ้นlá-mun-lín
This shop’s egg tea recipe steeps the tea until strong, then adds a soft-boiled egg and sweetened condensed milk, creating a deep, mellow flavor.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chaa
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ไข่kàiไข่kài1egg2[to] lay eggs; spawn3testicles (vulgar/slang)4zero score (slang, sports/exams)eggPart 2
ชาไข่chaa-kàiชาไข่chaa-kàitea with eggtea with eggWord