ดราย
draaiMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
dry; not wet (loanword, informal)
dry; not wet (Thai loanword from English 'dry'; informal).
Examples
เสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉashirt; top; jacketตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ดรายdraaiดรายdraai1dry; not wet (loanword, informal)2dry (humor/style); plain; not funnyเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedตากdtàakตากdtàak1to dry; air-dry; sun-dry2[to] expose; be exposed (to the elements)3Tak (province)ต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extendอีกหน่อยìik-nɔ̀iอีกหน่อยìik-nɔ̀i1a little more2in a little while; soonนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
This shirt isn't dry yet. Let it air dry a bit longer.
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Wait until your hair is dry before sleeping, otherwise you'll catch a cold.
พื้นpéunตรงนั้นdtrong nánยังyangเปียกbpìiakอยู่yòoเดินมาdern maaทางtaangที่têeมันmanดรายๆdraai draaiสิsì
The floor over there is still wet, walk on the dry part.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakเอาaoเข้าkâoเครื่องอบkrʉ̂ʉang-òpแล้วlɛ́ɛoผ้าpâaก็gɔ̂ดรายdraaiสนิทsà-nìtพร้อมprɔ́ɔmพับเก็บpáp-gèpได้เลยdâai-ləəi
After putting it in the dryer, the clothes are completely dry and ready to be folded.
2AdjectiveB2
dry (humor/style); plain; not funny
plain or lacking color; dry in tone or humor (e.g., a 'dry' joke = not funny).
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)มุกmúkมุกmúk1joke; gag (colloquial)2pearl3ploy; trick; line (colloq.)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ดรายdraaiดรายdraai1dry; not wet (loanword, informal)2dry (humor/style); plain; not funnyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverขำkǎmขำkǎm1funny; amusing2[to] laugh; be amused3just for fun; jokingly (ขำ ๆ after a verb)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
He tried to tell a joke, but it was so flat that nobody laughed.
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งานปาร์ตี้ngaan bpâa-dtêeเมื่อคืนmêuua keunมันmanดรายๆdraai draaiไปหน่อยbpai nòiนะnáคนคุยkon kuiกันganไม่กี่mâi gèeคนkonเองayng
The party last night was a bit bland, only a few people were talking.
บทสนทนาbòt sŏn-tá-naaกลายเป็นglaai bpenเรื่องrêuuangดรายๆdraai draaiเมื่อmêuuaเขาkăoเริ่มrêrmพูดถึงpôot tĕungเรื่องงานrêuuang ngaanที่têeน่าเบื่อnâa bèuuaของเขาkŏng kăo
The conversation became dull when he started talking about his boring job.
ถึงแม้ว่าtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-wâaพล็อตเรื่องplɔ́t-rʉ̂ʉangจะjàน่าสนใจnâa-sǒn-jaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛการดำเนินเรื่องgaan-dam-nəən-rʉ̂ʉangที่tîiค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangดรายdraaiทำให้tam-hâiหนังnǎngไม่mâiน่าติดตามnâa-dtìt-dtaamเท่าที่ควรtâo-tîi-kuuan
Even though the plot is interesting, the rather bland storytelling makes the movie less engaging than it could be.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ดร, the first consonant ด sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
draai
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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 | — | — |