ดรายๆ

draai draai

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

dry; plain; unemotional

a colloquial term describing something as somewhat dry, plain, unemotional, or lacking excitement.

Examples

ปาร์ตี้bpaa-dtêeปาร์ตี้bpaa-dtêe1party (social event)2[to] partyเมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightดรายๆdraai draaiดรายๆdraai draai1dry; plain; unemotional2[adv] in a dry, deadpan wayไปหน่อยbpai nòiไปหน่อยbpai nòi1a little (farther/over); slightly2a bit (too); somewhat excessiveไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockเพลงplayngเพลงplayng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
The party last night was a bit dry; there was no music at all.
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หนังnăngเรื่องrêuuangนี้néeบทพูดbòt pôotดีนะdee náแต่dtàeบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatโดยรวมdoi ruuamมันmanดูdooดรายๆdraai draaiไม่ค่อยmâi kôiมีอะไรmee à-raiน่าตื่นเต้นnâa dtèun dtên
This movie has good dialogue, but the overall atmosphere feels a bit plain and not very exciting.
ชีวิตchee-wítช่วงนี้chûuang néeมันmanดรายๆdraai draaiไปหน่อยbpai nòiอยากyàakหาhăaอะไรà-raiสนุกๆsà-nùk sà-nùkทำtam
Life has been a bit dull lately; I want to find something fun to do.
ถึงแม้tĕung máeเนื้อหาnéuua hăaจะjàน่าสนใจnâa sŏn jaiแต่dtàeสไตล์sà-dtaaiการนำเสนอgaan nam sà-nĕrของเขาkŏng kăoค่อนข้างkôn kâangดรายๆdraai draaiทำให้tam hâiคนฟังkon fangรู้สึกrúu-sèukเบื่อbèuuaได้dâi
Even though the content is interesting, his presentation style is quite dry, which can make the audience feel bored.
2AdverbB1

[adv] in a dry, deadpan way

used adverbially to describe doing something in a plain, unemotional, or deadpan manner.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตอบกลับdtòp glàpตอบกลับdtòp glàp[to] reply; respond (to a message/speech)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerดรายๆdraai draaiดรายๆdraai draai1dry; plain; unemotional2[adv] in a dry, deadpan wayว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอืมeumอืมeumhmm; um; mm (thinking or acknowledging)
He replied dryly, "Uhm."
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พอporถามtăamว่าwâaรู้สึกrúu-sèukยังไงyang ngaiเธอterก็gâwแค่kâeยักyákไหล่làiแล้วláeoพูดpôotดรายๆdraai draaiว่าwâaก็gâwงั้นๆngán-ngán
When asked how she felt, she just shrugged and said plainly, "It's so-so."
เพื่อนเล่นpêuuan lênมุกตลกmúk dtà-lòkแต่dtàeเขาkăoแค่kâeหัวเราะhŭua róดรายๆdraai draaiเหมือนmĕuuanไม่ค่อยmâi kôiขำkăm
My friend told a joke, but he just gave a deadpan laugh as if he wasn't really amused.
ต่อหน้าdtò nâaสถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaanที่têeน่าตกใจnâa dtòk jaiขนาดนั้นkà-nàat nánเขาkăoกลับglàpบรรยายban-yaaiสิ่งที่sìng têeเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêunอย่างyàangดรายๆdraai draaiราวกับraao gàpเป็นbpenเรื่องปกติrêuuang bpòk-gà-dtì
Faced with such a shocking situation, he narrated what happened in a deadpan manner as if it were a normal occurrence.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is ดรายๆ said ดราย-ดราย?

draai draai

Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ดร, the first consonant ด sets the class.
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——