ดีเลย์
dii-leeMeanings
1NounA2
delay; lateness; hold-up
a delay or period of lateness; a hold-up in schedule or timing
Examples
ไฟลท์fláiไฟลท์fláiflight (air travel)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoดีเลย์dii-leeดีเลย์dii-lee1delay; lateness; hold-up2[to] delay; be delayed; be late3audio delay effectหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostชั่วโมงchûua-moongชั่วโมงchûua-moong1hour (60 minutes)2classifier: hours of time3lesson period; class period
The flight has a one-hour delay.
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The train was delayed because of heavy rain.
คอนเสิร์ตkɔɔn-sə̀ətมีmiiดีเลย์dii-leeเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiผู้ชมpûu-chomต้องdtɔ̂ngรอrɔɔประมาณbprà-maanยี่สิบyîi-sìpนาทีnaa-tii
The concert had a slight delay; the audience had to wait about twenty minutes.
การประชุมgaan-bprà-chumเริ่มrə̂əmช้าcháaจากjàakดีเลย์dii-leeของkɔ̌ɔngผู้บรรยายpûu-ban-yaaiทำให้tam-hâiตารางงานdtaa-raang-ngaanทั้งวันtáng-wanขยับkà-yàpตามdtaam
The meeting started late due to the speaker’s delay, causing the entire day’s schedule to shift.
2VerbA2
[to] delay; be delayed; be late
to make [sth] late or to happen later; or to happen later than planned
Examples
ไฟลท์ดีเลย์flái-dii-leeไฟลท์ดีเลย์flái-dii-leeflight delayครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toรอrɔɔรอrɔɔ1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitอีกหน่อยìik-nɔ̀iอีกหน่อยìik-nɔ̀i1a little more2in a little while; soon
The flight is delayed; we have to wait a bit.
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รถทัวร์rót-tuuaดีเลย์dii-leeเพราะprɔ́ฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkเราraoเลยləəiถึงtʉ̌ngดึกdʉ̀kกว่าที่gwàa-tîiคิดkít
The coach was delayed due to heavy rain, so we arrived later than expected.
เขาkǎoประกาศbprà-gàatว่าwâaจะjàดีเลย์dii-leeงานเปิดตัวngaan-bpə̀ət-dtuuaไปbpaiสัปดาห์หน้าsàp-daa-nâaเพราะprɔ́ยังyangเตรียมdtriiamไม่mâiเสร็จsèt
They announced they would delay the launch event to next week because preparations aren’t finished.
ขออภัยkɔ̌ɔ-à-paiที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngดีเลย์dii-leeการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumอีกìik30นาทีnaa-tiiเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakวิทยากรwít-tá-yaa-gɔɔnติดdtìtไฟลท์fláiเช้าcháo
Sorry that we have to delay the meeting by another 30 minutes because the speaker is stuck on a morning flight.
3NounB2
audio delay effect
an audio effect that repeats or offsets sound after a short time (echo-like effect)
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ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ดีเลย์dee-layดีเลย์dee-lay1delay; lateness; hold-up2[to] delay; be delayed; be late3audio delay effectเบาbaoเบาbao1light (not heavy)2soft; quiet (of sound)3gentle; mild; light (degree/force)4easy; light (workload/effort)5[to] urinate (polite euphemism)6[to] lighten; reduce; easeๆ-ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerกีตาร์gee-dtaaกีตาร์gee-dtaaguitarเสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ก้องgôngก้องgông1echoing; resonant2to echo; resound3loud; far-reaching (figurative)นิดnítนิดnít1a little; a bit (quantity)2a bit; a little (degree modifier)ๆ-ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)นุ่มnûmนุ่มnûm1soft (to the touch)2tender (food)3soft/gentle (voice/tone)ขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)
Add a mild delay to the guitar and the sound will echo a bit and feel smoother.
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วิศวกรเสียงwít-sà-wá-gɔɔn-sǐiangปรับbpràpดีเลย์dii-leeให้hâiเข้ากับkâo-gàpจังหวะjang-wàทำให้tam-hâiร้องนำrɔ́ɔng-namมีมิติmii-mí-dtì
The sound engineer adjusted the delay to match the tempo, giving the lead vocal depth.
ถ้าtâaตั้งเวลาdtâng way-laaของดีkŏng deeเลย์layให้hâiสอดคล้องกับsòt klóng gàpเทมโปtem-bpoซาวด์saaoจะjàกระชับgrà-chápและláeเกิดgèrtเอฟเฟกต์เอคโคéf-fék ay-kôoที่têeพอดีpo dee
If you set the delay time to align with the tempo, the sound becomes tighter with a fitting echo effect.
เขาkăoใช้cháiดีเลย์dee-layแบบbàepเทปtêpจำลองjam-longร่วมกับrûuam gàpรีเวิร์บree-wêrpทำให้tam hâiกีตาร์gee-dtaaลอยloiเป็นbpenชั้นchánๆ-ในnaiมิกซ์mík
He used a tape-style delay together with reverb, making the guitar float in layers within the mix.
Tones
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Why is ดีเลย์ said ดี-เล?
dii-lee
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
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Result
Mid tone
dii
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ดีเลย์dii-leeดีเลย์dii-leedelay; lateness; hold-updelay; lateness; hold-upWord