ติดไฟ
dtìt-faiMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] catch fire; ignite
to begin burning
Examples
ไฟแช็กfai-chɛ́kไฟแช็กfai-chɛ́klighter; cigarette lighterของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเสียsǐiaเสียsǐia1broken; out of order2spoiled; ruined; gone bad3[to] pay4[to] lose; forfeit; waste5[to] die; pass away6particle marking emphasis, completion, or decisivenessจุดjùtจุดjùt1dot; spot; speck2point (location/time)3[to] light; ignite4full stop; period5point (argument/aspect)6decimal point7degree (° symbol)8point (classifier for small dots/points)เท่าไหร่tâo-ràiเท่าไหร่tâo-rài1how much/how many (amount/price)2how (to what degree/extent)3not much/many (after negation)4no matter how much/manyไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerไม่ติดmâi-dtìtไม่ติดmâi-dtìt1not sticking; not attached2won't start; won't turn on3not stuck in traffic4not busy; available5[to] not pass; not be selected6not infected (with a disease)7not addicted; not attached (to a habit)8(coll.) don't mind; not bothered
My lighter is broken, no matter how many times I try, it won't light (start burning).
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ตอนแรกdtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛkจุดjùtเท่าไหร่tâo-ràiก็gɔ̂ไม่ติดmâi-dtìtพอpɔɔมีmiiลมlomพัดมาpát-maaหน่อยเดียวnɔ̀i-diiaoฟืนfʉʉnก็gɔ̂ติดไฟdtìt-faiขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaทันทีtan-tii
At first, no matter how much I tried to light it, it wouldn't catch. As soon as a little wind blew, the firewood immediately started burning.
ระวังrá-wangหน่อยnɔ̀iนะnáเทียนtiianใกล้glâiจะjàหมดmòtเล่มlêmแล้วlɛ́ɛoเดี๋ยวdǐiaoจะjàลามlaamไปbpaiทำให้tam-hâiผ้าม่านpâa-mâanติดไฟdtìt-fai
Be careful, the candle is almost burnt out. It might spread and cause the curtains to start burning.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakเกิดgə̀ətไฟฟ้าลัดวงจรfai-fáa-lát-wong-jɔɔnเศษไม้sèet-máaiและlɛ́กระดาษgrà-dàatในnaiห้องเก็บของhɔ̂ng-gèp-kɔ̌ɔngก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmติดไฟdtìt-faiอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
After the short circuit occurred, the wood scraps and paper in the storage room began to burn rapidly.
2VerbB1
[to] set fire to [sth]; ignite [sth]; light [a fire]
to cause something to start burning
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderไม้ขีดmáai-kìitไม้ขีดmáai-kìitmatch; matchstickก้านgâanก้านgâan1stem; stalk (botany)2shaft; rod; shank3classifier for stems and certain slender objectsเดียวdiiaoเดียวdiiaosingle; one; only; sameติดไฟdtìt-faiติดไฟdtìt-fai1[to] catch fire; ignite2[to] set fire to [sth]; ignite [sth]; light [a fire]3combustible; capable of catching fireที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเทียนtiianเทียนtiian1candle2aromatic medicinal seed; plant yielding such seedsวันเกิดwan-gə̀ətวันเกิดwan-gə̀ətbirthdayทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)เล่มlêmเล่มlêm1CL: books/volumes/issues2classifier: knives, swords, candles, carts
He used a single matchstick to light all the birthday candles.
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คุณkunช่วยchûuaiไปbpaiติดไฟdtìt-faiที่tîiเตาถ่านdtao-tàanให้hâiหน่อยnɔ̀iได้ไหมdâai-mǎiฉันchǎnจะjàเริ่มrə̂əmย่างyâangบาร์บีคิวbaa-bii-kiuแล้วlɛ́ɛo
Could you please go light the charcoal grill for me? I'm about to start grilling the barbecue.
การติดgaan-dtìtไฟfaiในnaiป่าbpàaช่วงchûuangหน้าแล้งnâa-lɛ́ɛngเป็นbpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangที่tîiอันตรายan-dtà-raaiมากmâakเพราะprɔ́อาจàatทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətไฟป่าfai-bpàaครั้งใหญ่kráng-yàiได้dâai
Causing a fire to start in the forest during the dry season is very dangerous because it can lead to a large wildfire.
ผู้ก่อเหตุpûu-gɔ̀ɔ-hèetจงใจjong-jaiใช้cháiน้ำมันnám-manราดrâatแล้วlɛ́ɛoติดไฟdtìt-faiอาคารaa-kaanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำลายหลักฐานtam-laai-làk-tǎanสำคัญsǎm-kan
The perpetrator intentionally doused the building with gasoline and set it on fire in order to destroy important evidence.
3AdjectiveB2
combustible; capable of catching fire
capable of igniting and burning
Examples
ฟืนfʉʉnฟืนfʉʉnfirewoodที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเปียกชื้นbpìiak-chʉ́ʉnเปียกชื้นbpìiak-chʉ́ʉndamp; clammyจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ติดไฟdtìt-faiติดไฟdtìt-fai1[to] catch fire; ignite2[to] set fire to [sth]; ignite [sth]; light [a fire]3combustible; capable of catching fireยากyâakยากyâak1difficult; hard2unlikely; hard to imagine happening3poor; impoverished (dated/formal)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toตากแดดdtàak-dɛ̀ɛtตากแดดdtàak-dɛ̀ɛt1[to] sun‑dry; dry [sth] in the sun2[to] be out in the sun; expose oneself to sunlightให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)แห้งhɛ̂ɛngแห้งhɛ̂ɛng1dry; not wet2[to] dry; become dry3dry; served without brothก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; former
Damp firewood is difficult to catch fire; you have to dry it in the sun first.
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กระดาษgrà-dàatเป็นbpenวัสดุwát-sà-dùที่tîiติดไฟdtìt-faiง่ายngâaiควรkuuanเก็บgèpให้hâiห่างhàangจากjàakเตาแก๊สdtao-gɛ́ɛt
Paper is a material that catches fire easily; it should be kept away from the gas stove.
เนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakอาคารaa-kaanหลังlǎngนี้níiใช้cháiวัสดุwát-sà-dùตกแต่งภายในdtòk-dtɛ̀ng-paai-naiที่tîiติดไฟdtìt-faiง่ายngâaiเป็นส่วนใหญ่bpen-sùuan-yàiไฟfaiจึงjʉngลุกลามlúk-laamอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
Because this building used mostly interior decoration materials that catch fire easily, the fire spread very rapidly.
เสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaที่tîiทำจากtam-jàakใยสังเคราะห์yai-sǎng-krɔ́บางชนิดbaang-chá-nítมีคุณสมบัติmii-kun-ná-sǒm-bàtติดไฟdtìt-faiได้dâaiดีกว่าdii-gwàaผ้าฝ้ายpâa-fâaiจึงjʉngควรkuuanระมัดระวังrá-mát-rá-wangเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaอยู่yùuใกล้glâiเปลวไฟbpleeo-fai
Some clothes made from synthetic fibers have properties that allow them to catch fire more easily than cotton, so one should be cautious when near an open flame.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtìt
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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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ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)fire; flamePart 2
ติดไฟdtìt-faiติดไฟdtìt-fai[to] catch fire; ignite[to] catch fire; igniteWord