ถ่านไฟ
tàan-faiMeaning
1NounB1
live coals; embers
Pieces of burning fuel, especially charcoal, that are glowing red and no longer flaming; embers.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesย่างyâangย่างyâang1[to] grill; roast over direct heat2[to] step; stride; pace; approach (age/time)3step; pace (walking)หมูmŏoหมูmŏo1pig; hog2pork3easy; a pushover (informal)4classifier: ตัว5fat person (impolite)บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ถ่านไฟtàan faiถ่านไฟtàan failive coals; embersร้อนๆrón rónร้อนๆrón rón1hot; piping hot2freshly; while still hot
We are grilling pork on the hot embers.
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การgaanจะjàย่างyâangไก่gàiให้hâiอร่อยà-ròiต้องdtôngใช้cháiถ่านไฟtàan faiอ่อนๆòn ònไม่ใช่mâi châiเปลวไฟbpleo faiแรงๆraeng raeng
To grill delicious chicken, you have to use gentle embers, not strong flames.
หลังจากlăng jàakไฟfaiมอดลงmôt longพวกเราpûuak raoก็gâwนั่งล้อมวงnâng lóm wongคุยกันkui ganรอบๆrôp rôpถ่านไฟtàan faiอุ่นๆùn ùn
After the fire died down, we sat around the warm embers and talked.
ในnaiความมืดมิดkwaam-mʉ̂ʉt-mítของkɔ̌ɔngค่ำคืนkâm-kʉʉnถ่านไฟtàan-faiสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛngในnaiเตาdtaoดูduuราวกับraao-gàpดวงตาduuang-dtaaของkɔ̌ɔngสัตว์ร้ายsàt-ráaiที่tîiกำลังgam-langจับจ้องjàp-jɔ̂ngอยู่yùu
In the darkness of the night, the red embers in the stove looked like the eyes of a beast, staring.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
tàan
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → 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
ถ่านไฟtàan-faiถ่านไฟtàan-failive coals; emberslive coals; embersWord