ทราย
saaiMeaning
1NounA1
sand
very small loose grains of rock or mineral found on beaches, deserts, and riverbeds
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เดินเล่นdəən-lênเดินเล่นdəən-lên[to] stroll; walk for leisure; wander aroundบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ทรายsaaiทรายsaaisandที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerชายหาดchaai-hàatชายหาดchaai-hàatbeach; shore
We took a walk on the sand at the beach.
7 more examplesShow less
The children sat in the sand building small castles.
When the waves come in, the sand flows back into the sea.
In the evening the wind blew hard and sand got into our eyes.
We bought a sack of sand to fill holes in the garden.
เขาkǎoเลือกlʉ̂ʉakทรายsaaiหยาบyàapสำหรับsǎm-ràpเทteeพื้นpʉ́ʉnและlɛ́ทรายละเอียดsaai-lá-ìiatสำหรับsǎm-ràpฉาบchàapผนังpà-nǎng
He chose coarse sand for pouring the floor and fine sand for plastering the walls.
ผู้รับเหมาpûu-ráp-mǎoสั่งsàngทรายsaaiหยาบyàapเพิ่มpə̂əmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปรับระดับbpràp-rá-dàpพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnปูbpuuแผ่นpɛ̀nทางเดินtaang-dəən
The contractor ordered more coarse sand to level the area before laying the walkway pavers.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทราย said ซาย?
saai
- ทร sounds like ซAt the start of a syllable, ทร is usually said like ซ (s).
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
saai
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |