นายแบบ
naai-bɛ̀ɛpMeaning
1NounB1
male model (for fashion/advertising)
a man who wears or shows clothes or products for photos, fashion shows, or ads
Examples
พี่ชายpîi-chaaiพี่ชายpîi-chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)นายแบบnaai-bɛ̀ɛpนายแบบnaai-bɛ̀ɛpmale model (for fashion/advertising)เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโตขึ้นdtoo-kʉ̂nโตขึ้นdtoo-kʉ̂n1[to] grow up; become more mature2[to] get bigger; increase in size/scale
My older brother wants to be a male model when he grows up.
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นายแบบnaai-bɛ̀ɛpคนkonนั้นnánกำลังgam-langเดินdəənบนbonแคทวอล์คkɛ̂ɛt-wɔ̂ɔkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaโชว์chooคอลเลคชั่นkɔɔn-lêek-chânเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaใหม่ล่าสุดmài-lâa-sùt
That male model is walking on the catwalk to show off the latest clothing collection.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoกำลังหาgam-lang-hǎaนายแบบnaai-bɛ̀ɛpสำหรับsǎm-ràpถ่ายtàaiโฆษณาkoo-sà-naaนาฬิกาnaa-lí-gaaเรือนrʉʉanใหม่mài
Our company is looking for a male model for a new watch advertisement photoshoot.
กว่าจะgwàa-jàได้dâaiเป็นbpenนายแบบnaai-bɛ̀ɛpที่tîiมีชื่อเสียงmii-chʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangเขาkǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngผ่านpàanการคัดเลือกgaan-kát-lʉ̂ʉakและlɛ́ฝึกฝนfʉ̀k-fǒnอย่างหนักyàang-nàkมานานmaa-naanหลายlǎaiปีbpii
Before becoming a famous male model, he had to go through many years of tough selections and training.
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
naai
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
นายnaaiนายnaai1Mr. (male title)2boss; employer; superior3chief; leader; master4you (informal, usually to a male peer)Mr. (male title)Part 1
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แบบbɛ̀ɛpแบบbɛ̀ɛp1style; type; kind; manner2classifier for types, styles, or designs3model; pattern; design; template4form; questionnaire5model; person posing6in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)style; type; kind; mannerPart 2
นายแบบnaai-bɛ̀ɛpนายแบบnaai-bɛ̀ɛpmale model (for fashion/advertising)male model (for fashion/advertising)Word