ฝาชี
fǎa-chiiMeanings
1NounB1
food cover/dome lid
A dome-shaped cover, traditionally woven from bamboo or made of plastic or metal mesh, used to cover dishes to protect food from insects or dust.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseครอบkrɔ̂ɔpครอบkrɔ̂ɔp1[to] cover; cap; place over2[to] dominate; control (fig.)กับข้าวgàp-kâaoกับข้าวgàp-kâaoside dishes; viandsด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooฝาชีfǎa-chiiฝาชีfǎa-chii1food cover/dome lid2classifier: ใบไม่ให้mâi-hâiไม่ให้mâi-hâi1[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give2[to] not allow; not let; forbid3so that not; in order to preventแมลงวันตอมmá-lɛɛng-wan-dtɔɔmแมลงวันตอมmá-lɛɛng-wan-dtɔɔmflies gather on [sth]; flies swarm around [sth]
Mom covered the dishes with a dome cover so flies wouldn’t land on them.
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เวลาwee-laaไปปิกนิกbpai-bpìk-níkเราraoมักmákพกpókฝาชีfǎa-chiiพลาสติกpláat-sà-dtìkไว้wáiครอบอาหารkrɔ̂ɔp-aa-hǎanกันganฝุ่นfùn
When we go on picnics, we usually bring a plastic dome cover to cover the food from dust.
ร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanริมทุ่งrim-tûngใช้cháiฝาชีfǎa-chiiสานsǎanจากjàakไม้ไผ่máai-pàiครอบkrɔ̂ɔpกับข้าวgàp-kâaoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganแมลงmá-lɛɛngและlɛ́ทรายปลิวsaai-bpliu
The countryside restaurant uses bamboo-woven dome covers to cover the dishes, protecting them from insects and blowing sand.
คุณยายkun-yaaiบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaฝาชีfǎa-chiiลวดlûuatตาdtaaถี่tìiช่วยให้chûuai-hâiอากาศaa-gàatถ่ายเทtàai-teeได้dâaiแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangกันganยุงyungและlɛ́เศษsèetผงpǒngได้ดีdâai-dii
Grandma says that a fine-mesh dome cover allows airflow while still keeping out mosquitoes and dust particles.
2ClassifierB1
classifier: ใบใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5blade
The classifier ใบใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5blade is used when counting food covers.
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ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerงานวัดngaan-wátงานวัดngaan-wáttemple fairแม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káaแม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káafemale vendor; saleswoman; shopkeeperบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa[to] say/tell that; report/declare thatมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoฝาชีfǎa-chiiฝาชีfǎa-chii1food cover/dome lid2classifier: ใบสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondฝาชีfǎa-chiiฝาชีfǎa-chii1food cover/dome lid2classifier: ใบให้ยืมhâi-yʉʉmให้ยืมhâi-yʉʉm[to] lend; [to] loanสำหรับsǎm-ràpสำหรับsǎm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingครอบkrɔ̂ɔpครอบkrɔ̂ɔp1[to] cover; cap; place over2[to] dominate; control (fig.)กับข้าวgàp-kâaoกับข้าวgàp-kâaoside dishes; viands
At the temple fair, the vendor said there are two food covers to borrow for covering the dishes.
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บ้านbâanยายyaaiมีmiiฝาชีfǎa-chiiสามsǎamฝาชีfǎa-chiiสำหรับsǎm-ràpงานบุญngaan-bunเพราะprɔ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngครอบkrɔ̂ɔpถาดtàatหลายlǎaiใบbai
Grandma's house has three food covers for merit-making events because many trays need covering.
เราraoสั่งsàngฝาชีfǎa-chiiมาmaaเพิ่มpə̂əmอีกìikสี่sìiฝาชีfǎa-chiiไว้wáiสำหรับsǎm-ràpจัดเลี้ยงjàt-líiangนอกสถานที่nɔ̂ɔk-sà-tǎan-tîi
We ordered four more food covers for off-site catering.
โรงroongครัวkruuaของkɔ̌ɔngวัดwátตรวจdtrùuatนับnápฝาชีfǎa-chiiครบkrópห้าhâaฝาชีfǎa-chiiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเตรียมdtriiamครอบkrɔ̂ɔpสำรับsǎm-rápให้hâiผู้ร่วมงานpûu-rûuam-ngaan
The temple kitchen counted a total of five food covers to prepare for covering the sets for attendees.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
fǎa
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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
ฝาfǎaฝาfǎa1lid; cover2shutter; door leaf; panel3wall; partition; wall panel4twin; member of a twin pairlid; coverPart 1
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ชีchiiชีchii1maechi; Buddhist nun (Thailand)2Catholic/Christian nun (colloquial)maechi; Buddhist nun (Thailand)Part 2
ฝาชีfǎa-chiiฝาชีfǎa-chiifood cover/dome lidfood cover/dome lidWord