พาไล
paa-laiMeaning
1NounB2
veranda; porch
a veranda, porch, or roofed platform attached to a house, typically without walls
Examples
ตอนเย็นๆdton yen yenตอนเย็นๆdton yen yen1in the evening; toward early evening2early evening (time period)คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)รับลมráp lomรับลมráp lom[to] get some fresh airที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerพาไลpaa-laiพาไลpaa-laiveranda; porchหน้าบ้านnâa bâanหน้าบ้านnâa bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing side
In the evening, grandmother likes to go sit and catch the breeze on the front porch.
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บ้านเรือนไทยbâan-rʉʉan-taiสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnมักจะmák-jàสร้างsâangพาไลpaa-laiไว้wáiสำหรับsǎm-ràpให้hâiแขกkɛ̀ɛkนั่งnângพักผ่อนpák-pɔ̀ɔn
Traditional Thai houses in the past were often built with a veranda for guests to sit and relax.
การต่อเติมgaan-dtɔ̀ɔ-dtəəmพาไลpaa-laiยื่นออกมาyʉ̂ʉn-ɔ̀ɔk-maaจากjàakตัวบ้านdtuua-bâanช่วยchûuaiเพิ่มpə̂əmพื้นที่ใช้สอยpʉ́ʉn-tîi-chái-sɔ̌ɔiและlɛ́ทำให้tam-hâiบ้านbâanดูduuโปร่งสบายbpròong-sà-baaiขึ้นkʉ̂n
Extending a veranda from the main house helps increase usable space and makes the house look more airy and comfortable.
ในnaiฤดูร้อนrʉ́-duu-rɔ́ɔnสมาชิกsà-maa-chíkในnaiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaมักจะmák-jàมาmaaรวมตัวกันruuam-dtuua-ganกินginข้าวเย็นkâao-yenที่tîiพาไลpaa-laiเพราะprɔ́อากาศaa-gàatถ่ายเทtàai-teeได้dâaiดีกว่าdii-gwàaในnaiห้องhɔ̂ng
In the summer, family members usually gather to eat dinner on the porch because the air circulation is better than in the room.
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 syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
paa
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 | — | — |