ฟรี
friiMeanings
1AdjectiveA1
free (no cost)
costing nothing; not requiring payment
Examples
น้ำดื่มnáam-dʉ̀ʉmน้ำดื่มnáam-dʉ̀ʉmdrinking water (potable)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerร้านนี้ráan-níiร้านนี้ráan-níithis shop; this storeฟรีfriiฟรีfrii1free (no cost)2for free; without paying3free; unrestricted; loose
Drinking water at this shop is free.
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Children under five enter for free.
This event has free snacks for attendees.
If you buy two items, you get one free.
This shop provides ice refills for free as a courtesy.
Sign up today and get one bonus gift for free.
เข้าร่วมkâo-rûuamกิจกรรมgìt-jà-gamแล้วlɛ́ɛoได้dâaiถุงผ้าtǔng-pâaฟรีfriiจากjàakผู้จัดงานpûu-jàt-ngaan
After joining the event, I received a complimentary tote bag from the organizers.
โรงแรมroong-rɛɛmมีmiiบริการbɔɔ-rí-gaanอาหารเช้าaa-hǎan-cháaoฟรีfriiเป็นbpenสิทธิพิเศษsìt-tí-pí-sèetสำหรับsǎm-ràpผู้เข้าพักpûu-kâo-pák
The hotel offers complimentary breakfast as a perk for guests.
2AdverbA1
for free; without paying
without paying any money
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3[to] understand4[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)5[to] fit; suit; match6rice (archaic; dialectal)7[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)พิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panพิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panmuseumฟรีfriiฟรีfrii1free (no cost)2for free; without paying3free; unrestricted; loose
Admission to the museum is free today.
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This place offers free refills of water.
Sign up now and get free shipping nationwide.
I used a coupon to watch a movie for free in the afternoon show.
3AdjectiveB1
free; unrestricted; loose
not controlled, limited, or attached; able to move or act without restriction
Examples
นกnókนกnók1bird2classifier for birds (ตัว)3[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)ตัวนั้นdtuua-nánตัวนั้นdtuua-nánthat one [animal, item]บินbinบินbin1[to] fly2[to] fly (by air travel)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4in the manner of; -lyฟรีfriiฟรีfrii1free (no cost)2for free; without paying3free; unrestricted; looseไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockเชือกchʉ̂ʉakเชือกchʉ̂ʉak1rope; cord; line2classifier for domesticated elephantsผูกpùukผูกpùuk1[to] tie [sth]; fasten [sth]2[to] bind; connect; associate3[to] obligate; bind; commit4[to] compose; devise
That bird flies freely, with no rope attached.
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หลังเลิกงานlǎng-lə̂ək-ngaanผมpǒmอยากyàakมีmiiเวลาที่wee-laa-tîiเป็นอิสระbpen-ìt-sà-ràจะได้jà-dâaiทำtamอะไรก็ได้à-rai-gɔ̂-dâaiตามใจdtaam-jai
After work, I want time that’s free so I can do whatever I want.
เธอtəəรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kฟรีfriiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaย้ายyáaiออกจากบ้านɔ̀ɔk-jàak-bâanเก่าgàoเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanไม่มีmâi-miiพันธนาการpan-tá-naa-gaan
She felt free after moving out of the old house, as if there were no constraints.
ศิลปินsĭn-lá-bpinต้องการdtông gaanพื้นที่púen têeสร้างสรรค์sâang sănที่têeฟรีfreeจากjàakข้อบังคับkôh bang-kápเพื่อpêuuaทดลองtót-longแนวทางnaeo taangใหม่ๆmài mài
Artists need a creative space free from restrictions to experiment with new approaches.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ฟร, the first consonant ฟ sets the 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
frii
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 | — | — |