ฟรีๆ
free freeMeanings
1AdverbA2
for free; free of charge (emphatic)
at no cost; free of charge (emphatic due to reduplication).
Examples
น้ำดื่มnáam dèumน้ำดื่มnáam dèumdrinking water (potable)ขวดkùuatขวดkùuat1bottle2classifier: bottleนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ได้มาdâai maaได้มาdâai maa[to] obtain; get; come by [sth]ฟรีๆfree freeฟรีๆfree free1for free; free of charge (emphatic)2in vain; for nothing
I got this bottle of drinking water for free.
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If you purchase 500 baht's worth, we will deliver it to you free of charge.
เพื่อนpêuuanฉันchănเป็นbpenดีไซเนอร์dee-sai-nerเขาkăoเลยloieออกแบบòk bàepโลโก้loh gôhให้hâiฉันchănฟรีๆfree free
My friend is a designer, so he designed the logo for me for free.
ฉันchănไม่ชอบmâi chôpได้dâiของkŏngมาmaaฟรีๆfree freeเพราะpráwรู้สึกrúu-sèukเหมือนmĕuuanเป็นหนี้bpen nêeบุญคุณbun kun
I don't like getting things for free because it feels like I'm indebted to them.
2AdverbB1
in vain; for nothing
with no result or benefit; for nothing (often after a verb).
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รอrorรอror1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตั้งdtângตั้งdtâng1[to] place upright; stand; erect2as much as; as many as3[to] set up; establish; found4[to] appoint; nominate5[to] set; fix (value, rule, goal)6stack; pile; bundle7[to] aim; focus (eyes, mind)8[to] allocate; earmark (funds)9classifier: stacks; pilesสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondชั่วโมงchûua-mohngชั่วโมงchûua-mohng1hour (60 minutes)2classifier: hours of time3lesson period; class periodฟรีๆfree freeฟรีๆfree free1for free; free of charge (emphatic)2in vain; for nothingสุดท้ายsùt táaiสุดท้ายsùt táai1last; final2finally; in the end; ultimatelyเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker
I waited for him for two hours for nothing; in the end, he didn't come.
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อย่าyàaเอาแต่ao dtàeนั่งnângอยู่เฉยๆyòo chŏei chŏeiฟรีๆfree freeไปbpaiหางานhăa ngaanที่têeมีประโยชน์mee bprà-yòtทำtamดีกว่าdee gwàa
Don't just sit around idly for nothing; it's better to go find some useful work to do.
เขาkăoทำงานหนักtam ngaan nàkมากmâakแต่dtàeสุดท้ายsùt táaiโปรเจกต์bproh-jèkก็gâwถูกtòokยกเลิกyók-lêrkกลายเป็นว่าglaai bpen wâaเขาkăoทำงานtam ngaanไปbpaiฟรีๆfree free
He worked very hard, but in the end the project was canceled, so it turned out he worked for nothing.
เขาkăoใช้เวลาchái way-laaหลายlăaiปีbpeeพัฒนาpát-tá-naaทักษะták-sàของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngแต่dtàeสุดท้ายsùt táaiก็gâwต้องdtôngเสียเวลาsĭia wee-laaไปbpaiฟรีๆfree freeเพราะpráwเทคโนโลยีtêk-no-lo-yeeใหม่màiทำให้tam hâiทักษะták-sàเหล่านั้นlào nánล้าสมัยláa sà-măi
He spent many years developing his skills, but in the end, the time was wasted for nothing because new technology made those skills obsolete.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ฟรีๆ said ฟรี-ฟรี?
free free
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
free
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 | — | — |