ฟลาย

flaai

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] fly (travel by air)

To travel by aircraft; an informal English loanword usage in Thai.

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2NounB2

fly ball (baseball)

In baseball, a ball that is hit high into the air.

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ผู้ตีpûu-dtiiผู้ตีpûu-dtiihitter; batter; strikerเบสบอลbèet-bɔɔnเบสบอลbèet-bɔɔnbaseball (sport)ตีdtiiตีdtii1[to] hit; strike; beat2[to] play (percussion); strike (a gong/drum)3early-morning hour marker (1–5 a.m.)4[to] forge; hammer (metal)5[to] print; stamp; imprint6[to] estimate; reckon; guess (roughly)7[to] interpret; construe; take asลูกโด่งlûuk-dòongลูกโด่งlûuk-dòonga high, lofted ball (in sports)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ฟลายflaaiฟลายflaai1[to] fly (travel by air)2fly ball (baseball)3chest fly (exercise)4fly (fishing lure)5tent fly; flysheetแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ผู้เล่นpûu-lênผู้เล่นpûu-lên1player; gamer2participant; player (in a market or field)ฝ่ายรับfàai-rápฝ่ายรับfàai-rápdefending side; receiving sideก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerรับไว้ráp-wáiรับไว้ráp-wái[to] accept and keep [sth/sb]ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
The baseball batter hit a high fly ball, and the defensive player caught it.
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3NounB2

chest fly (exercise)

A strength-training exercise that works the chest muscles by opening and closing the arms, typically performed with dumbbells or a cable machine.

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4NounB2

fly (fishing lure)

An artificial fishing lure, typically made with feathers or fur to imitate an insect, used in fly fishing.

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5NounB2

tent fly; flysheet

A separate waterproof outer layer of a tent or a standalone tarp used for protection from rain.

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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ฟล, the first consonant ฟ sets the class.
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

flaai

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——