ฟ้าฟาด
fáa-fâatMeaning
1VerbB2
[of lightning] [to] strike; [to] flash violently
for lightning to strike or flash with great force, often making contact with the ground or an object
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพายุฝนpaa-yú-fǒnพายุฝนpaa-yú-fǒnrainstormฟ้าfáaฟ้าfáa1sky2light blue; sky blue3heaven; divine realmคะนองká-nɔɔngคะนองká-nɔɔng1boisterous; high-spirited2rash; overconfident3[to] be boisterous; [to] act unrulyและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoฟ้าฟาดfáa-fâatฟ้าฟาดfáa-fâat[of lightning] [to] strike; [to] flash violentlyลงมาlong-maaลงมาlong-maa1[to] come down; descend2down toward the speaker (directional complement)3[to] decrease; come down (to a level)4up to; [number] and underที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerต้นไม้ใหญ่dtôn-máai-yàiต้นไม้ใหญ่dtôn-máai-yàilarge tree; big treeหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operations
Last night there was a thunderstorm, and lightning struck the big tree behind the house.
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เขาkǎoกลัวgluuaเสียงsǐiangฟ้าฟาดfáa-fâatมากmâakเลยləəiรีบrîipปิดbpìtหน้าต่างnâa-dtàangและlɛ́ประตูbprà-dtuuทุกtúkบานbaanเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเห็นว่าhěn-wâaฝนfǒnกำลังจะgam-lang-jàตกdtòk
He is very afraid of the sound of lightning strikes, so he quickly closes all windows and doors when he sees it's about to rain.
เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiสรุปว่าsà-rùp-wâaสาเหตุsǎa-hèetของkɔ̌ɔngไฟป่าfai-bpàaครั้งนี้kráng-níiเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakฟ้าฟาดfáa-fâatลงบนlong-bonต้นไม้dtôn-máaiแห้งhɛ̂ɛngในช่วงnai-chûuangที่tîiอากาศร้อนaa-gàat-rɔ́ɔnจัดjàt
Officials concluded that the cause of this forest fire was lightning striking a dry tree during a period of extreme heat.
อาคารสูงaa-kaan-sǔungทุกแห่งtúk-hɛ̀ngจำเป็นต้องjam-bpen-dtɔ̂ngติดตั้งdtìt-dtângระบบrá-bòpสายsǎaiล่อlɔ̂ɔฟ้าfáaที่tîiได้มาตรฐานdâai-mâat-dtrà-tǎanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganความเสียหายkwaam-sǐia-hǎaiในกรณีที่nai-gɔɔ-rá-nii-tîiถูกtùukฟ้าฟาดfáa-fâat
All tall buildings need to install a standard lightning rod system to prevent damage in the event of a lightning strike.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
fáa
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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
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ฟาดfâatฟาดfâat1[to] strike; [to] lash; [to] whack2[to] rake in; pocket; grab (colloq.)3[to] polish off (food); [to] devour4[to] serve (a look/line); [to] slay (stylish impact); [to] deliver fiercely (slang)[to] strike; [to] lash; [to] whackPart 2
ฟ้าฟาดfáa-fâatฟ้าฟาดfáa-fâat[of lightning] [to] strike; [to] flash violently[of lightning] [to] strike; [to] flash violentlyWord