ภัย(pai)
Meanings
1NounB1
danger; hazard; threat
the possibility or source of harm, injury, or damage
Examples
ฝุ่นfùnฝุ่นfùn1dust; fine dry particles2particulate matter (air pollution)พิษpítพิษpít1poison; toxin; venom2toxicity; harmful effect3ill effect; adverse consequence4disease; rabies (in compounds)เป็นภัยbpen paiเป็นภัยbpen pai[to] be dangerous; [to] be harmful; [to] pose a threatต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequentสุขภาพsùk-kà-pâapสุขภาพsùk-kà-pâaphealthของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)3classifier: childrenและláeและláeand (coordinating)ผู้สูงอายุpôo sŏong aa-yúผู้สูงอายุpôo sŏong aa-yú1elderly person; senior citizen2the elderly (as a group)
Toxic dust is a hazard to the health of children and the elderly.
2NounB2
disaster; calamity
a severe harmful event that causes great damage or suffering, especially on a large scale
Examples
น้ำท่วมใหญ่náam tûuam yàiน้ำท่วมใหญ่náam tûuam yàimajor flood; great floodครั้งนี้kráng néeครั้งนี้kráng née1this time; this occasion2this time (around); on this occasionกลายเป็นglaai bpenกลายเป็นglaai bpen1[to] become; turn into [sth]2[to] turn out (to be) [sth/that]ภัยpaiภัยpai1danger; hazard; threat2disaster; calamityที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]หลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)หมู่บ้านmòo bâanหมู่บ้านmòo bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityเสียหายsĭia hăaiเสียหายsĭia hăai1damaged; spoiled; impaired2[to] be damaged; suffer loss3harmful (causing harm) — rare/incorrectหนักnàkหนักnàk1heavy (weight)2difficult; tough (mentally/physically demanding)3heavily; severely; intensely4serious; severe
This major flood has become a disaster that severely damaged many villages.