ภาย
paaiMeaning
1PrepositionB2
side; part; direction
A side, part, or direction, chiefly used in combinations indicating position or time, such as ภายในภายในpaai-nai1inside; internal2inside; indoors3within; inside (place/scope)4within (time limit); by 'inside' and ภายหลังภายหลังpaai-lǎng1later; afterward2after; subsequent to 'later'.
Examples
ภายในpaai-naiภายในpaai-nai1inside; internal2inside; indoors3within; inside (place/scope)4within (time limit); byห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: roomsมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแอร์ɛɛแอร์ɛɛ1air conditioner; AC2air conditioning; AC (cool air/system)3female flight attendant; air hostess (colloq.)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ข้างนอกkâang-nɔ̂ɔkข้างนอกkâang-nɔ̂ɔk1outside; outdoors2the outside; exteriorร้อนrɔ́ɔnร้อนrɔ́ɔn1hot (temperature)2spicy (taste)3[to] be hot; feel hot; become hot4urgent; intenseมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
The room has air conditioning, but it is very hot outside.
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ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiฉันchǎnยังyangตอบdtɔ̀ɔpไม่ได้mâi-dâaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoจะjàบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiรู้rúuภายหลังpaai-lǎng
I can't answer right now, but I'll let you know later.
ผู้สมัครpûu-sà-màkต้องdtɔ̂ngส่งเอกสารsòng-èek-gà-sǎanให้hâiครบkrópภายในpaai-naiวันศุกร์wan-sùkมิฉะนั้นmí-chà-nánจะjàเสียสิทธิ์sǐia-sìtเข้ารับkâo-rápการสัมภาษณ์gaan-sǎm-pâat
Applicants must submit all required documents by Friday, or they will lose their eligibility for an interview.
ภายใต้paai-dtâaiกฎgòtใหม่màiพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanสามารถsǎa-mâatทำงานtam-ngaanจากที่jàak-tîiบ้านbâanได้dâaiหากhàakงานngaanนั้นnánไม่mâiจำเป็นต้องjam-bpen-dtɔ̂ngทำtamที่tîiบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàt
Under the new rules, employees can work from home if their work does not need to be done at the office.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ภาย said พาย?
paai
- Same-sounding letterภ sounds just like พ, so the reading uses พ.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
paai
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 | — | — |