มอไซค์
mɔɔ-sáiMeaning
1NounA2
motorcycle; motorbike
A common, informal, and clipped word for a motorcycle or motorbike. (Short for มอเตอร์ไซค์มอเตอร์ไซค์mɔɔ-dtəə-sái1motorcycle; motorbike2classifier: คัน).
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoมอไซค์mɔɔ-sáiมอไซค์mɔɔ-sáimotorcycle; motorbikeหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostคันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handles
He has one motorcycle.
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Yesterday, I rode a motorcycle to work.
She is going to take a motorcycle taxi to Siam.
การใช้gaan-cháiมอไซค์mɔɔ-sáiในnaiกรุงเทพฯgrung-têepช่วยให้chûuai-hâiเดินทางdəən-taangเร็วขึ้นreo-kʉ̂nแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngระวังrá-wangอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetด้วยdûuai
Using a motorcycle in Bangkok helps you travel faster, but you also have to be careful of accidents.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is มอไซค์ said มอ-ไซ้?
mɔɔ-sái
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow 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
mɔɔ
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 | — | — |