มาไกล
maa-glaiMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] have come a long way; make great progress
to have advanced or improved a lot from where one started; to make major progress over time
Examples
ทีมtiimทีมtiimteam; groupของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao1our (belonging to us)2oursเรียนรู้riian-rúuเรียนรู้riian-rúu[to] learn; acquire knowledgeหลายอย่างlǎai-yàangหลายอย่างlǎai-yàangmany things; various thingsและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)มาไกลmaa-glaiมาไกลmaa-glai1[to] have come a long way; make great progress2well advanced; far alongกว่าgwàaกว่าgwàa1than (comparative marker)2more than; overตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; periodเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Our team has learned many things and come much farther than when we started.
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เขาkăoเริ่มrêrmจากjàakร้านráanเล็กๆlék lékจนjonตอนนี้dton néeมาไกลmaa glaiเปิดbpèrtสาขาsăa-kăaหลายแห่งlăai hàengแล้วláeo
He started with a small shop and has come far, now opening many branches.
ภาษาอังกฤษpaa-sǎa-ang-grìtของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəมาไกลmaa-glaiจากที่jàak-tîiเคยkəəiพูดpûutไม่คล่องmâi-klɔ̂ɔngตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiสื่อสารงานsʉ̀ʉ-sǎan-ngaanได้dâaiสบายsà-baai
Her English has come a long way; from being not fluent, she can now communicate at work comfortably.
วงการสตาร์ทอัพwong-gaan-sà-dtàat-àpไทยtaiมาไกลmaa-glaiในnaiสิบsìpปีนี้bpii-níiทั้งtángด้านdâanเงินลงทุนngən-long-tunและlɛ́คุณภาพkun-ná-pâapของkɔ̌ɔngผู้ประกอบการpûu-bprà-gɔ̀ɔp-gaan
Thailand’s startup scene has come a long way in the past ten years, both in investment and the quality of entrepreneurs.
2AdjectiveB1
well advanced; far along
being at a much improved or advanced stage compared to the starting point; having progressed a long way
Examples
ทีมtiimทีมtiimteam; groupของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao1our (belonging to us)2oursเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmศูนย์sǔunศูนย์sǔun1zero; 02center; hubแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)มาไกลmaa-glaiมาไกลmaa-glai1[to] have come a long way; make great progress2well advanced; far alongกว่าที่gwàa-tîiกว่าที่gwàa-tîi1than (what/that)2not until; by the time thatคิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; planแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Our team started from zero, but now we’ve come farther than expected.
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เธอtəəฝึกfʉ̀kพูดpûutทุกวันtúk-wanจนjonออกเสียงɔ̀ɔk-sǐiangชัดchátขึ้นkʉ̂nมากmâakถือว่าtʉ̌ʉ-wâaมาไกลmaa-glaiในnaiเวลาwee-laaไม่กี่mâi-gìiเดือนdʉʉan
You practice speaking every day, and your pronunciation has improved a lot; you’ve come a long way in just a few months.
บริษัทbò-rí-sàtเล็กlékๆ-แห่งนี้hàeng néeมาไกลmaa glaiจากjàakวันแรกwan râekทั้งtángคุณภาพkun-ná-pâapงานngaanและláeความน่าเชื่อถือkwaam nâa chêuua tĕu
This small company has come a long way since day one, in both work quality and credibility.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàยังyangไม่mâiถึงtʉ̌ngเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiสูงสุดsǔung-sùtแต่dtɛ̀ɛจากjàakผลงานpǒn-ngaanล่าสุดlâa-sùtก็gɔ̂เห็นhěnชัดchátว่าwâaเราraoมาไกลmaa-glaiกว่าgwàaปีก่อนbpii-gɔ̀ɔnมากmâak
Even though we haven’t reached the ultimate goal, the latest results clearly show we’ve come much farther than last year.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
maa
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker[to] come; arrivePart 1
+
ไกลglaiไกลglai1far; distant2far; to a distant place3far (in time/relationship); distantfar; distantPart 2
มาไกลmaa-glaiมาไกลmaa-glai[to] have come a long way; make great progress[to] have come a long way; make great progressWord