รักษาไฟ
rák-sǎa-faiMeaning
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[to] tend a fire; keep a fire going
to look after a fire so it continues to burn; to keep a flame lit and steady
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]ผลัดกันplàt-ganผลัดกันplàt-gan[to] take turnsรักษาไฟrák-sǎa-faiรักษาไฟrák-sǎa-fai[to] tend a fire; keep a fire goingที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerกองไฟgɔɔng-faiกองไฟgɔɔng-faibonfire; campfire; fire (pile of burning wood)อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ดับdàpดับdàp1[to] go out; be extinguished2[to] extinguish; turn off3out; off; not running4[to] cease; die out (figurative)
Tonight please take turns tending the campfire so it doesn't go out.
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ยามค่ำyaam-kâmเขาkǎoตื่นมาdtʉ̀ʉn-maaรักษาไฟrák-sǎa-faiเพิ่มpə̂əmฟืนfʉʉnเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiให้hâiเปลวไฟbpleeo-faiคงที่kong-tîi
At night he woke up to tend the fire, adding a bit of wood to keep the flames steady.
หัวหน้าเผ่าhǔua-nâa-pàoมอบหมายmɔ̂ɔp-mǎaiให้hâiลูกทีมlûuk-tiimสองsɔ̌ɔngคนkonรักษาไฟrák-sǎa-faiตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtพิธีpí-tiiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเปลวbpleeoไม่mâiอ่อนลงɔ̀ɔn-long
The tribal leader assigned two members to tend the fire throughout the ceremony so the flame wouldn't weaken.
ถ้าtâaลมแรงlom raengให้hâiใช้cháiก้อนหินgôn hĭnบังลมbang lomแล้วláeoค่อยkôiๆ-เติมเชื้อเพลิงdterm chéuua plerngเพื่อpêuuaรักษาไฟrák-săa faiให้hâiลุกlúkสม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mĕr
If the wind is strong, shield it with stones and add fuel gradually to keep the fire burning steadily.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is รักษาไฟ said รัก-สา-ไฟ?
rák-sǎa-fai
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
rák
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → 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
รักษาrák-sǎaรักษาrák-sǎa1[to] treat; cure2[to] preserve; maintain; keep3[to] guard; look after; protect4[to] keep (a promise/law); observe5[to] hold (a position); serve as[to] treat; curePart 1
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ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)fire; flamePart 2
รักษาไฟrák-sǎa-faiรักษาไฟrák-sǎa-fai[to] tend a fire; keep a fire going[to] tend a fire; keep a fire goingWord