รายไหน
raai-nǎiMeaning
1PronounB1
which one (person/case)
which one; which person; which case (used to ask about a specific individual or item from a group).
Examples
ในบรรดาnai-ban-daaในบรรดาnai-ban-daaamong; amidstนักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupilทั้งหมดtáng-mòtทั้งหมดtáng-mòt1all; entire; whole2all; in total; completely3the whole; everythingนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)รายไหนraai-nǎiรายไหนraai-nǎiwhich one (person/case)ชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownสมชายsǒm-chaaiสมชายsǒm-chaai1Somchai (male given name)2manly; masculineครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
Among all these students, which one is named Somchai?
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มีmiiคนไข้kon-kâiรอrɔɔอยู่yùuหลายคนlǎai-konคุณหมอkun-mɔ̌ɔจะjàให้hâiผมpǒmเรียกrîiakรายไหนraai-nǎiเข้ามาkâo-maaก่อนgɔ̀ɔnครับkráp
There are many patients waiting. Which one should I call in first, doctor?
เราraoได้รับdâi-rápใบสมัครbai-sà-màkมาmaaหลายฉบับlǎai-chà-bàpคุณkunจำjamได้ไหมdâai-mǎiว่าwâaรายไหนraai-nǎiมีประสบการณ์mii-bprà-sòp-gaanด้านdâanการตลาดgaan-dtà-làat
We've received several applications. Do you remember which one had experience in marketing?
จากjàakผู้ต้องสงสัยpûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎiทั้งหมดtáng-mòtที่tîiเราraoสอบปากคำsɔ̀ɔp-bpàak-kamไปbpaiคุณkunคิดว่าkít-wâaรายไหนraai-nǎiน่าสงสัยnâa-sǒng-sǎiที่สุดtîi-sùt
Of all the suspects we've interrogated, which case/person do you think is the most suspicious?
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 syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
raai
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
รายraaiรายraai1individual; per2case; item; entry3classifier for people, cases, or separate partiesindividual; perPart 1
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ไหนnǎiไหนnǎi1which (asking to choose)2which one; which person/thing3where (question)4any; whichever (in indefinite constructions)which (asking to choose)Part 2
รายไหนraai-nǎiรายไหนraai-nǎiwhich one (person/case)which one (person/case)Word