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ráai-gàatMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
wicked; malicious; cruel
Very cruel, evil, or mean in character or actions.
Examples
แม่มดmɛ̂ɛ-mótแม่มดmɛ̂ɛ-mótwitch (female)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔn1character (in a story, play, film, game)2player; person involved (in an event)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerร้ายกาจráai-gàatร้ายกาจráai-gàat1wicked; malicious; cruel2formidable; severe; exceptionally skilledมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)รังแกrang-gɛɛรังแกrang-gɛɛ[to] bully; mistreat; pick onคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn1other people; others2someone else; another person
The witch in this fairy tale is a very evil character who likes to bully others.
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ฉันchǎnไม่mâiอยากจะyàak-jàเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaเลยləəiว่าwâaเขาkǎoจะjàพูดจาpûut-jaaร้ายกาจráai-gàatกับgàpเพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìtของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengได้dâaiลงคอlong-kɔɔ
I can't believe he could say such mean things to his own best friend.
เบื้องหลังbʉ̂ʉang-lǎngรอยยิ้มrɔɔi-yímของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoซ่อนsɔ̂ɔnความคิดkwaam-kítอันanร้ายกาจráai-gàatที่tîiไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiคาดคิดkâat-kítเอาไว้ao-wái
Behind his smile hid a cruel intention that no one could have ever imagined.
แผนการpɛ̌ɛn-gaanอันanร้ายกาจráai-gàatของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoที่จะtîi-jàยึดครองyʉ́t-krɔɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtถูกtùukเปิดโปงbpə̀ət-bpoongในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùt
His evil plan to take over the company was finally exposed.
2AdjectiveB2
formidable; severe; exceptionally skilled
Very strong, severe, or impressive; formidable. Can be negative (a serious problem) or positive (someone very skilled).
Examples
นักฟุตบอลnák-fút-bɔɔnนักฟุตบอลnák-fút-bɔɔnfootballer; soccer playerคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoฝีเท้าfǐi-táaoฝีเท้าfǐi-táao1pace; walking or running speed2sporting skill; abilityร้ายกาจráai-gàatร้ายกาจráai-gàat1wicked; malicious; cruel2formidable; severe; exceptionally skilledทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]คู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuopponent; adversary; rivalรับมือráp-mʉʉรับมือráp-mʉʉ1[to] handle; cope with2[to] fend off; withstandได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerยากyâakยากyâak1difficult; hard2unlikely; hard to imagine happening3poor; impoverished (dated/formal)
That football player has formidable skills, making it difficult for opponents to handle him.
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อาการปวดaa-gaan-bpùuatหัวhǔuaของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoร้ายกาจráai-gàatมากmâakจนjonทำงานtam-ngaanต่อdtɔ̀ɔไม่ไหวmâi-wǎi
His headache was so severe that he couldn't continue working.
กลยุทธ์ทางการตลาดgon-lá-yút-taang-gaan-dtà-làatของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngนั้นnánร้ายกาจráai-gàatมากmâakสามารถsǎa-mâatแย่งyɛ̂ɛngส่วนแบ่งตลาดsùuan-bɛ̀ng-dtà-làatของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoไปbpaiได้dâaiเยอะyə́เลยləəi
The competitor's marketing strategy is very formidable; it managed to capture a large portion of our market share.
ไวรัสwai-rátสายพันธุ์sǎai-panใหม่màiนี้níiมีmiiความสามารถkwaam-sǎa-mâatในnaiการแพร่ระบาดgaan-prɛ̂ɛ-rá-bàatที่tîiร้ายกาจráai-gàatกว่าgwàaสายพันธุ์sǎai-panเดิมdəəmมากmâak
This new virus strain has a much more severe transmission capability than the original one.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
ráai
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |