ลี่
lîiMeanings
1AdverbB2
hurriedly; directly
moving hurriedly or straight towards something without stopping
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseกลับมาglàp-maaกลับมาglàp-maa1[to] come back; return2[to] resume; make a comeback; be backเด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔiเด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔi1little child; little one2young/naive person (figurative)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseลี่lîiลี่lîi1hurriedly; directly2fish trap3[to] hideเข้าไปkâo-bpaiเข้าไปkâo-bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)หาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3[to] get; procure4[to] earn (money); make a living5[to] visit; go see6[to] seek out; contactทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
As soon as he saw his mother return, the little boy ran straight towards her immediately.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเกิดเหตุgə̀ət-hèetทะเลาะวิวาทtá-lɔ́-wí-wâatในnaiร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanพนักงานรักษาความปลอดภัยpá-nák-ngaan-rák-sǎa-kwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiก็gɔ̂ตรงdtrongลี่lîiเข้าไปkâo-bpaiห้ามปรามhâam-bpraamอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
When the brawl broke out in the restaurant, the security guard rushed straight in to intervene quickly.
สุนัขจรจัดsù-nák-jɔɔn-jàtตัวนั้นdtuua-nánพุ่งpûngลี่lîiเข้ามาkâo-maaใกล้glâiจนjonทำให้tam-hâiฉันchǎnตกใจdtòk-jaiแทบแย่tɛ̂ɛp-yɛ̂ɛ
That stray dog darted straight towards me, which scared me to death.
2NounC1
fish trap
a traditional bamboo trap used for catching fish in flowing water
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderลี่lîiลี่lîi1hurriedly; directly2fish trap3[to] hideดักdàkดักdàk1[to] set a trap; ambush; lie in wait2[to] intercept; cut off (someone’s path or message)3[to] head off; preempt [sb]/[sth] (colloquial)ปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)3classifier: ตัวในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)แม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamriverช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2span; extent3section; segment (part of something)4range; interval (between limits)5distance between supportsฤดูน้ำหลากrʉ́-duu-náam-làakฤดูน้ำหลากrʉ́-duu-náam-làakflood season
Villagers use a traditional bamboo trap to catch fish in the river during the flood season.
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ลี่lîiเป็นbpenภูมิปัญญาชาวบ้านpuum-bpan-yaa-chaao-bâanที่tîiสืบทอดกันมาsʉ̀ʉp-tɔ̂ɔt-gan-maaในnaiการgaanหาปลาhǎa-bplaaตามdtaamแหล่งน้ำlɛ̀ng-náamที่tîiไหลเชี่ยวlǎi-chîiao
The bamboo fish trap is local wisdom passed down for catching fish in fast-flowing water sources.
การสร้างgaan-sâangลี่lîiขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yàiขวางทางkwǎang-taangน้ำnáamอาจàatส่งผลกระทบต่อsòng-pǒn-grà-tóp-dtɔ̀ɔระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêetและlɛ́การอพยพgaan-òp-pá-yópของkɔ̌ɔngสัตว์น้ำsàt-náamในnaiฤดูrʉ́-duuวางไข่waang-kài
Building a large bamboo trap across a waterway may affect the ecosystem and the migration of aquatic animals during the spawning season.
แม้mɛ́ɛปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banจะมีjà-miiเครื่องมือประมงkrʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉ-bprà-mongที่tîiทันสมัยtan-sà-mǎiแต่dtɛ̀ɛลี่lîiดักdàkปลาbplaaก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongถูกtùukใช้งานchái-ngaanในnaiบางbaangชุมชนchum-chonที่tîiมุ่งmûngรักษาrák-sǎaขนบธรรมเนียมkà-nòp-tam-niiamดั้งเดิมdâng-dəəm
Although there are modern fishing tools today, traditional bamboo fish traps are still used in some communities that aim to preserve original customs.
3VerbC2
[to] hide
to hide or conceal oneself (primarily used in Northern and Northeastern Thai dialects)
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)ซ่อนแอบsôn àepซ่อนแอบsôn àep1hide-and-seek (game)2[to] hide; [to] hide awayแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastลี่lêeลี่lêe1hurriedly; directly2fish trap3[to] hideอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainหลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureต้นไม้ใหญ่dtôn máai yàiต้นไม้ใหญ่dtôn máai yàilarge tree; big treeหลังบ้านlăng bâanหลังบ้านlăng bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)
The children like to play hide-and-seek and hide behind the big tree in the backyard.
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พอpɔɔตำรวจdtam-rùuatมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ngพวกpûuakนักพนันnák-pá-nanก็gɔ̂พากันpaa-ganวิ่งหนีwîng-nǐiไปbpaiลี่lîiตามdtaamป่าbpàaกล้วยglûuaiกันganหมดmòt
When the police arrived, the gamblers all ran away and hid in the banana plantation.
เขาkǎoไปbpaiทำtamความผิดkwaam-pìtไว้wáiเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngไปbpaiลี่lîiอยู่yùuต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลบlòpหน้าnâaผู้คนpûu-konและlɛ́หนีnǐiความผิดkwaam-pìt
He committed a crime, so he had to go hide in another province to avoid people and escape his guilt.
การgaanลี่lîiซ่อนตัวsɔ̂ɔn-dtuuaจากjàakเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiของkɔ̌ɔngรัฐrátสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngความkwaamหวาดระแวงwàat-rá-wɛɛngที่tîiชาวบ้านchaao-bâanมีmiiต่อdtɔ̀ɔระบบrá-bòpยุติธรรมyú-dtì-tamในnaiพื้นที่ห่างไกลpʉ́ʉn-tîi-hàang-glai
Hiding from state officials reflects the paranoia that villagers have towards the justice system in remote areas.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lîi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |