วิถีไท
wí-tǐi-taiMeaning
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Thai way of life
the way of living, values, customs, and practices associated with Thai identity
Examples
การมาgaan-maaการมาgaan-maa1coming; arrival2advent; appearanceเที่ยวtîiaoเที่ยวtîiao1[to] go out; hang out; travel for leisure; go clubbing2time; round (classifier)3[to] make the rounds; visit around4trip; journey; runต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàtต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàt1upcountry; outside the capital2provincial; out-of-townทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerสัมผัสsǎm-pàtสัมผัสsǎm-pàt1[to] touch; come into contact2touch; physical contact3impression; sense (figurative)4[to] feel; sense; experience [sth] firsthand5[to] rhyme; correspond in sound (poetry)6rhyme or alliteration (poetic device)วิถีไทwí-tǐi-taiวิถีไทwí-tǐi-taiThai way of lifeที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเรียบง่ายrîiap-ngâaiเรียบง่ายrîiap-ngâai1simple; plain2modest; unpretentious
Traveling to the provinces allowed me to experience the simple Thai way of life.
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การเคารพgaan-kao-rópผู้ใหญ่pûu-yàiถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenส่วนสำคัญsùuan-sǎm-kanของkɔ̌ɔngวิถีไทwí-tǐi-taiที่tîiสืบทอดกันมาsʉ̀ʉp-tɔ̂ɔt-gan-maa
Respecting elders is considered an important part of the inherited Thai way of life.
วัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamการกินอาหารgaan-gin-aa-hǎanร่วมกันrûuam-ganเป็นวงbpen-wongสะท้อนถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-tʉ̌ngวิถีไทwí-tǐi-taiที่tîiให้ความสำคัญhâi-kwaam-sǎm-kanกับgàpครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaและlɛ́ชุมชนchum-chon
The culture of eating meals together in a group reflects the Thai way of life that values family and community.
กระแสโลกาภิวัตน์grà-sɛ̌ɛ-loo-gaa-pí-wátส่งผลกระทบต่อsòng-pǒn-grà-tóp-dtɔ̀ɔวิถีไทwí-tǐi-taiแบบดั้งเดิมbɛ̀ɛp-dâng-dəəmทำให้tam-hâiคนรุ่นใหม่kon-rûn-màiต้องdtɔ̂ngปรับตัวbpràp-dtuuaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรักษาสมดุลrák-sǎa-sǒm-dun
Globalization has impacted the traditional Thai way of life, forcing the new generation to adapt in order to maintain balance.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
wí
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
วิถีwí-tǐiวิถีwí-tǐi1way; manner; mode2path; route; way (formal/lit.)3trajectoryway; manner; modePart 1
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วิถีไทwí-tǐi-taiวิถีไทwí-tǐi-taiThai way of lifeThai way of lifeWord