วิสัย
wí-sǎiMeanings
1NounB2
capacity; capability; within one’s power
what is within someone’s power, capacity, or scope to do; ability to act or achieve something
Examples
งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)7ngan (land unit: 400 m², a quarter of a rai)นี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneเกินgəənเกินgəən1too; excessively; over-2[to] exceed; be more than3beyond; more than (a limit)วิสัยwí-sǎiวิสัยwí-sǎi1capacity; capability; within one’s power2nature; disposition; habitual tendencyที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] cause; makeคนเดียวkon-diiaoคนเดียวkon-diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; soleจึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forความช่วยเหลือkwaam-chûuai-lʉ̌ʉaความช่วยเหลือkwaam-chûuai-lʉ̌ʉahelp; assistance; aidจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmทีมtiimทีมtiimteam; group
This task is beyond my capacity to do alone, so I need help from the team.
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เธอtəəบอกbɔ̀ɔkตามdtaamตรงdtrongว่าwâaแก้ปัญหาgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaนี้níiไม่อยู่mâi-yùuในnaiวิสัยwí-sǎiของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəแต่dtɛ̀ɛจะjàประสานbprà-sǎanผู้เชี่ยวชาญpûu-chîiao-chaanให้hâi
She said frankly that fixing this problem is not within her capacity, but she will coordinate with an expert.
เราraoควรkuuanกำหนดเป้าหมายgam-nòt-bpâo-mǎaiที่tîiอยู่ในyùu-naiวิสัยwí-sǎiของkɔ̌ɔngองค์กรong-gɔɔnมิฉะนั้นmí-chà-nánทรัพยากรsáp-pá-yaa-gɔɔnจะjàถูกtùukใช้cháiอย่างyàangไร้ผลrái-pǒn
We should set goals that are within the organization's capacity; otherwise, resources will be used ineffectively.
แม้mɛ́ɛโครงการkroong-gaanจะjàท้าทายtáa-taaiแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangอยู่ในyùu-naiวิสัยwí-sǎiที่tîiทีมtiimจะjàบรรลุban-lúได้dâaiหากhàakจัดลำดับความสำคัญjàt-lam-dàp-kwaam-sǎm-kanและlɛ́แบ่งbɛ̀ngงานngaanเหมาะสมmɔ̀-sǒm
Although the project is challenging, it is still within the team's scope to achieve if priorities are set and tasks are allocated appropriately.
2NounB2
nature; disposition; habitual tendency
an inherent or usual way of acting or behaving; characteristic tendency
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoวิสัยwí-sǎiวิสัยwí-sǎi1capacity; capability; within one’s power2nature; disposition; habitual tendencyพูดpûutพูดpûut[to] speak; talk; sayเร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soonและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jai[to] decideไวwaiไวwai1fast; quick; rapid2early; soon; ahead of time3sensitive; reactiveเสมอsà-mə̌əเสมอsà-mə̌ə1always; invariably2equal; level; even3[to] draw; [to] tie
He has the tendency to speak fast and make quick decisions.
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By her nature, she usually helps others before herself.
ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanคนนี้kon-níiมีmiiวิสัยwí-sǎiชอบchɔ̂ɔpตรวจdtrùuatทุกtúkรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatก่อนgɔ̀ɔnอนุมัติà-nú-mátโครงการkroong-gaan
This manager has the characteristic habit of checking every detail before approving a project.
ด้วยdûuayวิสัยwí-săiเป็นbpenคนkonรอบคอบrôp kôpเขาkăoจึงjeungไม่mâiตัดสินdtàt-sĭnจากjàakข่าวลือkàao leuuง่ายๆngâai ngâai
Being naturally cautious, he doesn’t judge based on rumors easily.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is วิสัย said วิ-ไส?
wí-sǎi
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 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 | — | — |