สกาย
sà-gaaiMeaning
1NounA2
sky; Sky (name)
the sky; an English loanword also commonly used in Thai as the personal name or nickname “Sky”
Examples
น้องnɔ́ɔngน้องnɔ́ɔng1younger sibling2junior; younger person3I; you (for the younger person)สกายsà-gaaiสกายsà-gaaisky; Sky (name)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)ช็อกโกแลตchɔ́k-goo-lɛ́tช็อกโกแลตchɔ́k-goo-lɛ́t1chocolate (food; candy)2chocolate drink (hot/cold)3chocolate (color)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Nong Sky likes eating chocolate a lot.
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Tomorrow, Sky is going to the beach with friends.
ผมpǒmรู้จักrúu-jàkกับgàpสกายsà-gaaiมาmaaตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛสมัยเรียนsà-mǎi-riianมัธยมmát-tá-yomแล้วlɛ́ɛo
I have known Sky since high school.
แม่mɛ̂ɛของkɔ̌ɔngสกายsà-gaaiเป็นbpenคนkonตั้งชื่อdtâng-chʉ̂ʉนี้níiให้hâiเพราะprɔ́เธอtəəชอบchɔ̂ɔpมองดูmɔɔng-duuท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáa
Sky's mother gave him this name because she loves looking at the sky.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สกาย said สะ-กาย?
sà-gaai
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |