สาย

săai

Meanings

1NounA2

late (in the day); running late

Occurring later than expected, especially in the morning or for an appointment.

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ตื่นสายdtèun săaiตื่นสายdtèun săai[to] wake up lateไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)โรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)
Today I woke up late for school.
2NounA2

morning (late morning period)

The late-morning time of day; used in contrast to early morning or afternoon.

Examples

เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market; marketplace3market (economic demand/sector)ช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2section; segment (part of something)3range; interval (between limits)4period; time (around now/then)5distance between supports6width span; armspan7span; breadth (across)สายsăaiสายsăai1line; wire; cable2route; line (transport/communication)3late (in the day); running late4strand; string; thread (long thin piece)5lineage; affiliation; branch6classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)7morning (late morning period)ไม่ต้องmâi dtôngไม่ต้องmâi dtông1don't have to; no need to2no need to; don't have to; don't3[!] don't; no needตื่นdtèuunตื่นdtèuun1[to] be startled; alarmed; overexcited (about)2be awake; stay awake3[to] wake up; awakenเช้าcháaoเช้าcháao1morning2morning; early-morning3in the morningมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
We will go to the market in the late morning; no need to wake up very early.
3NounB1

line; wire; cable

A long, thin conductor or cord such as an electrical wire, cable, or hose.

Examples

โปรดอย่าbpròht yàaโปรดอย่าbpròht yàaplease do not [do sth] (formal)แตะต้องdtàe dtôngแตะต้องdtàe dtông1[to] touch [sth] lightly2[to] tamper with; meddle with3[to] bring up/lay a finger on (a sensitive matter)สายไฟsăai faiสายไฟsăai fai1electric wire/cable2power cordที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเปลือยbpleuayเปลือยbpleuay1naked; nude2bare; exposed; uncovered3[to] strip; [to] bare
Please don't touch the exposed electrical wire.
4NounB1

route; line (transport/communication)

A designated route or service line, such as a bus line, flight, or phone line.

Examples

ขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/betterรถเมล์rót mayรถเมล์rót may1bus; city bus2[to] take the bus; ride the busสายsăaiสายsăai1line; wire; cable2route; line (transport/communication)3late (in the day); running late4strand; string; thread (long thin piece)5lineage; affiliation; branch6classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)7morning (late morning period)8ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)อนุสาวรีย์à-nú-săa-wá-reeอนุสาวรีย์à-nú-săa-wá-reemonument; memorialนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
Take bus line 8 to Victory Monument.
5NounB1

classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)

A measure word used to count long, cord-like objects.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offลูกปัดlôok bpàtลูกปัดlôok bpàtbeadมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondเส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3tendon; nerve; sinew4wire; cable (thin metal strand)5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)7CL: strand-like thingsสำหรับsăm-ràpสำหรับsăm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveสร้อยคอsôi koสร้อยคอsôi konecklace; neck chain
I bought two strands of beads to make a necklace.
6NounB2

strand; string; thread (long thin piece)

A single long, thin piece of something such as hair, rope, beads, or noodles.

Examples

เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herหยิบyìpหยิบyìp1[to] pick up; take (with fingers)2[to] hand; pass [sth] to [sb]3[to] select; choose (a small item)4a pinch (measure)เส้นผมsên pŏmเส้นผมsên pŏm1a strand of hair2hair (on the head), as strandsหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)สายsăaiสายsăai1line; wire; cable2route; line (transport/communication)3late (in the day); running late4strand; string; thread (long thin piece)5lineage; affiliation; branch6classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)7morning (late morning period)ออกจากòk jàakออกจากòk jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)แก้วน้ำgâew náamแก้วน้ำgâew náamdrinking glass; tumblerอย่างระมัดระวังyàang rá-mát-rá-wangอย่างระมัดระวังyàang rá-mát-rá-wangcarefully; cautiously
She carefully removed a single strand of hair from the glass.
7NounB2

lineage; affiliation; branch

A figurative line referring to a family line, school/style, department, or sphere of work.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]สายsăaiสายsăai1line; wire; cable2route; line (transport/communication)3late (in the day); running late4strand; string; thread (long thin piece)5lineage; affiliation; branch6classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)7morning (late morning period)บริหารbò-rí-hăanบริหารbò-rí-hăan1[to] manage; administer; run2[to] govern; oversee3administration; management4[to] exercise (one's body)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsบริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationจึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)รับผิดชอบráp pìt chôpรับผิดชอบráp pìt chôp1[to] be responsible for2[to] take responsibility (for)3[to] be in charge ofด้านdâanด้านdâan1side; face (surface)2field; area; aspect3toward; on the side of4classifier: sides/faces/aspectsนโยบายná-yoh-baaiนโยบายná-yoh-baaipolicy; plan of actionและláeและláeand (coordinating)บุคลากรbùk-kà-laa-gonบุคลากรbùk-kà-laa-gon1personnel; staff2workforce (as a resource)
He is in the management line of the company, so he is responsible for policies and personnel.

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