สาย
săaiMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
late (in the day); running late
Occurring later than expected, especially in the morning or for an appointment.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ตื่นสายdtʉ̀ʉn-sǎaiตื่นสายdtʉ̀ʉn-sǎai[to] wake up lateไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)
Today I woke up late for school.
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Sorry, I’m late because the traffic was very heavy.
My alarm didn’t ring, so I went to work late.
ถ้าtâaมาmaaสายsăaiเกินgernสิบห้าsìp hâaนาทีnaa-teeต้องdtôngแจ้งjâengหัวหน้าhŭua nâaทันทีtan teeตามdtaamระเบียบrá-bìiap
If you are more than fifteen minutes late, you must inform your supervisor immediately according to the rules.
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)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)ช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2span; extent3section; segment (part of something)4range; interval (between limits)5distance between supportsสายsăaiสายsăai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branch10classifier for rivers and streamsไม่ต้องmâi dtôngไม่ต้องmâi dtông1don't have to; no need to2no need to; don't have to; don't3don't; no needตื่นdtèuunตื่นdtèuun1[to] wake up; awaken2be awake; stay awake3[to] be startled; be alarmed; get excited aboutเช้าcháaoเช้าcháao1morning2morning; early-morning3in the morningมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
We will go to the market in the late morning; no need to wake up very early.
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The weather in the late morning starts to get hotter than early morning.
ครูkruuนัดพบnát pópช่วงchûuangสายsăaiของkŏngวันศุกร์wan sùkเพราะpráwเด็กๆdèk dèkไม่mâiง่วงngûuangแล้วláeo
The teacher schedules a meeting for late morning on Friday because the kids are no longer sleepy.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunมาmaaช่วงchûuangสายsăaiจะjàเจอjerแสงแดดsăeng dàetแรงraengและláeคนkonเริ่มrêrmหนาตาnăa dtaaมากกว่าmâak gwàaตอนเช้าdton cháao
If you come in the late morning, you'll encounter stronger sunlight and a thicker crowd than in the early morning.
3NounB1
line; wire; cable
A long, thin conductor or cord such as an electrical wire, cable, or hose.
Examples
โปรดbpròotโปรดbpròot1please (formal/request)2favor; like; be fond of (formal)3favorite; preferredอย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)แตะต้องdtɛ̀-dtɔ̂ngแตะต้องdtɛ̀-dtɔ̂ng1[to] touch; make contact with2[to] tamper with; meddle with3[to] touch upon; broach (a sensitive subject)สายไฟsǎai-faiสายไฟsǎai-fai1electric wire/cable2power cordที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเปลือยbplʉʉaiเปลือยbplʉʉai1naked; nude2bare; exposed; uncovered3[to] strip; [to] bare
Please don't touch the exposed electrical wire.
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The technician is pulling an internet cable into the house.
เราraoควรkuuanจัดระเบียบjàt-rá-bìiapสายชาร์จsǎai-cháatหลายlǎaiเส้นsênให้เรียบร้อยhâi-rîiap-rɔ́ɔiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดlótการพันgaan-panกันgan
We should organize the many charging cables neatly to reduce tangling.
ถ้าtâaสายยางsǎai-yaangแตกกลางdtɛ̀ɛk-glaangทางtaangน้ำnáamจะjàรั่วrûuaและlɛ́แรงดันrɛɛng-danจะjàตกdtòkจนjonรดน้ำrót-náamไม่mâiทั่วtûua
If the hose splits midway, water will leak and the pressure will drop, preventing even watering.
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 on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)รถเมล์rót mayรถเมล์rót maybus; city busสายsăaiสายsăai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branch10classifier for rivers and streams8ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyอนุสาวรีย์à-nú-săa-wá-reeอนุสาวรีย์à-nú-săa-wá-reemonument; memorialนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle
Take bus line 8 to Victory Monument.
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The Bangkok–Chiang Mai flight route was canceled due to a storm.
The phone line is busy now; he is on a call.
ถ้าtâaขึ้นkêunผิดpìtสายsăaiคุณkunต้องdtôngลงไปlong bpaiเปลี่ยนที่bplìian têeสถานีหลักsà-tăa-nee làkไม่อย่างนั้นmâi yàang nánจะjàวนwonออกนอกเส้นทางòk nôk sên taang
If you get on the wrong line, you need to transfer at the main station, otherwise you'll go off-route.
5ClassifierB1
classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)
A measure word used to count long, cord-like objects.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offลูกปัดlûuk-bpàtลูกปัดlûuk-bpàtbeadมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondเส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)สำหรับsǎm-ràpสำหรับsǎm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeสร้อยคอsɔ̂ɔi-kɔɔสร้อยคอsɔ̂ɔi-kɔɔnecklace; neck chain
I bought two strands of beads to make a necklace.
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Mom measured three cords to be the same length before tying the gift.
เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaยึดyʉ́tเต็นท์dténให้hâiมั่นคงmân-kongเราraoตรึงdtrʉngเชือกchʉ̂ʉakคนละkon-láสองsɔ̌ɔngสายไปsǎai-bpaiยังyangสมอบกsà-mɔ̌ɔ-bòkต่างdtàangทิศtít
To secure the tent firmly, we fastened two lines each to stakes in different directions.
6NounB1
informant; spy; secret agent
A person who secretly provides information to the police or acts as a spy.
7NounB1
phone call
An individual telephone call, especially one that is coming in or is currently connected.
8NounB2
string; strap; band
A string, strap, or band, such as a musical instrument string, shoulder strap, or watchband.
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herหยิบyìpหยิบyìp1[to] pick up; take (with fingers)2[to] select; choose (a small item)3a pinch (measure)เส้นผมsên pŏmเส้นผมsên pŏm1a strand of hair2hair (on the head), as strandsหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostสายsăaiสายsăai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branch10classifier for rivers and streamsออกจากòk 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.
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สร้อยsôiลูกปัดlôok bpàtเส้นsênยาวyaaoมีmeeลูกปัดlôok bpàtสีฟ้าsĕe fáaเรียงriangเป็นbpenสายsăaiเดียวdiiao
The long bead necklace has blue beads strung in a single strand.
แม่mâeตากบะหมี่dtàak bà-mèeเป็นbpenสายsăaiยาวyaaoๆ-บนbonราวraaoเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเส้นsênไม่ติดmâi dtìtกันgan
Mom hangs the noodles in long strands on a rack so the strands don’t stick together.
เขาkăoฟั่นfànเชือกchûueakจากjàakเส้นsênป่านbpàanหลายlăaiสายsăaiให้hâiกลายเป็นglaai bpenเชือกchûueakเส้นใหญ่sên yàiแข็งแรงkăeng raeng
He twists several strands of hemp fibers into a single thick, sturdy rope.
9NounB2
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]สายsăaiสายsăai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branch10classifier for rivers and streamsบริหารbò-rí-hăanบริหารbò-rí-hăan1[to] manage; administer; run2[to] exercise (one's body)3[to] govern; oversee4administration; managementของkŏngของkŏng1of; 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)2classifier: sides/faces/aspects3field; area; aspect4calloused; hardened; matte5toward; on the side of6dud; failing to fire or explodeนโยบายná-yoh-baaiนโยบายná-yoh-baaipolicy; plan of actionและláeและláeand (coordinating)บุคลากรbùk-kà-laa-gonบุคลากรbùk-kà-laa-gonpersonnel; staff
He is in the management line of the company, so he is responsible for policies and personnel.
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หมอmŏrท่านtâanนี้néeอยู่ในyòo naiสายอายุรกรรมsăai aa-yú-rá-gamแต่dtàeก็gâwมักmákทำงานtam ngaanร่วมกับrûuam gàpสายsăaiศัลยกรรมsăn-yá-gam
This doctor is in internal medicine, but often works with the surgical department.
สำนักพิมพ์sǎm-nák-pimนี้níiขึ้นชื่อkʉ̂n-chʉ̂ʉเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนักเขียนnák-kǐianสายสืบsǎai-sʉ̀ʉpสวนsǔuanที่tîiมีmiiสำนวนsǎm-nuuanเข้มข้นkêm-kônและlɛ́รายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatแน่นnɛ̂n
This publishing house is known for detective genre authors whose style is intense and detailed.
ในnaiวงการwong gaanศิลปะsĭn-lá-bpàเขาkăoถูกtòokจัดอยู่jàt yòoในnaiสายsăaiร่วมสมัยrûuam sà-măiแต่dtàeผลงานpŏn ngaanยังคงyang kongอ้างอิงâang ingสายsăaiประเพณีbprà-pay-neeอย่างชัดเจนyàang chát jayn
In the art world, he is categorized as contemporary, yet his works clearly reference the traditional lineage.
10Classifier
classifier for rivers and streams
A classifier used to count rivers, streams, and other watercourses.
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มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแม่น้ำmâe námแม่น้ำmâe námriverสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondสายsăaiสายsăai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branch10classifier for rivers and streamsไหลผ่านlăi pàanไหลผ่านlăi pàan[to] flow through; pass throughเมืองmeuuangเมืองmeuuang1city; town; urban area2country; state; nation3region; realm (historical)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)
Two rivers flow through this city.
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We crossed three streams before reaching the waterfall.
หมู่บ้านmòo bâanนี้néeมีmeeคลองklongหลายlăaiสายsăaiชาวบ้านchaao bâanจึงjeungใช้cháiเรือreuuaเดินทางdern taangไปมาหาสู่bpai maa hăa sòoกันgan
This village has several canals, so the villagers travel by boat to visit one another.
เนื่องจากnêʉuang jàakลำธารlam taanหลายlăaiสายsăaiไหลlăiมารวมกันmaa ruam ganบริเวณนี้bo-rí-wayn néeการgaanถางtăangป่าbpàaต้นน้ำdtôn náamจึงjeungอาจàatส่งผลกระทบต่อsòng pŏn grà-tóp dtòrคุณภาพน้ำkun-ná-pâap náamของkŏngชุมชนchum-chonที่อยู่têe yòoปลายน้ำbplaai nám
Because several streams converge here, clearing forests upstream could affect water quality in downstream communities.