สายฟ้า
sǎai-fáaMeanings
1NounA2
lightning
a flash or bolt of electricity in the sky during a storm; lightning
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพายุpaa-yúพายุpaa-yú1storm2storm (figurative)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asสายฟ้าsǎai-fáaสายฟ้าsǎai-fáa1lightning2given name: S̄āi-fáa (‘Lightning’)เต็มท้องdtem-tɔ́ɔngเต็มท้องdtem-tɔ́ɔngfull (stomach); stuffedฟ้าfáaฟ้าfáa1sky2light blue; sky blue3heaven; divine realm
Tonight there is a storm and I see lightning filling the sky.
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Last night lightning struck the tree beside the house with a loud crash.
If heavy rain comes, lightning usually follows.
นักวิทยาศาสตร์nák-wít-tá-yaa-sàatอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaสายฟ้าsǎai-fáaเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakการถ่ายเทgaan-tàai-teeประจุไฟฟ้าbprà-jù-fai-fáaในnaiเมฆmêekระหว่างrá-wàangพายุpaa-yú
Scientists explain that lightning is caused by the transfer of electrical charges in clouds during a storm.
วิหารwí-hǎanมีmiiสัญลักษณ์sǎn-yá-lákสายฟ้าsǎai-fáaบนbonยอดเสาyɔ̂ɔt-sǎoแสดงsà-dɛɛngอำนาจam-nâatของkɔ̌ɔngเทพtêepผู้พิทักษ์pûu-pí-tákเมืองmʉʉang
The temple has a lightning-bolt symbol atop its pillars, showing the power of the city's guardian deity.
ในnaiขบวนแห่kà-buuan-hɛ̀ɛพิธีกรpí-tii-gɔɔnถือคทาtʉ̌ʉ-ká-taaรูปrûupสายฟ้าsǎai-fáaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสื่อถึงsʉ̀ʉ-tʉ̌ngอาวุธaa-wútของkɔ̌ɔngเทพอินทราtêep-in-traa
In the procession, the master of ceremonies held a staff shaped like a lightning bolt to signify Indra’s weapon.
ตราสโมสรdtraa-sà-moo-sɔ̌ɔnใช้cháiรูปrûupสายฟ้าsǎai-fáaแบบbɛ̀ɛpเชิงสัญลักษณ์chəəng-sǎn-yá-lákเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสื่อsʉ̀ʉความเร็วkwaam-reoและlɛ́พลังpá-langเหนือnʉ̌ʉaธรรมดาtam-má-daa
The club's emblem uses a stylized lightning bolt to convey speed and extraordinary power.
จิตรกรรมฝาผนังjìt-dtrà-gam-fǎa-pà-nǎngวาดwâatอินทราin-traaถือtʉ̌ʉสายฟ้าsǎai-fáaเป็นbpenอาวุธaa-wútศัตรูsàt-dtruuต่างdtàangยอมจำนนyɔɔm-jam-nonต่อdtɔ̀ɔฤทธานุภาพrít-taa-nú-pâapนั้นnán
The mural depicts Indra wielding a lightning bolt as a weapon, with enemies submitting to that might.
2Proper nounB1
given name: S̄āi-fáa (‘Lightning’)
a modern Thai given name or nickname meaning ‘lightning’; used as a personal name
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayสายฟ้าsǎai-fáaสายฟ้าsǎai-fáa1lightning2given name: S̄āi-fáa (‘Lightning’)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)โรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; base
Tomorrow Saifah will come to the school event with his mom.
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The teacher called the name Saifah, but he still didn’t raise his hand.
ผมpǒmมีmiiเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanชื่อchʉ̂ʉสายฟ้าsǎai-fáaเขาkǎoเพิ่งpə̂ngย้ายyáaiโรงเรียนroong-riianมาmaaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเทอมtəəmนี้níi
I have a friend named Saifah; he just transferred to our school this term.
เมื่อmêuuaประกาศbprà-gàatผลpŏnแข่งขันkàeng kǎnสายฟ้าsăai fáaขึ้นไปkêun bpaiรับrápรางวัลraang-wanบนbonเวทีway-teeท่ามกลางtâam glaangเสียงเชียร์sĭiang chiaของkŏngเพื่อนpêuuanๆ-
When the competition results were announced, Saifah went up on stage to receive the award amid his friends’ cheers.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǎai
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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
สายsǎaiสายsǎai1late (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 streamslate (in the day); running latePart 1
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สายฟ้าsǎai-fáaสายฟ้าsǎai-fáalightninglightningWord