สายรอง
sǎai-rɔɔngMeaning
1NounB1
secondary route; minor road
a secondary route or line, such as a minor road or a less-traveled transportation route, that is not the main one.
Examples
ถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; streetเส้นหลักsên-làkเส้นหลักsên-làkmain line; main routeรถติดrót-dtìtรถติดrót-dtìt1traffic jam; congestion2[to] have heavy traffic; be congestedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)สายรองsǎai-rɔɔngสายรองsǎai-rɔɔngsecondary route; minor roadกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkดีกว่าdii-gwàaดีกว่าdii-gwàa1better; preferable (comparative of 'ดี')2had better; would rather (suggestion/decision)
The main road has a lot of traffic. Let's take the secondary route instead.
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รถเมล์rót-meeสายsǎaiนี้níiเป็นbpenสายรองsǎai-rɔɔngเลยləəiมีmiiรถrótวิ่งwîngไม่บ่อยmâi-bɔ̀iเท่าtâoสายหลักsǎai-làk
This bus route is a secondary line, so buses don't run as frequently as on the main line.
ถ้าtâaอยากyàakเลี่ยงlîiangรถติดrót-dtìtช่วงchûuangสงกรานต์sǒng-graanควรkuuanศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaเส้นทางsên-taangสายรองsǎai-rɔɔngเอาไว้ao-wáiบ้างbâang
If you want to avoid traffic during Songkran, you should study some secondary routes.
การพัฒนาgaan-pát-tá-naaเส้นทางคมนาคมsên-taang-ká-má-naa-komสายรองsǎai-rɔɔngจะjàช่วยchûuaiกระจายgrà-jaaiความเจริญkwaam-jà-rəənไปสู่bpai-sùuชุมชนchum-chonในnaiพื้นที่ห่างไกลpʉ́ʉn-tîi-hàang-glaiได้dâaiดียิ่งขึ้นdii-yîng-kʉ̂n
Developing secondary transportation routes will help better distribute prosperity to communities in remote areas.
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, line-like things (roads, rivers, canals, routes, strands)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branchlate (in the day); running latePart 1
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รองrɔɔngรองrɔɔng1deputy; vice-; second-in-command; assistant2[to] support; line; pad3secondary; subordinate; assistantdeputy; vice-; second-in-command; assistantPart 2
สายรองsǎai-rɔɔngสายรองsǎai-rɔɔngsecondary route; minor roadsecondary route; minor roadWord