สายรูด
sǎai-rûutMeaning
1NounC1
card-swipe crowd (colloq.)
a colloquial term referring to people who habitually pay by swiping credit/debit cards; card spenders
Examples
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สายรูดsǎai-rûutสายรูดsǎai-rûutcard-swipe crowd (colloq.)ตัวจริงdtuua-jingตัวจริงdtuua-jing1real; genuine; actual2the real person; the real one3first-choice; starting (vs. backup)4starter; first-team player (sports)ไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)พกpókพกpók[to] carry (on oneself)เงินสดngən-sòtเงินสดngən-sòt1cash2cash (as opposed to credit)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
My friend is a real card spender; she rarely carries cash.
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การเป็นgaan-bpenสายรูดsǎai-rûutทำให้tam-hâiสะดวกสบายsà-dùuak-sà-baaiก็จริงgɔ̂-jingแต่dtɛ̀ɛต้องมีdtɔ̂ng-miiวินัยwí-naiทางการเงินtaang-gaan-ngənสูงsǔungมากmâakเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiใช้จ่ายchái-jàaiเกินgəənตัวdtuua
Being a card spender is certainly convenient, but it requires a lot of financial discipline to avoid overspending.
คนรุ่นใหม่kon-rûn-màiที่tîiเป็นbpenสายรูดsǎai-rûutมักจะmák-jàมองหาmɔɔng-hǎaโปรโมชันbproo-moo-chânผ่อนpɔ̀ɔn0หรือrʉ̌ʉส่วนลดsùuan-lótพิเศษpí-sèetจากjàakบัตรเครดิตbàt-kree-dìtก่อนgɔ̀ɔnตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiซื้อของsʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔngชิ้นchínใหญ่yài
Younger generation card spenders often look for 0% installment promotions or special credit card discounts before deciding to buy a big-ticket item.
เขาkăoทำtamเหมือนmĕuuanมีmeeเงินngernเยอะyéhแต่จริงๆdtàe jing jingแล้วláeoเป็นbpenสายรูดsăai rôotที่têeใช้ชีวิตchái chee-wítแบบbàepเดือนชนเดือนdeuuan chon deuuanรูดrôotก่อนgònแล้วláeoค่อยkôiหาเงินhăa ngernมาmaaจ่ายjàaiทีหลังtee lăng
He acts like he has a lot of money, but in reality, he's a card spender living paycheck to paycheck, swiping first and figuring out how to pay later.
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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รูดrûutรูดrûut1[to] zip [sth] (move zipper slider)2[to] slide/pull [sth] along3[to] swipe a card4[to] plunge; [to] drop sharply[to] zip [sth] (move zipper slider)Part 2
สายรูดsǎai-rûutสายรูดsǎai-rûutcard-swipe crowd (colloq.)card-swipe crowd (colloq.)Word