สเตย์
sà-dteeMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] stay; lodge
To stay or lodge temporarily (informal; borrowed from English).
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)สเตย์sà-dteeสเตย์sà-dtee1[to] stay; lodge2corset; girdleที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerคอนโดkɔɔn-dooคอนโดkɔɔn-doocondominium; condoเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellow
Tonight I’m staying at a friend’s condo.
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On the last trip we stayed near the sea for two nights; it was great.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeฉันchănจะjàสเตย์sà-dtayที่têeโฮสเทลhôht-tenในnaiตัวเมืองdtuua meuuangเพราะpráwเดินทางdern taangสะดวกsà-dùuak
Tomorrow I will stay at a hostel in the city center because it’s convenient to get around.
ถ้าtâaรถไฟrót-faiถึงtʉ̌ngดึกdʉ̀kเราraoคงkongต้องdtɔ̂ngสเตย์sà-dteeใกล้glâiสถานีsà-tǎa-niiสักsàkคืนkʉʉnแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยไปkɔ̂i-bpaiต่อdtɔ̀ɔเช้าcháo
If the train arrives late, we’ll probably stay near the station for a night and continue in the morning.
2NounB1
corset; girdle
a close-fitting undergarment worn to support or shape the waist and abdomen
Examples
สเตย์sà-dteeสเตย์sà-dtee1[to] stay; lodge2corset; girdleตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)รัดrátรัดrát1[to] tie; fasten; secure2[to] tighten; constrict; compress3tight; snug; close-fittingเอวeeoเอวeeowaistแน่นnɛ̂nแน่นnɛ̂n1tight; secure; firm2crowded; packed3uncomfortably full; bloated; tight4solid; reliable; certain (figurative)เกินไปgəən-bpaiเกินไปgəən-bpaitoo; overly; excessively
This girdle is too tight around the waist.
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She wears a girdle under her dress to hold in her stomach.
ฉันchǎnลองlɔɔngใส่sàiสเตย์sà-dteeตัวdtuuaนี้níiแล้วlɛ́ɛoนั่งnângไม่สบายmâi-sà-baaiเลยləəiขอkɔ̌ɔเปลี่ยนเป็นbplìian-bpenตัวdtuuaที่tîiใหญ่ขึ้นyài-kʉ̂n
I tried on this girdle, but it was uncomfortable to sit in, so I asked for a larger one.
แม้mɛ́ɛสเตย์sà-dteeจะjàช่วยให้chûuai-hâiเอวeeoดูduuเล็กลงlék-longขณะkà-nàสวมใส่sǔuam-sàiแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ไม่ได้mâi-dâaiทำให้tam-hâiไขมันkǎi-manบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenหน้าท้องnâa-tɔ́ɔngลดลงlót-long
Although a girdle can make your waist look smaller while you wear it, it does not reduce abdominal fat.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สเตย์ said สะ-เต?
sà-dtee
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |