สไตรก์
sɔ̌ɔ-dtráiMeanings
1NounA2
strike
a strike in sports, such as knocking down all the pins in bowling, or a baseball pitch that is missed, not swung at in the strike zone, or counted against the batter
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เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโยนyoonโยนyoon1[to] throw; toss; cast2[to] shift blame; pass the buckโบว์ลิ่งboo-lîngโบว์ลิ่งboo-lîngbowling (ten-pin)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerสไตรก์sɔ̌ɔ-dtráiสไตรก์sɔ̌ɔ-dtrái1strike2[to] go on strike3strike; work stoppage
He bowled a strike.
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I am very happy that I got a strike in the first game.
The umpire called this pitch a strike.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunทำtamสไตรก์sà-dtraiได้dâiสามsăamครั้งkrángติดกันdtìt ganในnaiกีฬาgee-laaโบว์ลิ่งboh-lîngจะjàเรียกว่าrîiak wâaเทอร์terกีgeeย์
If you bowl three consecutive strikes in bowling, it is called a turkey.
2VerbB1
[to] go on strike
to stop working as a form of protest, usually to demand better pay or conditions
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พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan1employee; staff member; worker2attendant; clerk (service role)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)สไตรก์sɔ̌ɔ-dtráiสไตรก์sɔ̌ɔ-dtrái1strike2[to] go on strike3strike; work stoppageเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forขึ้นเงินเดือนkʉ̂n-ngən-dʉʉanขึ้นเงินเดือนkʉ̂n-ngən-dʉʉan1[to] get a pay raise2[to] give [sb] a pay raise
Tomorrow the employees will strike to ask for a pay raise.
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คนงานkon-ngaanโรงงานroong-ngaanตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiสไตรก์sɔ̌ɔ-dtráiเพราะprɔ́สภาพแวดล้อมsà-pâap-wɛ̂ɛt-lɔ́ɔmในnaiการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanไม่mâiปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-pai
The factory workers decided to strike because the working environment is unsafe.
ถ้าtâaบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmจ่ายjàaiโบนัสboo-nátพวกเราpûuak-raoก็gɔ̂พร้อมprɔ́ɔmที่จะtîi-jàสไตรก์sɔ̌ɔ-dtrái
If the company refuses to pay the bonus, we are ready to strike.
สหภาพแรงงานsà-hà-pâap-rɛɛng-ngaanประกาศbprà-gàatว่าwâaจะjàสไตรก์sɔ̌ɔ-dtráiประท้วงbprà-túuangจนกว่าjon-gwàaผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanจะjàยอมyɔɔmเจรจาjee-rá-jaaเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangสวัสดิการsà-wàt-dì-gaan
The labor union announced that they will strike in protest until management agrees to negotiate welfare benefits.
3NounB1
strike; work stoppage
a period of time when workers stop working in order to force an employer to agree to their demands
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รถไฟrót-faiรถไฟrót-fai1train2railway; rail serviceหยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2[to] take time off; be off work or schoolวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoการgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; task3affair; matterสไตรก์sɔ̌ɔ-dtráiสไตรก์sɔ̌ɔ-dtrái1strike2[to] go on strike3strike; work stoppage
Trains stopped running because there is a strike.
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การgaanสไตรก์sɔ̌ɔ-dtráiของkɔ̌ɔngพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanเก็บขยะgèp-kà-yàทำให้tam-hâiถนนtà-nǒnในเมืองnai-mʉʉangสกปรกsòk-gà-bpròkมากmâak
The garbage collectors' strike made the city streets very dirty.
สายการบินsǎai-gaan-binต้องdtɔ̂ngยกเลิกเที่ยวบินyók-lə̂ək-tîiao-binจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâakเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakการgaanสไตรก์sɔ̌ɔ-dtráiของkɔ̌ɔngนักบินnák-bin
The airline had to cancel many flights due to the pilots' strike.
ผลกระทบpǒn-grà-tópจากjàakการgaanสไตรก์sɔ̌ɔ-dtráiที่tîiยืดเยื้อyʉ̂ʉt-yʉ́ʉaทำให้tam-hâiเศรษฐกิจsèet-tà-gìtของkɔ̌ɔngประเทศbprà-têetได้รับdâi-rápความkwaamเสียหายอย่างหนักsǐia-hǎai-yàang-nàk
The impact of the prolonged strike has severely damaged the country's economy.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สไตรก์ said สอ-ไตร๊?
sɔ̌ɔ-dtrái
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sɔ̌ɔ
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 | — | — |