สไตรค์
sɔ̌ɔ-dtráiMeanings
1NounB1
strike in bowling
In bowling, a result in which all ten pins are knocked down with the first ball of a frame.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)โบว์ลิ่งboo-lîngโบว์ลิ่งboo-lîngbowling (ten-pin)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerสไตรค์sɔ̌ɔ-dtráiสไตรค์sɔ̌ɔ-dtrái1strike in bowling2strike in baseball3strike; collective work stoppage4[to] strike; stop working in protestด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; too
Yesterday, I went bowling and even got a strike.
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ฉันchǎnไม่เคยmâi-kəəiได้dâaiสไตรค์sɔ̌ɔ-dtráiมาก่อนmaa-gɔ̀ɔnพอpɔɔพินpinล้มlómหมดmòtในnaiลูกแรกlûuk-rɛ̂ɛkก็เลยgɔ̂-ləəiดีใจdii-jaiมากmâak
I had never gotten a strike before, so I was thrilled when all the pins fell on my first ball.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàได้dâaiสไตรค์sɔ̌ɔ-dtráiสองsɔ̌ɔngเฟรมfreemติดกันdtìt-ganแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangชนะchá-náไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเพราะprɔ́คู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngทำคะแนนtam-ká-nɛɛnนำnamอยู่yùuมากmâak
Although he got strikes in two consecutive frames, he still couldn't win because his opponent was far ahead in points.
2NounB2
strike in baseball
In baseball, a count recorded against a batter who swings and misses, does not swing at a pitch judged to be in the strike zone, or hits a foul ball that counts as a strike under the rules.
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ผู้ตีpûu-dtiiผู้ตีpûu-dtiihitter; batter; strikerเหวี่ยงwìiangเหวี่ยงwìiang1[to] swing; fling; hurl2[to] snap at [sb]; lash out (slang)3moody; irritable (slang)ไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)โดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsกรรมการgam-má-gaanกรรมการgam-má-gaan1committee member; board member2referee; umpire; judge (sports/contests)จึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)นับnápนับnáp1[to] count2[to] include; be counted3[to] consider; regardเป็นหนึ่งbpen-nʉ̀ngเป็นหนึ่งbpen-nʉ̀ng1[to] be the best; [to] be number one2[to] be united; [to] be as oneสไตรค์sɔ̌ɔ-dtráiสไตรค์sɔ̌ɔ-dtrái1strike in bowling2strike in baseball3strike; collective work stoppage4[to] strike; stop working in protest
The batter swung and missed, so the umpire called a strike.
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ผู้ตีpûu-dtiiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเหวี่ยงwìiangไม้máaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛลูกlûukผ่านpàanเขตkèetสไตรค์sɔ̌ɔ-dtráiกรรมการgam-má-gaanจึงjʉngนับnápเป็นหนึ่งbpen-nʉ̀ngสไตรค์sɔ̌ɔ-dtrái
The batter didn't swing, but the ball passed through the strike zone, so the umpire called a strike.
ลูกlûukฟาวล์faaoครั้งนี้kráng-níiนับเป็นnáp-bpenสไตรค์sɔ̌ɔ-dtráiเพราะprɔ́ก่อนหน้าgɔ̀ɔn-nâaนั้นnánผู้ตีpûu-dtiiยังyangมีmiiไม่ถึงmâi-tʉ̌ngสองsɔ̌ɔngสไตรค์sɔ̌ɔ-dtrái
This foul ball counts as a strike because the batter had fewer than two strikes before it.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaมีmiiสองsɔ̌ɔngสไตรค์sɔ̌ɔ-dtráiแล้วlɛ́ɛoผู้ตีpûu-dtiiต้องdtɔ̂ngระวังrá-wangให้hâiมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂nเพราะprɔ́ถ้าtâaเหวี่ยงwìiangไม้máaiไม่mâiโดนdoonลูกlûukอีกครั้งìik-krángก็gɔ̂จะjàครบkrópสามsǎamสไตรค์sɔ̌ɔ-dtráiและlɛ́เอาต์ao
With two strikes, the batter has to be more careful, because another swing and miss will mean a third strike and an out.
3NounB2
strike; collective work stoppage
A collective refusal to work, usually in protest or to demand changes in pay or working conditions.
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วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentรถเมล์rót-meeรถเมล์rót-meebus; city busหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)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; branchหยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2[to] take time off; be off work or schoolให้บริการhâi-bɔɔ-rí-gaanให้บริการhâi-bɔɔ-rí-gaan1[to] provide/offer services; serve customers/users2[to] operate; be in service/available (of transport, systems, facilities)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingการgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; matterสไตรค์sɔ̌ɔ-dtráiสไตรค์sɔ̌ɔ-dtrái1strike in bowling2strike in baseball3strike; collective work stoppage4[to] strike; stop working in protestของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanemployee; staff member; worker
Several bus routes are not operating today because of the workers' strike.
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การgaanสไตรค์sɔ̌ɔ-dtráiครั้งนี้kráng-níiเป็นbpenการประท้วงgaan-bprà-túuangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangค่าจ้างkâa-jâangและlɛ́มีmiiคนงานkon-ngaanเข้าร่วมkâo-rûuamหลายlǎaiร้อยrɔ́ɔiคนkon
This strike is a protest over wages, and hundreds of workers are taking part.
แม้mɛ́ɛการgaanสไตรค์sɔ̌ɔ-dtráiจะjàทำให้tam-hâiโรงงานroong-ngaanต้องdtɔ̂ngหยุดyùtผลิตpà-lìtแต่dtɛ̀ɛสหภาพsà-hà-pâapยืนยันyʉʉn-yanว่าwâaจำเป็นต้องjam-bpen-dtɔ̂ngกดดันgòt-danนายจ้างnaai-jâangให้hâiปรับปรุงbpràp-bprungมาตรการความปลอดภัยmâat-dtrà-gaan-kwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-pai
Although the strike has halted factory production, the union insists that pressure must be put on the employer to improve safety measures.
การgaanสไตรค์sɔ̌ɔ-dtráiที่tîiยืดเยื้อyʉ̂ʉt-yʉ́ʉaมาmaaหลายlǎaiสัปดาห์sàp-daaสิ้นสุดลงsîn-sùt-longหลังจากlǎng-jàakบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtตกลงdtòk-longขึ้นkʉ̂nค่าจ้างkâa-jâangและlɛ́ลดlótชั่วโมงทำงานchûua-moong-tam-ngaan
The strike, which had dragged on for weeks, ended after the company agreed to raise wages and reduce working hours.
4VerbB2
[to] strike; stop working in protest
To refuse to work as part of a collective protest or demand for changes in pay or working conditions.
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คนงานkon-ngaanคนงานkon-ngaanworker; laborerพร้อมใจกันprɔ́ɔm-jai-ganพร้อมใจกันprɔ́ɔm-jai-gan[to do sth] all together; unanimouslyสไตรค์sɔ̌ɔ-dtráiสไตรค์sɔ̌ɔ-dtrái1strike in bowling2strike in baseball3strike; collective work stoppage4[to] strike; stop working in protestเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเรียกร้องrîiak-rɔ́ɔngเรียกร้องrîiak-rɔ́ɔng[to] demand; call for; press forให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)ค่าจ้างkâa-jâangค่าจ้างkâa-jâangwages; pay; fee (for hired work)
The workers went on strike together to demand a pay raise from the company.
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พนักงานขับรถpá-nák-ngaan-kàp-rótจะjàสไตรค์sɔ̌ɔ-dtráiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเพราะprɔ́บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmจ่ายjàaiค่าkâaล่วงเวลาlûuang-wee-laa
The drivers will go on strike tomorrow because the company refuses to pay overtime.
หากhàakการเจรจาgaan-jee-rá-jaaรอบนี้rɔ̂ɔp-níiยังไม่ได้yang-mâi-dâaiข้อสรุปkɔ̂ɔ-sà-rùpพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanก็gɔ̂พร้อมprɔ́ɔmจะjàสไตรค์sɔ̌ɔ-dtráiจนกว่าjon-gwàaบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtจะjàยอมyɔɔmปรับปรุงbpràp-bprungสภาพsà-pâapการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaan
If this round of negotiations remains unresolved, the employees are prepared to strike until the company agrees to improve working conditions.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเสี่ยงsìiangต่อdtɔ̀ɔการขาดgaan-kàatรายได้raai-dâaiคนงานkon-ngaanก็gɔ̂ยังyangตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiสไตรค์sɔ̌ɔ-dtráiร่วมกันrûuam-ganเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaคัดค้านkát-káanการลดgaan-lótค่าจ้างkâa-jâang
Despite the risk of losing income, the workers decided to strike together to oppose the pay cuts.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สไตรค์ 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 | — | — |