สไลด์
sà-laiMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] slide; glide; skid
to move smoothly along a surface, often without lifting completely; can also mean to slip or skid unintentionally
Examples
รองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoshoe; footwearคู่kûuคู่kûu1pair; couple2classifier for pairs3even (number)4in pairs; double5[to] pair; matchนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ลื่นlʉ̂ʉnลื่นlʉ̂ʉn1slippery; slick2[to] be slippery; slide3smooth; seamless (process/experience)4slick; glib (speech/behavior)ทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)สไลด์sà-laiสไลด์sà-lai1[to] slide; glide; skid2slide (playground or water slide)3slide (presentation page)4[to] swipe; scroll (touchscreen)5slide (microscope/photo film) [loan/tech]ไปตามbpai-dtaamไปตามbpai-dtaam1[to] go along [sth]; [to] follow [sth]2[to] go get [sb]; [to] fetchพื้นpʉ́ʉnพื้นpʉ́ʉn1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3plain; unpatterned4basis; level; background (figurative)5background (color/pattern)
These shoes are slippery, making me slide along the floor.
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When it rained, the road was wet and some cars slid out of their lanes.
เขาkǎoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamสไลด์sà-laiตัวdtuuaผ่านpàanช่องแคบchɔ̂ng-kɛ̂ɛpโดยdooiไม่mâiยกyókเท้าtáaoขึ้นkʉ̂nมากmâak
He tried to slide himself through the narrow gap without lifting his feet much.
นักnákสเก็ตสไลด์sà-gèt-sà-laiไปbpaiบนbonพื้นpʉ́ʉnน้ำแข็งnáam-kɛ̌ngอย่างนุ่มนวลyàang-nûm-nuuanแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔลมแรงlom-rɛɛngก็gɔ̂เกือบgʉ̀ʉapล้มlóm
The skater slid smoothly on the ice, but when the wind picked up, they nearly fell.
2NounA2
slide (playground or water slide)
a sloping structure that people slide down for recreation, such as a playground slide or water slide
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)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.)สไลด์sà-láiสไลด์sà-lái1[to] slide; glide; skid2slide (playground or water slide)3slide (presentation page)4[to] swipe; scroll (touchscreen)5slide (microscope/photo film) [loan/tech]ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสนามเด็กเล่นsà-năam dèk lênสนามเด็กเล่นsà-năam dèk lênplayground; children's play area
Kids like to play on the slide at the playground
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พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoจะพาjà-paaเขาkǎoไปลองbpai-lɔɔngสไลด์sà-laiใหม่màiที่tîiสวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-ná
Tomorrow we will take him to try the new slide at the park
You can adjust the volume with the slider on the app without pressing buttons
สไลด์sà-laiในnaiสนามเด็กเล่นsà-nǎam-dèk-lênอันนี้an-níiมีmiiรางraangโค้งkóongยาวyaaoและlɛ́มีmiiบันไดban-daiที่tîiเด็กdèkปีนbpiinได้dâaiปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-pai
This playground slide has a long curved chute and stairs that children can climb safely
3NounA2
slide (presentation page)
a single page or screen in a presentation (e.g., PowerPoint, Google Slides)
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)เปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for business4[to] put on; play (music or video)สไลด์sà-laiสไลด์sà-lai1[to] slide; glide; skid2slide (playground or water slide)3slide (presentation page)4[to] swipe; scroll (touchscreen)5slide (microscope/photo film) [loan/tech]เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofอธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai[to] explain; clarifyบทเรียนbòt-riianบทเรียนbòt-riian1lesson (curriculum unit)2lesson (what one learns)
Today the teacher opened a slide to explain the lesson.
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พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiผมpǒmต้องdtɔ̂ngเตรียมdtriiamสไลด์sà-laiสองsɔ̌ɔngหน้าnâaไปbpaiนำเสนอnam-sà-nə̌əในnaiที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chum
Tomorrow I have to prepare two slides to present at the meeting.
เธอtəəแก้ไขสไลด์gɛ̂ɛ-kǎi-sà-laiให้hâiมีmiiรูปภาพrûup-pâapและlɛ́หัวข้อhǔua-kɔ̂ɔชัดเจนchát-jeenมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
She edited the slides to have clearer images and headings.
สไลด์sà-laiสุดท้ายsùt-táaiสรุปsà-rùpข้อเสนอkɔ̂ɔ-sà-nə̌əหลักlàkและlɛ́ระบุrá-bùขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnถัดไปtàt-bpaiสำหรับsǎm-ràpโครงการkroong-gaan
The final slide summarizes the main proposals and outlines the next steps for the project.
4VerbA2
[to] swipe; scroll (touchscreen)
to move content on a touchscreen by dragging a finger horizontally or vertically
Examples
แตะdtɛ̀แตะdtɛ̀1[to] touch lightly; tap2[to] reach; hit (a level)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)สไลด์sà-laiสไลด์sà-lai1[to] slide; glide; skid2slide (playground or water slide)3slide (presentation page)4[to] swipe; scroll (touchscreen)5slide (microscope/photo film) [loan/tech]หน้าจอnâa-jɔɔหน้าจอnâa-jɔɔ1screen; display (surface/panel)2on-screen interface/pageขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[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)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofปลดล็อกbplòt-lɔ́kปลดล็อกbplòt-lɔ́k1[to] unlock; unfasten [sth]2[to] unlock/enable features or levels3[to] lift restrictions; unblock; deregulate
Tap and slide the screen up to unlock.
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She slid her finger to the left to see the next photo.
ผมpǒmสไลด์sà-laiหน้าจอnâa-jɔɔลงlongเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรีเฟรชหน้าrii-frêet-nâaแล้วlɛ́ɛoข่าวkàaoใหม่màiก็gɔ̂ขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maa
I slid the screen down to refresh the page, and new updates appeared.
ถ้าtâaสไลด์sà-láiนิ้วníuขึ้นลงkêun longช้าๆcháa cháaแอปáepจะjàเผยpŏeiเมนูเพิ่มเติมmay-noo pêrm-dtermที่têeซ่อนอยู่sôn yòo
If you slide your finger up and down slowly, the app reveals hidden menus.
5NounB2
slide (microscope/photo film) [loan/tech]
a small piece of transparent material holding a specimen for a microscope; or a photographic slide
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)วางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)5[to] set; assign; impose6[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)สไลด์sà-laiสไลด์sà-lai1[to] slide; glide; skid2slide (playground or water slide)3slide (presentation page)4[to] swipe; scroll (touchscreen)5slide (microscope/photo film) [loan/tech]ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoตัวอย่างเลือดdtuua-yàang-lʉ̂ʉatตัวอย่างเลือดdtuua-yàang-lʉ̂ʉatblood sample; blood specimenบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)แท่นtɛ̂nแท่นtɛ̂n1platform; base; stand; pedestal2printing press bed/plateแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ส่องsɔ̀ɔngส่องsɔ̀ɔng1[to] shine (a light); illuminate2[to] examine closely; inspect3[to] snoop; check out (informal)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooกล้องจุลทรรศน์glɔ̂ng-jun-lá-tátกล้องจุลทรรศน์glɔ̂ng-jun-lá-tátmicroscope
The teacher placed a slide with a blood sample on the stage and viewed it with a microscope.
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อย่าyàaจับสไลด์jàp-sà-laiด้วยdûuaiนิ้วníuเปล่าbplàaoเพราะprɔ́คราบมันkrâap-manจะjàบังภาพbang-pâapตอนดูdtɔɔn-duuผ่านpàanกล้องglɔ̂ng
Don’t handle the slide with bare fingers because smudges will obscure the image under the microscope.
ช่างภาพchâng-pâapเก็บgèpสไลด์sà-laiฟิล์มเก่าfiim-gàoไว้wáiในnaiกล่องglɔ̀ngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganฝุ่นfùnและlɛ́ความชื้นkwaam-chʉ́ʉn
The photographer stored old film slides in a box to protect them from dust and humidity.
นักวิจัยnák-wí-jaiติดฉลากdtìt-chà-làakสไลด์sà-laiทุกtúkอันanอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaระบุrá-bùชนิดchá-nítของkɔ̌ɔngเนื้อเยื่อnʉ́ʉa-yʉ̂ʉaและlɛ́วันที่wan-tîiเตรียมตัวอย่างdtriiam-dtuua-yàang
The researcher meticulously labeled each slide to indicate the tissue type and the date the specimen was prepared.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สไลด์ said สะ-ไล?
sà-lai
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 | — | — |