หรี่ไฟ
rìi-faiMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] dim the lights
To reduce the brightness of a light or lights.
Examples
ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]หรี่ไฟrìi-faiหรี่ไฟrìi-fai1[to] dim the lights2[to] turn down the heat; lower a flameหน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)ไฟสว่างfai-sà-wàangไฟสว่างfai-sà-wàang1bright light; illumination2the light is bright; the light is onเกินไปgəən-bpaiเกินไปgəən-bpaitoo; overly; excessively
Please dim the light. It's too bright.
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เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnฉันchǎnหรี่ไฟrìi-faiในnaiห้องนอนhɔ̂ng-nɔɔnเพราะprɔ́ลูกlûukกำลังจะgam-lang-jàหลับlàp
Last night I dimmed the bedroom lights because my child was about to fall asleep.
Before watching the movie, we'll dim the living room lights.
พอpɔɔทุกคนtúk-konนั่งnângที่tîiโต๊ะdtóแล้วlɛ́ɛoเจ้าของร้านjâao-kɔ̌ɔng-ráanก็gɔ̂หรี่ไฟrìi-faiให้hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatดูduuอบอุ่นòp-ùnขึ้นkʉ̂n
Once everyone was seated at the table, the restaurant owner dimmed the lights to create a cozier atmosphere.
2VerbA2
[to] turn down the heat; lower a flame
To reduce a stove or burner's heat by lowering its setting or making its flame smaller.
Examples
หรี่ไฟrìi-faiหรี่ไฟrìi-fai1[to] dim the lights2[to] turn down the heat; lower a flameหน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)ซุปsúpซุปsúpsoupเดือดdʉ̀ʉatเดือดdʉ̀ʉat1[to] boil2boiling; seething; heatedแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Turn the heat down a little. The soup is boiling.
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When the water comes to a boil, turn down the heat and let it simmer for another five minutes.
Yesterday I forgot to turn down the heat, so the rice porridge burned and stuck to the pot.
ถ้าtâaซุปsúpเริ่มrə̂əmเดือดdʉ̀ʉatแรงrɛɛngเกินไปgəən-bpaiให้hâiหรี่ไฟrìi-faiลงlongแล้วlɛ́ɛoต้มdtômต่อdtɔ̀ɔจนjonผักpàkนิ่มnîm
If the soup starts boiling too vigorously, turn down the heat and keep cooking until the vegetables are soft.
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 classLeading หA silent ห before ร puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
rìi
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
หรี่rìiหรี่rìi1[to] dim; turn down (light/flame/sound)2[to] squint; narrow (the eyes)[to] dim; turn down (light/flame/sound)Part 1
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ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)fire; flamePart 2
หรี่ไฟrìi-faiหรี่ไฟrìi-fai[to] dim the lights[to] dim the lightsWord