หลายสิบ
lǎai-sìpMeaning
1determinerB1
tens of; dozens of
An indefinite number in the tens, typically about 20 to 90.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoหนังสือการ์ตูนnǎng-sʉ̌ʉ-gaa-dtuunหนังสือการ์ตูนnǎng-sʉ̌ʉ-gaa-dtuuncomic book; comics; mangaหลายสิบlǎai-sìpหลายสิบlǎai-sìptens of; dozens ofเล่มlêmเล่มlêm1CL: books/volumes/issues2volume; bound book3classifier: knives, swords, candles, cartsในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องนอนhɔ̂ng-nɔɔnห้องนอนhɔ̂ng-nɔɔnbedroom
He has dozens of comic books in his bedroom.
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ในnaiงานเลี้ยงngaan-líiangเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnมีmiiแขกkɛ̀ɛkมาmaaร่วมงานrûuam-ngaanหลายสิบlǎai-sìpคนkon
There were dozens of guests at the party last night.
คุณปู่kun-bpùuทำงานtam-ngaanที่tîiบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiมานานmaa-naanหลายสิบlǎai-sìpปีก่อนbpii-gɔ̀ɔnที่จะtîi-jàเกษียณgà-sǐian
My grandfather worked at this company for decades before he retired.
ต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaศึกษาวิจัยsʉ̀k-sǎa-wí-jaiนานnaanหลายสิบlǎai-sìpปีbpiiกว่าที่gwàa-tîiทฤษฎีtrít-sà-diiนี้níiจะได้jà-dâaiรับrápการยอมรับgaan-yɔɔm-rápในวงกว้างnai-wong-gwâang
It took many decades of research before this theory became widely accepted.
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 ล puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
lǎai
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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หลายสิบlǎai-sìpหลายสิบlǎai-sìptens of; dozens oftens of; dozens ofWord