อย่างไร

yàang-rai

Meanings

1AdverbA1

how; in what way

Used to ask about the method, manner, or condition of something; equivalent to 'how' (e.g., 'How do you do it?', 'How is it?').

Examples

วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentอากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherเป็นอย่างไรbpen-yàang-raiเป็นอย่างไรbpen-yàang-raiHow is [sth/sb]?
How is the weather today?
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คำkamนี้níiอ่านàanอย่างไรyàang-raiครับkráp
How do you read this word?
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumเป็นอย่างไรบ้างbpen-yàang-rai-bâang
How was the meeting yesterday?
คุณkunมาmaaทำงานtam-ngaanที่นี่tîi-nîiได้อย่างไรdâai-yàang-rai
How did you come to work here?
2determinerA2

what kind; which way

Used to ask about the type or kind of [sth], similar to 'what kind of ...?' or 'which way/method?'.

Examples

คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritอยากได้yàak-dâaiอยากได้yàak-dâai[to] want (to have); would like (to get)บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedสไตล์sà-dtaiสไตล์sà-dtai1style; manner2fashion; aestheticอย่างไรyàang-raiอย่างไรyàang-rai1how; in what way2what kind; which way
What style of house would you like?
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เขาkǎoเป็นbpenคนkonอย่างไรyàang-raiช่วยchûuaiเล่าให้ฟังlâo-hâi-fangหน่อยnɔ̀i
What kind of person is he? Please tell me a little about him.
ฉันchǎnไม่รู้mâi-rúuว่าwâaควรจะkuuan-jàเริ่มต้นrə̂əm-dtônบทสนทนาbòt-sǒn-tá-naaกับgàpเขาkǎoอย่างไรyàang-raiดีdii
I don't know what kind of opening I should use to start a conversation with him.
หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaคนใหม่kon-màiเป็นbpenคนkonอย่างไรyàang-rai
What kind of person is the new boss?

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

  1. Consonant classMid classLeading อA silent อ before ย puts this syllable in mid class.
  2. Tone markMai ek
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Low tone

yàang

Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.

Mid class + Mai ek → Low

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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Word Breakdown

อย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lykind; type; sortPart 1
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ไรraiไรrai1mite (tiny arachnid)2(colloq.) what?; wh- (shortened form of อะไร)3(colloq.) what; which4rice seedling; rice sprout (Northern/poetic)5hairline; edge of the hair (as in ไรผม)mite (tiny arachnid)Part 2
อย่างไรyàang-raiอย่างไรyàang-raihow; in what wayhow; in what wayWord

Related Words

1how; in what way

2what kind; which way