อาลัย
aa-laiMeanings
1NounB2
mourning; grief
sorrow and a sense of loss, especially after someone’s death; often used in formal or ceremonial contexts
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)พิธีศพpí-tii-sòpพิธีศพpí-tii-sòpfuneral; funeral ceremony; funeral ritesเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyแสดงsà-dɛɛngแสดงsà-dɛɛng1[to] show; demonstrate2[to] perform; act; put on (a show)3[to] express4[to] present; exhibitความอาลัยkwaam-aa-laiความอาลัยkwaam-aa-laimourning; grief; sorrow at partingต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extendการจากไปgaan-jàak-bpaiการจากไปgaan-jàak-bpai1departure; leaving2passing away; deathของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)ผู้pûuผู้pûu1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)เป็นที่รักbpen-tîi-rákเป็นที่รักbpen-tîi-rák1beloved; cherished2[to] be loved; be well-liked
At yesterday’s funeral, everyone expressed sorrow over the passing of the beloved teacher.
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องค์กรong-gɔɔnได้dâaiออกɔ̀ɔkแถลงการณ์tà-lɛ̌ɛng-gaanแสดงsà-dɛɛngความอาลัยkwaam-aa-laiอย่างyàangสุดซึ้งsùt-sʉ́ngต่อdtɔ̀ɔผู้ก่อตั้งpûu-gɔ̀ɔ-dtâng
The organization issued a statement expressing profound sorrow for its founder.
ชุมชนchum-chonร่วมrûuamลงนามlong-naamในnaiสมุดsà-mùtอาลัยaa-laiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรำลึกถึงram-lʉ́k-tʉ̌ngคุณูปการkú-nuu-bpà-gaanของkɔ̌ɔngท่านtân
The community signed a book of condolence to commemorate his contributions.
ในnaiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatอันanสงบsà-ngòpผู้ร่วมงานpûu-rûuam-ngaanยืนสงบนิ่งyʉʉn-sǒng-bìn-ngîngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแสดงsà-dɛɛngอาลัยaa-laiต่อdtɔ̀ɔผู้วายชนม์pûu-waai-chon
In a solemn atmosphere, attendees stood in silence to express mourning for the deceased.
2VerbB2
[to] mourn; [to] grieve
to feel or express deep sadness, especially for someone who has died; often used in formal style
Examples
ชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-choncommunityจัดพิธีjàt-pí-tiiจัดพิธีjàt-pí-tii[to] hold a ceremony; [to] organize a ceremonyไว้อาลัยwái-aa-laiไว้อาลัยwái-aa-lai[to] mourn [sb]ให้hâiให้hâi1[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)คุณครูkun-kruuคุณครูkun-kruu1teacher (polite/honorific)2Teacher (respectful title or address)ผู้ล่วงลับpûu-lûuang-lápผู้ล่วงลับpûu-lûuang-lápthe deceased; the departedด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooความเศร้าสลดkwaam-sâo-sà-lòtความเศร้าสลดkwaam-sâo-sà-lòtdeep sadness; sorrow
The community held a memorial to mourn the late teacher with deep sorrow.
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ทุกคนtúk-konต่างdtàangเขียนkǐianข้อความkɔ̂ɔ-kwaamแสดงsà-dɛɛngความอาลัยkwaam-aa-laiลงในlong-naiสมุดsà-mùtแสดงความเสียใจsà-dɛɛng-kwaam-sǐia-jai
Everyone wrote messages expressing their condolences in the condolence book.
ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaแสดงsà-dɛɛngความอาลัยkwaam-aa-laiต่อdtɔ̀ɔการจากไปgaan-jàak-bpaiของkɔ̌ɔngท่านtânด้วยdûuaiคำกล่าวkam-glàaoที่tîiสุภาพsù-pâapและlɛ́สงบงามsà-ngòp-ngaam
The family expressed their sorrow at his passing with words that were polite and dignified.
ศิษย์เก่าsìt-gàoต่างdtàangอาลัยaa-laiระลึกถึงrá-lʉ́k-tʉ̌ngคุณูปการkú-nuu-bpà-gaanของkɔ̌ɔngอาจารย์aa-jaanผู้pûuเป็นbpenที่เคารพtîi-kao-rópยิ่งyîng
Alumni mournfully remember the invaluable contributions of the highly respected professor.
3VerbC1
[to] long for; [to] remain attached to
to feel lingering affection or longing for someone or something and be reluctant to part with or let go of them
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardอาลัยaa-laiอาลัยaa-lai1mourning; grief2[to] mourn; [to] grieve3[to] long for; [to] remain attached toบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureเก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingอยู่ที่yùu-tîiอยู่ที่yùu-tîi1[to] be at; be located at2[to] be at (a level/amount)3[to] depend on; be up toนั่นnânนั่นnânthat (over there)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)
I still long for my old home because I lived there from the time I was a child.
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แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàได้dâaiงานngaanใหม่màiที่tîiดีกว่าdii-gwàaเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangอาลัยaa-laiเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanเก่าgàoและlɛ́บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatที่tîiคุ้นเคยkún-kəəi
Although he has found a better job, he still misses his former colleagues and the familiar atmosphere.
เธอtəəเก็บgèpจดหมายjòt-mǎaiเหล่านั้นlào-nánไว้wáiไม่ใช่mâi-châiเพราะprɔ́หวังwǎngให้hâiเขาkǎoกลับมาglàp-maaหากแต่hàak-dtɛ̀ɛยังyangอาลัยaa-laiความผูกพันkwaam-pùuk-panที่tîiเคยkəəiมีmiiต่อกันdtɔ̀ɔ-gan
She kept those letters not because she hoped he would return, but because she still cherished and longed for the bond they once shared.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnส่งมอบsòng-mɔ̂ɔpร้านráanให้hâiเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngใหม่màiเขาkǎoลูบlûupเคาน์เตอร์kao-dtə̂əไม้máaiที่tîiใช้cháiมาmaaหลายสิบlǎai-sìpปีbpiiอย่างyàangอาลัยaa-laiราวกับraao-gàpยังyangไม่mâiพร้อมprɔ́ɔmจะjàบอกลาbɔ̀ɔk-laaชีวิตchii-wítช่วงนั้นchûuang-nán
Before handing the shop over to its new owner, he wistfully ran his hand over the wooden counter he had used for decades, as though he was not yet ready to say goodbye to that chapter of his life.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อาลัย said อา-ไล?
aa-lai
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
aa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |