เก้าอี้
gâo-îiMeaning
1NounA1
chair
a seat for one person, usually with a back and sometimes arms
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: roomsมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเก้าอี้gâo-îiเก้าอี้gâo-îichairสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figure
There are two chairs in the room.
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Please have a seat.
Yesterday I brought a new chair to my desk.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเขาkǎoจะjàเอาaoเก้าอี้gâo-îiสำรองsǎm-rɔɔngมาmaaเพิ่มpə̂əmสำหรับsǎm-ràpประชุมbprà-chum
Tomorrow they will bring extra chairs for the meeting.
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 classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
gâo
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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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อี้îiอี้îi1like this; in this way (Northern Thai)2this; this one (Northern Thai)3question particle (Northern Thai)like this; in this way (Northern Thai)Part 2
เก้าอี้gâo-îiเก้าอี้gâo-îichairchairWord