เจ็บไข้
jèp-kâiMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] be ill; be sick; be unwell
to be ill or sick; to suffer from illness or disease (formal/literary; often in the set phrase เจ็บไข้ได้ป่วยเจ็บไข้ได้ป่วยjèp-kâi-dâai-bpùuai[to] be sick; [to] be ill)
Examples
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiช่วงนี้chûuang-níi1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เจ็บไข้jèp-kâiเจ็บไข้jèp-kâi[to] be ill; be sick; be unwellต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toพักอยู่pák-yùuพักอยู่pák-yùu[to] be staying [somewhere]บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivated
Lately I have been ill and need to rest at home.
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เขาkǎoเจ็บไข้jèp-kâiตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛสัปดาห์sàp-daaก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเลยləəiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaan
He fell ill since last week, so he didn't go to work.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเจ็บไข้ได้ป่วยjèp-kâi-dâai-bpùuaiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaจะjàช่วยchûuaiดูแลduu-lɛɛกันganอย่างใกล้ชิดyàang-glâi-chít
When someone falls ill, the family closely takes care of one another.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเจ็บไข้jèp-kâiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ยังyangพยายามpá-yaa-yaamทำงานtam-ngaanตามdtaamกำลังgam-lang
Even though she is ill, she still tries to work within her ability.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
jèp
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → 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
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เจ็บไข้jèp-kâiเจ็บไข้jèp-kâi[to] be ill; be sick; be unwell[to] be ill; be sick; be unwellWord