เททราย
tee-saaiMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] pour sand [somewhere]
to pour sand out of a container, onto a surface or into a place.
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)เททรายtay saaiเททรายtay saai[to] pour sand [somewhere]ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerชายหาดchaai hàatชายหาดchaai hàatbeach; shore
Children like to play pouring sand at the beach.
3 more examplesShow less
Dad is pouring sand out of his shoes.
The construction worker poured sand into the cement mixer.
เขาkǎoเททรายtee-saaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปรับระดับbpràp-rá-dàpพื้นดินpʉ́ʉn-dinให้hâiเรียบrîiapเสมอกันsà-mə̌ə-ganก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiจะjàปูbpuuหญ้าyâa
He poured sand to level the ground so it was even before laying the turf.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เททราย said เท-ซาย?
tee-saai
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
tee
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
+
เททรายtee-saaiเททรายtee-saai[to] pour sand [somewhere][to] pour sand [somewhere]Word