แม่สาย
mɛ̂ɛ-sǎaiMeanings
1Proper nounB1
Mae Sai (district/town in Chiang Rai, Thailand)
a district and border town in Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand, on the frontier with Myanmar
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out; visit (for fun)2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeingที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerอำเภอแม่สายam-pəə-mɛ̂ɛ-sǎaiอำเภอแม่สายam-pəə-mɛ̂ɛ-sǎaiMae Sai District (Chiang Rai, Thailand)ตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodes6[to] castrate (an animal)7[to] air-layer (a branch)หน้าหนาวnâa-nǎaoหน้าหนาวnâa-nǎao1winter; the cold season2in winter; during the cold season
I want to travel to Mae Sai district in the winter.
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นักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoหลายคนlǎai-konชอบchɔ̂ɔpไปซื้อของbpai-sʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔngที่tîiตลาดdtà-làatชายแดนchaai-dɛɛnที่tîiแม่สายmɛ̂ɛ-sǎai
Many tourists like to go shopping at the border market in Mae Sai.
แม่สายmɛ̂ɛ-sǎaiเป็นbpenอำเภอam-pəəที่อยู่tîi-yùuเหนือสุดnʉ̌ʉa-sùtของkɔ̌ɔngประเทศไทยbprà-têet-taiติดกับdtìt-gàpประเทศพม่าbprà-têet-pá-mâa
Mae Sai is the northernmost district of Thailand, bordering Myanmar.
อำเภอแม่สายam-pəə-mɛ̂ɛ-sǎaiมีmiiความสำคัญkwaam-sǎm-kanทางเศรษฐกิจtaang-sèet-tà-gìtในฐานะnai-tǎa-náประตูbprà-dtuuการค้าgaan-káaที่tîiเชื่อมchʉ̂ʉamระหว่างrá-wàangไทยtaiกับgàpพม่าpá-mâa
Mae Sai district has economic importance as a trade gateway connecting Thailand and Myanmar.
2Proper nounB2
Mae Sai River
a river forming part of the Thailand–Myanmar border near the town of Mae Sai
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ยืนอยู่yʉʉn-yùuยืนอยู่yʉʉn-yùu[to] be standing; stand (continuously)ฝั่งfàngฝั่งfàng1shore; bank2sideไทยtaiไทยtai1Thai (language)2Thai; of Thailand3Thai personและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)มองข้ามmɔɔng-kâamมองข้ามmɔɔng-kâam1[to] overlook; miss [sth/sb]2[to] look over/beyond (literal)3[to] ignore; dismiss as unimportantแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamriverแม่สายmɛ̂ɛ-sǎaiแม่สายmɛ̂ɛ-sǎai1Mae Sai (district/town in Chiang Rai, Thailand)2Mae Sai Riverไปยังbpai-yangไปยังbpai-yangto; toward (a destination)ฝั่งfàngฝั่งfàng1shore; bank2sideพม่าpá-mâaพม่าpá-mâa1Myanmar; Burma (country)2Burmese person3Burmese (language)4Burmese; of Myanmar
We stood on the Thai side and looked across the Mae Sai River to the Myanmar side.
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มีmeeเรือreuuaเล็กๆlék lékแล่นlâenอยู่ในyòo naiแม่น้ำmâe námแม่สายmâe săaiเพื่อpêuuaขนส่งสินค้าkŏn sòng sĭn káaระหว่างrá-wàangสองsŏngประเทศbprà-têet
There are small boats sailing on the Mae Sai River to transport goods between the two countries.
แม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamแม่สายmɛ̂ɛ-sǎaiทำหน้าที่tam-nâa-tîiเป็นbpenเส้นแบ่งsên-bɛ̀ngเขตแดนkèet-dɛɛnตามธรรมชาติdtaam-tam-má-châatระหว่างrá-wàangไทยtaiกับgàpพม่าpá-mâaในnaiบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenนั้นnán
The Mae Sai River serves as a natural border demarcation between Thailand and Myanmar in that area.
ระดับน้ำrá-dàp-náamในnaiแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamแม่สายmɛ̂ɛ-sǎaiมักจะmák-jàสูงขึ้นsǔung-kʉ̂nอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoในช่วงnai-chûuangฤดูฝนrʉ́-duu-fǒnซึ่งsʉ̂ngอาจàatก่อให้เกิดgɔ̀ɔ-hâi-gə̀ətน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamได้dâai
The water level in the Mae Sai River often rises rapidly during the rainy season, which can cause flooding.
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 classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
mɛ̂ɛ
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; basemother; momPart 1
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สายsǎaiสายsǎai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, line-like things (roads, rivers, canals, routes, strands)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branchlate (in the day); running latePart 2
แม่สายmɛ̂ɛ-sǎaiแม่สายmɛ̂ɛ-sǎaiMae Sai (district/town in Chiang Rai, Thailand)Mae Sai (district/town in Chiang Rai, Thailand)Word