แยกไร

yɛ̂ɛk-rai

Meaning

1NounB1

which intersection?; what junction? (informal)

An informal question meaning “which intersection?” or “what junction?”. The word ไรไรrai1mite (tiny arachnid)2(colloq.) what?; wh- (shortened form of อะไร)3(colloq.) what; which4rice seedling; rice sprout (Northern/poetic)5hairline; edge of the hair (as in ไรผม) (rai) is a common casual contraction of อะไรอะไรà-rai1what; what kind of (modifier)2something; anything (unspecified)3what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)4what (à-rai).

Examples

เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เจอกันjəə-ganเจอกันjəə-gan1see you; see you later2[to] meet each other; meet upที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแยกไรyɛ̂ɛk-raiแยกไรyɛ̂ɛk-raiwhich intersection?; what junction? (informal)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
Which intersection are we meeting at?
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พอถึงpɔɔ-tʉ̌ngสี่แยกsìi-yɛ̂ɛkแล้วlɛ́ɛoให้hâiเลี้ยวซ้ายlíiao-sáaiแยกไรyɛ̂ɛk-raiนะnáครับkrápพี่pîi
"When you get to the four-way intersection, turn left..." "Which intersection was that, sir/ma'am?"
เดี๋ยวนะdǐiao-náนายnaaiบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaรถชนกันrót-chon-ganตรงdtrongสี่แยกsìi-yɛ̂ɛkแต่dtɛ̀ɛในnaiข่าวkàaoบอกbɔ̀ɔkอีกìikที่tîiสรุปว่าsà-rùp-wâaมันmanแยกไรyɛ̂ɛk-raiกันแน่gan-nɛ̂ɛ
Wait a minute, you said the crash was at the intersection, but the news reported a different location. So which intersection was it exactly?
ในnaiแผนที่pɛ̌ɛn-tîiฉุกเฉินchùk-chə̌ənระบุว่าrá-bù-wâaให้hâiไปbpaiรวมตัวกันruuam-dtuua-ganที่tîiสี่แยกsìi-yɛ̂ɛkใกล้glâiที่สุดtîi-sùtแต่dtɛ̀ɛไม่ได้mâi-dâaiบอกbɔ̀ɔkชัดเจนchát-jeenว่าwâaเป็นbpenแยกไรyɛ̂ɛk-raiทำให้tam-hâiหลายคนlǎai-konสับสนsàp-sǒn
The emergency map indicates that we should gather at the nearest intersection, but it doesn't clearly state which intersection it is, causing confusion for many people.

Tones

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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Falling tone

yɛ̂ɛk

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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Word Breakdown

แยกyɛ̂ɛkแยกyɛ̂ɛk1[to] separate; split; divide2junction; intersection3[to] distinguish; tell apart4separate; distinct; individual5[to] branch off[to] separate; split; dividePart 1
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ไรraiไรrai1mite (tiny arachnid)2(colloq.) what?; wh- (shortened form of อะไร)3(colloq.) what; which4rice seedling; rice sprout (Northern/poetic)5hairline; edge of the hair (as in ไรผม)mite (tiny arachnid)Part 2
แยกไรyɛ̂ɛk-raiแยกไรyɛ̂ɛk-raiwhich intersection?; what junction? (informal)which intersection?; what junction? (informal)Word