แรงกาย
rɛɛng-gaaiMeaning
1NounB1
physical strength; bodily effort
the body's strength or energy used for work; physical effort (not mental effort)
Examples
ชาวนาchaao-naaชาวนาchaao-naarice farmerใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderแรงกายrɛɛng-gaaiแรงกายrɛɛng-gaaiphysical strength; bodily effortในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)การทำนาgaan-tam-naaการทำนาgaan-tam-naarice farming
Farmers use physical strength for farming.
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งานngaanนี้níiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngใช้cháiความคิดkwaam-kítมากmâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiแรงกายrɛɛng-gaaiเยอะyə́
This job doesn't require much thought, but it requires a lot of physical effort.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakช่วยchûuaiเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanย้ายบ้านyáai-bâanทั้งวันtáng-wanเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂หมดแรงmòt-rɛɛngกายgaaiจนjonขยับตัวkà-yàp-dtuuaแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่ไหวmâi-wǎi
After helping his friend move house all day, he ran out of physical energy and could barely move.
การสร้างgaan sâangปิbpìราraaมิดmítในnaiสมัยโบราณsà-măi boh-raanต้องdtôngอาศัยaa-săiแรงกายraeng gaaiของkŏngคนงานkon ngaanจำนวนมหาศาลjam-nuuan má-hăa-săan
The construction of pyramids in ancient times required the immense physical effort of a huge number of workers.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
rɛɛng
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
แรงrɛɛngแรงrɛɛng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)4very; extremely (Southern Thai)strong; intense; severePart 1
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แรงกายrɛɛng-gaaiแรงกายrɛɛng-gaaiphysical strength; bodily effortphysical strength; bodily effortWord