แล่ไก่
lɛ̂ɛ-gàiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] slice or fillet chicken
To cut chicken meat into slices or fillets, often cutting the flesh away from the bones.
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseสอนsŏnสอนsŏn1[to] teach [sb] [sth]2[to] instruct; train [sb]3[to] admonish; give moral guidanceฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)แล่ไก่lâe gàiแล่ไก่lâe gài[to] slice or fillet chickenเป็นชิ้นbpen chínเป็นชิ้นbpen chínin pieces; piecewiseบางๆbaang baangบางๆbaang baang1thin; fine (not thick)2thinly; in a thin layer3slight; faint; subtle4slightly; faintlyเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeสลัดsà-làtสลัดsà-làt1salad2[to] shake off; fling; toss3[to] shake off; cast off (figurative)
Mom taught me to slice chicken thinly to make a salad.
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เชฟchépเริ่มrêrmจากjàakการเลาะกระดูกgaan lór grà-dòokแล้วláeoค่อยๆkôi kôiแล่ไก่lâe gàiเป็นbpenแผ่นpàenสำหรับsăm-ràpทอดtôt
The chef started by removing the bones, then carefully filleted the chicken into pieces for frying.
เวลาwee-laaทำtamข้าวมันไก่kâao-man-gàiเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngแล่ไก่lɛ̂ɛ-gàiให้hâiเป็นชิ้นbpen-chínสวยsǔuaiเท่ากันtâo-gan
When making Hainanese chicken rice, we have to slice the chicken into evenly neat pieces.
มีดmîitที่tîiคมkomช่วยให้chûuai-hâiแล่ไก่lɛ̂ɛ-gàiเลาะกระดูกlɔ́-grà-dùukได้dâaiสะอาดsà-àatและlɛ́รักษาrák-sǎaเนื้อnʉ́ʉaให้hâiเป็นbpenเส้นsênสวยsǔuai
A sharp knife helps debone and slice the chicken cleanly while keeping the meat in neat strips.
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
lɛ̂ɛ
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
แล่lɛ̂ɛแล่lɛ̂ɛ[to] fillet; [to] slice thinly (meat/fish)[to] fillet; [to] slice thinly (meat/fish)Part 1
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ไก่gàiไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3easy mark; inexperienced person (slang)chicken (animal)Part 2
แล่ไก่lɛ̂ɛ-gàiแล่ไก่lɛ̂ɛ-gài[to] slice or fillet chicken[to] slice or fillet chickenWord