โทสาย
too-sǎaiMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] make a call; phone
to place a phone call to someone; colloquial/variant spelling of โทรโทรtoo[to] call; phone or โทรศัพท์โทรศัพท์too-rá-sàp1phone call2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3telephone; phone
Examples
เดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)โทสายtoo-sǎaiโทสายtoo-sǎai[to] make a call; phoneหาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contactแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; base
I'll call my mom.
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This morning he called to share good news.
If you get lost, call me immediately.
ฉันchǎnพยายามpá-yaa-yaamโทสายtoo-sǎaiไปหาbpai-hǎaเธอtəəหลายlǎaiครั้งkrángแต่dtɛ̀ɛสัญญาณsǎn-yaanไม่ดีmâi-diiเลยləəiติดต่อdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔไม่ได้mâi-dâai
I tried calling you many times, but the signal was bad so I couldn't reach you.
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 syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
too
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
โทtooโทtoo1master’s degree level; graduate (M.A./M.S.)2Thai tone name (falling tone)3second; secondary4second class; second rank5minor (field of study)master’s degree level; graduate (M.A./M.S.)Part 1
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สายsǎaiสายsǎai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branch10classifier for rivers and streamslate (in the day); running latePart 2
โทสายtoo-sǎaiโทสายtoo-sǎai[to] make a call; phone[to] make a call; phoneWord