ใกล้
glâiMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)
at a short distance; occurring soon; having a strong similarity
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close toโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)
My house is near the school.
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The long holiday is approaching; everyone is planning trips.
This shade of blue is the closest to the original logo color.
2VerbA2
[to] be near; be close to
To be a short distance from something in space or time.
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close toโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)
My house is close to the school.
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The train is getting close to the station; get ready to get off.
งานngaanกำลังgam-langใกล้glâiถึงกำหนดtʉ̌ng-gam-nòtส่งsòngเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngรีบrîipทำให้tam-hâiเสร็จsèt
The deadline is getting close; we must hurry to finish.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเราraoใกล้glâiจุดหมายjùt-mǎaiมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂nสัญญาณsǎn-yaanจีพีเอสjii-pii-éesก็gɔ̂ชัดเจนchát-jeenขึ้นkʉ̂nด้วยdûuai
As we get closer to the destination, the GPS signal also becomes clearer.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กล, the first consonant ก sets the class.
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
glâi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |