ใจ้
jâiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] use; employ (Northern Thai)
Northern Thai dialect: to use or employ something; to make use of.
Examples
เปิ้นbpə̂ənเปิ้นbpə̂ən1he; she; they (Northern Thai, 3rd person)2I; me (Northern Thai, familiar)ใจ้jâiใจ้jâi[to] use; employ (Northern Thai)มีดmîitมีดmîitknifeนี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)หั่นhànหั่นhàn[to] slice; cut [sth] into pieces; chopผักpàkผักpàkvegetable(s)
He/She uses this knife to chop vegetables.
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We must use money sparingly, okay?
When he was a child, he liked to use colored pencils to draw pictures.
เปิ้นbpə̂ənเป็นbpenคนkonตี้dtîiฮู้จักhúu-jàkใจ้jâiเหตุผลhèet-pǒnมากกว่าmâak-gwàaอารมณ์aa-romเวลาwee-laaยะyáก๋านgǎan
He is a person who knows how to use reason more than emotion when working.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
jâi
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 | — | — |