ใช้มือ
chái-mʉʉMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] use one's hand(s)
To use one's hand or hands to perform an action.
Examples
คนไทยkon-taiคนไทยkon-taiThai person; Thai people; Thai nationalบางคนbaang-konบางคนbaang-konsome people; some personsกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketข้าวเหนียวkâao-nǐiaoข้าวเหนียวkâao-nǐiaosticky rice; glutinous riceโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withใช้มือchái-mʉʉใช้มือchái-mʉʉ[to] use one's hand(s)
Some Thai people eat sticky rice with their hands.
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In the old days, people had to wash clothes by hand.
คุณยายkun-yaaiชอบchɔ̂ɔpนวดnûuatแป้งbpɛ̂ɛngโดยdooiใช้มือchái-mʉʉมากกว่าmâak-gwàaใช้cháiเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉang
Grandma prefers to knead dough by hand rather than using a machine.
ถึงแม้ว่าtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-wâaจะมีjà-miiเครื่องปั่นkrʉ̂ʉang-bpànแต่dtɛ̀ɛฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂เลือกlʉ̂ʉakที่จะtîi-jàสับกระเทียมsàp-grà-tiiamโดยdooiใช้มือchái-mʉʉเพราะprɔ́มันmanหอมhɔ̌ɔmกว่าgwàa
Even though there's a blender, I choose to chop garlic by hand because it's more fragrant.
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 tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chái
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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
ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; order[to] use; employPart 1
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ใช้มือchái-mʉʉใช้มือchái-mʉʉ[to] use one's hand(s)[to] use one's hand(s)Word