ใช้แรง
chái-rɛɛngMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] use physical strength; [to] do manual labor
to use physical strength or effort; to do manual or physical labor.
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeงานก่อสร้างngaan-gɔ̀ɔ-sâangงานก่อสร้างngaan-gɔ̀ɔ-sâang1construction work; construction activities2construction project; building jobต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toใช้แรงchái-rɛɛngใช้แรงchái-rɛɛng[to] use physical strength; [to] do manual laborทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
My father works in construction; he has to use physical strength every day.
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เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpทำงานtam-ngaanที่tîiได้dâaiใช้แรงchái-rɛɛngมากกว่าmâak-gwàaนั่งทำงานnâng-tam-ngaanในnaiออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fít
He prefers jobs where he can use physical effort rather than sitting and working in an office.
การย้ายgaan yáaiบ้านbâanครั้งนี้kráng néeเหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakเพราะpráwเราraoต้องdtôngใช้แรงchái raengยกyókของkŏngหนักๆnàk nàkกันเองgan eng
Moving this time was very tiring because we had to use our own strength to lift heavy things.
การทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้แรงงานchái-rɛɛng-ngaanหนักnàkอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangอาจàatส่งผลเสียsòng-pǒn-sǐiaต่อdtɔ̀ɔสุขภาพsùk-kà-pâapในnaiระยะยาวrá-yá-yaaoได้dâai
Continuously doing work that requires heavy physical labor can have negative long-term health effects.
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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แรงrɛɛngแรงrɛɛng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)4very; extremely (Southern Thai)strong; intense; severePart 2
ใช้แรงchái-rɛɛngใช้แรงchái-rɛɛng[to] use physical strength; [to] do manual labor[to] use physical strength; [to] do manual laborWord