ใหญ่ๆ
yài yàiMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
big; large; fairly big
large in size, often describing several items or indicating a preference for large ones; reduplication does not necessarily intensify the size.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoหมาmăaหมาmăa1dog2dog (insult)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureใหญ่ๆyài yàiใหญ่ๆyài yài1big; large; fairly big2major; significant; prominent3the big ones; large ones4in a big way; on a large scaleหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figure
He has one very big dog.
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ฉันchănอยากได้yàak dâiโต๊ะdtóตัวdtuuaใหญ่ๆyài yàiจะได้jà dâaiนั่งnângกินข้าวgin kâaoด้วยกันdûuai ganหลายคนlăai kon
I want a pretty big table so many people can eat together.
เมื่อวานmêuua waanเห็นhĕnแมงมุมmaeng mumตัวdtuuaใหญ่ๆyài yàiในnaiห้องน้ำhông náamกลัวgluuaมากmâakเลยloie
Yesterday I saw a really big spider in the bathroom. I was so scared.
ร้านอาหารráan aa-hăanนี้néeให้hâiกุ้งgûngตัวdtuuaใหญ่ๆyài yàiทุกtúkจานjaanเลยloieคุ้มค่าkúm kâaกับgàpราคาraa-kaaที่têeจ่ายไปjàai bpai
This restaurant gives you quite big shrimp in every dish; it's worth the price.
2AdjectiveB1
major; significant; prominent
of great importance or prominence, often with nouns like เรื่องเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker), ประเด็นประเด็นbprà-den1point; issue2topic; subject3legal point; matter at issue, คนคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirring (e.g., เรื่องใหญ่ๆ ‘major issues’)
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayจะมีjà meeจะมีjà meethere will be; [to] have (in the future)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringใหญ่ๆyài yàiใหญ่ๆyài yài1big; large; fairly big2major; significant; prominent3the big ones; large ones4in a big way; on a large scaleมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerโรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)
Tomorrow, an important person will come to the school.
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ในnaiการประชุมgaan bprà-chumครั้งนี้kráng néeเราraoจะjàคุยกันkui ganเรื่องrêuuangใหญ่ๆyài yàiที่têeบริษัทbò-rí-sàtกำลังgam-langเผชิญpà-chernอยู่yòo
In this meeting, we will discuss the major issues that the company is currently facing.
ข่าวkàaoวันนี้wan néeพูดถึงpôot tĕungประเด็นbprà-denใหญ่ๆyài yàiทางการเมืองtaang gaan meuuangหลายlăaiเรื่องrêuuang
Today's news talked about several major political topics.
การแก้ไขgaan gâe kăiความขัดแย้งkwaam kàt yáengใหญ่ๆyài yàiระหว่างประเทศrá-wàang bprà-tâytจำเป็นต้องjam bpen dtôngใช้การchái gaanทูตtôotที่têeละเอียดอ่อนlá-ìiat òn
Resolving major conflicts between countries requires delicate diplomacy.
3NounB1
the big ones; large ones
large items or individuals, with the noun understood from context.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offแอปเปิ้ลâep-bpêrnแอปเปิ้ลâep-bpêrn1apple (fruit)2Apple (tech company)ลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsใหญ่ๆyài yàiใหญ่ๆyài yài1big; large; fairly big2major; significant; prominent3the big ones; large ones4in a big way; on a large scale
I want to buy the big apples.
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ช่วยchûuaiคัดkátกล่องglòngใบbaiใหญ่ๆyài yàiแล้วláeoเอาไปao bpaiวางไว้waang wáiตรงนั้นdtrong nánหน่อยnòiครับkráp
Please sort out the large boxes and put them over there.
พ่อpôrฉันchănชอบchôpขับkàpแต่dtàeรถrótคันkanใหญ่ๆyài yàiเพราะpráwเขาkăoรู้สึกว่าrúu-sèuk wâaมันmanปลอดภัยbplòt paiกว่าgwàa
My dad only likes to drive big cars because he feels they are safer.
ในnaiป่าbpàaแห่งนี้hàeng néeจะjàพบpópต้นไม้dtôn máaiต้นdtônใหญ่ๆyài yàiได้dâiหลายชนิดlăai chá-nítซึ่งsêungบางbaangต้นdtônมีอายุmee aa-yuหลายlăaiร้อยปีrói bpee
In this forest, you can find many types of large trees, some of which are hundreds of years old.
4AdverbB2
in a big way; on a large scale
to do something grandly or on a large scale (adverbial use)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)จัดjàtจัดjàt1[to] arrange; organize; set up2[to] provide; supply; allocate3intense; strong; extremeงานวันเกิดngaan wan gèrtงานวันเกิดngaan wan gèrtbirthday party; birthday celebration (event)ใหญ่ๆyài yàiใหญ่ๆyài yài1big; large; fairly big2major; significant; prominent3the big ones; large ones4in a big way; on a large scaleทุกปีtúk bpeeทุกปีtúk bpeeevery year; annually
He likes to throw a large-scale birthday party every year.
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This year, our family is going to celebrate New Year's on a grand scale.
บริษัทbò-rí-sàtลงทุนlong tunกับgàpโปรเจกต์bproh-jèkนี้néeไปbpaiใหญ่ๆyài yàiโดยdoiหวังว่าwăng wâaมันmanจะjàประสบความสำเร็จbprà-sòp kwaam săm-rètอย่างงดงามyàang ngót-ngaam
The company invested on a large scale in this project, hoping it would be a great success.
He gambled on a grand scale until he lost everything.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ใหญ่ๆ said ใหญ่-ใหญ่?
yài yài
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ญ puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
yài
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |