ไกด์
gáiMeanings
tour guide
a person who leads tourists and provides explanations about places and attractions
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guidebook; guide (by extension)
a guidebook or informational guide, extended use from the word for a tour guide; informal compared to standard คู่มือคู่มือkûu-mʉʉmanual; handbook/หนังสือแนะนำ
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Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ไกด์ said ไก๊?
gái
- Silent letterด์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.Spoken toneSaid with a High tone in everyday Thai, as if written ไก๊ (gái). The spelling rule would give a Mid tone.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
ResultSpoken tone
High tone
gái
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Spelling rule: Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Spoken tone Said with a High tone in everyday Thai. The spelling rule would give a Mid tone, but this loanword follows how it's actually pronounced. Say it as if written ไก๊ (gái).
ด์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |
The chart shows the spelling rule. In everyday Thai, this syllable is said with a High tone instead.