ไกลๆ
glai glaiMeanings
1AdverbA2
from afar; at a distance
at or from a place that is quite far away; reduplication adds a soft, approximate sense of distance
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลังฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainไกลๆglai glaiไกลๆglai glai1from afar; at a distance2far-off; distant
My house is far away.
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I heard a sound coming from far away.
He is waving at us from far away.
เวลาway-laaเหนื่อยๆnèuay nèuayก็gâwแค่kâeอยากyàakไปbpaiพักผ่อนpák pònที่ไหนtêe năiสักsàkแห่งhàengไกลๆglai glaiให้hâiพ้นจากpón jàakความวุ่นวายkwaam wûn waaiในเมืองnai meuuang
When I'm tired, I just want to go relax somewhere far away, to get away from the chaos of the city.
2AdjectiveA2
far-off; distant
located at a considerable distance; used attributively for things seen or situated far away
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asเรือreuuaเรือreuuaboat; ship; vesselลำlamลำlam1classifier: boats; ships; aircraft; rockets; some musical instruments2classifier: beams/rays of light; laser3shaft; trunk; stalk; hull/body (of boat or instrument)4beam; ray (of light)ไกลๆglai glaiไกลๆglai glai1from afar; at a distance2far-off; distant
I see a boat in the distance.
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That building in the distance is my office.
That light in the distance looks very small.
คุณkunเห็นhĕnคนkonตัวdtuuaไกลๆglai glaiโน้นnóhnไหมmăiฉันchănว่าwâaน่าจะเป็นnâa jà bpenเพื่อนpêuuanเราraoนะná
Do you see that person over there in the distance? I think it might be our friend.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ไกลๆ said ไกล-ไกล?
glai glai
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 classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กล, the first consonant ก sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
glai
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |