ไก่(gài)

Meanings

1NounA1

chicken (animal)

a domestic fowl kept for its eggs and meat.

Examples

บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เลี้ยงlíiangเลี้ยงlíiang1[to] raise; bring up2[to] keep (as a pet); rear3[to] support; maintain4[to] host; treat5[to] feedไก่gàiไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3naive/green (slang)4chicken (Thai letter name)หลังบ้านlăng bâanหลังบ้านlăng bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3behind-the-scenes influence (politics/business)
My family keeps chickens behind the house.
2NounA1

chicken (meat)

the meat of a chicken used as food.

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)กินข้าวgin kâaoกินข้าวgin kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)3[to] dine; go eat togetherกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เนื้อไก่néuua gàiเนื้อไก่néuua gàichicken meatต้มdtômต้มdtôm1[to] boil; simmer2boiled; poached (food)3[to] swindle; con (slang, น.)
Today I ate rice with boiled chicken.
3NounB2

naive/green (slang)

a person who is inexperienced or easily fooled; a newbie (informal).

Examples

มือใหม่meu màiมือใหม่meu màibeginner; newbie; noviceในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ตลาดหุ้นdtà-làat hûnตลาดหุ้นdtà-làat hûn1stock market; equity market2the market (overall stocks)มักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toถูกหลอกtòok lòkถูกหลอกtòok lòk[to] be tricked; [to] be deceived; [to] be scammedง่ายngâaiง่ายngâai1easy; simple2easily; readily3straightforward; uncomplicatedเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)โดนdohnโดนdohn1[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)2[to] be hit; be struck; be affected3[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)มองว่าmong wâaมองว่าmong wâa1[to] think/consider (that ...)2[to] regard/see [sb]/[sth] as ...เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsไก่gàiไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3naive/green (slang)4chicken (Thai letter name)
Newcomers in the stock market are easily tricked, so he’s seen as a newbie.
4NounB2

chicken (Thai letter name)

the name of the Thai consonant letter ก (ก ไก่ไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3naive/green (slang)4chicken (Thai letter name)) used when reciting the alphabet.

Examples

ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitเด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ท่องtôngท่องtông1[to] recite; memorize2[to] surf; browse (the internet)3[to] roam; wander; travel around; go sightseeingว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeกgไก่gàiไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3naive/green (slang)4chicken (Thai letter name)ขkhaไข่kàiไข่kài1[to] lay eggs; spawn2testicles (vulgar/slang)3egg4zero score (slang, sports/exams)คkควายkwaaiควายkwaai1water buffalo2fool; idiot (insult)จนถึงjon tĕungจนถึงjon tĕung1as far as; all the way to (place/extent)2until; up to (time/point)ฮhนกฮูกnók hûukนกฮูกnók hûukowlทุกเช้าtúk cháoทุกเช้าtúk cháoevery morning
The teacher has the kids recite “ko kai, kho khai, kho khwai” up to “ho nok-huk” every morning.

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