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gàiMeanings
1NounA1
chicken (animal)
a domestic fowl kept for its eggs and meat.
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลังฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เลี้ยงlíiangเลี้ยงlíiang1[to] raise; bring up2[to] keep (as a pet); rear3[to] feed4[to] support; maintain5[to] host; treatไก่gàiไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3easy mark; inexperienced person (slang)หลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)
My family keeps chickens behind the house.
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The hen lays eggs every morning.
Dad bought chicks to raise yesterday.
Tomorrow we will visit Uncle’s chicken farm.
2NounA1
chicken (meat)
the meat of a chicken used as food.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)กินข้าวgin-kâaoกินข้าวgin-kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เนื้อไก่nʉ́ʉa-gàiเนื้อไก่nʉ́ʉa-gàichicken meatต้มdtômต้มdtôm1[to] boil; simmer2boiled; poached (food)3[to] swindle; con (colloq.)
Today I ate rice with boiled chicken.
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Yesterday we put chicken into the curry and the whole family ate together.
Tomorrow I will buy grilled chicken to make a salad.
3NounB2
easy mark; inexperienced person (slang)
a person who is inexperienced or easily deceived or defeated, especially in gambling or competition
Examples
มือใหม่mʉʉ-màiมือใหม่mʉʉ-màibeginner; newbie; noviceในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตลาดหุ้นdtà-làat-hûnตลาดหุ้นdtà-làat-hûnstock market; equity marketมักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toถูกหลอกtùuk-lɔ̀ɔkถูกหลอกtùuk-lɔ̀ɔk[to] be tricked; [to] be deceived; [to] be scammedง่ายngâaiง่ายngâai1easy; simple2easily; readilyเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedโดนdoonโดนdoon1[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.)มองว่าmɔɔng-wâaมองว่าmɔɔng-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] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ไก่gàiไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3easy mark; inexperienced person (slang)
Newcomers in the stock market are easily tricked, so he’s seen as a newbie.
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อย่าเพิ่งyàa-pə̂ngลงlongเงินหมดngən-mòtหน้าnâaตักdtàkนะnáเธอtəəยังyangเป็นbpenไก่gàiอยู่yùuต้องdtɔ̂ngเรียนรู้riian-rúuอีกìikเยอะyə́
Don’t go all in yet; you’re still a newbie and have a lot to learn.
พอpɔɔไปbpaiเล่นlênโป๊กเกอร์bpóok-gə̂əครั้งแรกkráng-rɛ̂ɛkเขาkǎoถูกtùukรุ่นพี่rûn-pîiเก็บgèpเรียบrîiapจนjonรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaเป็นbpenไก่gàiเต็มตัวdtem-dtuua
When he played poker for the first time, the seniors cleaned him out, making him feel like a total newbie.
ในnaiวงการwong-gaanฟรีแลนซ์frii-lɛɛnถ้าtâaแสดงตัวsà-dɛɛng-dtuuaว่าwâaเป็นbpenไก่gàiลูกค้าlûuk-káaบางรายbaang-raaiอาจàatต่อรองdtɔ̀ɔ-rɔɔngหนักnàkและlɛ́กดราคาgòt-raa-kaa
In the freelance world, if you show you’re a newbie, some clients may bargain hard and push the price down.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gài
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid 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 | — | — |