ไก่อ่อน
gài-ɔ̀ɔnMeanings
1NounB1
novice; rookie; inexperienced person
A person who is inexperienced, naive, or easily fooled; a rookie or novice. (informal)
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อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyหลอกlɔ̀ɔkหลอกlɔ̀ɔk1[to] deceive; cheat; trick2[to] scare; spook; play a trick on3fake; sham; counterfeit4[to] lure; bait; entice (under false pretenses)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; 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; exceedเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ไก่อ่อนgài-ɔ̀ɔnไก่อ่อนgài-ɔ̀ɔn1novice; rookie; inexperienced person2inexperienced; naive (informal)3young chickenอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remain
Don't go fool him, he's still a novice.
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He got tricked easily because he's a rookie in this field.
ตอนdtonฉันchănเริ่มrêrmทำงานtam ngaanใหม่ๆmài màiฉันchănก็gâwเป็นbpenไก่อ่อนgài ònที่têeทำอะไรtam à-raiผิดๆpìt pìtถูกๆtòok tòokบ่อยbòiมากmâak
When I first started working, I was also a rookie who often did things wrong.
ในnaiตลาดหุ้นdtà-làat-hûnถ้าtâaคุณkunทำตัวtam-dtuuaเป็นbpenไก่อ่อนgài-ɔ̀ɔnขาดkàatความรู้kwaam-rúuและlɛ́ประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanก็gɔ̂มีโอกาสmii-oo-gàatสูงsǔungที่จะtîi-jàขาดทุนkàat-tun
In the stock market, if you act like a naive novice, lacking knowledge and experience, there's a high chance you will lose money.
2AdjectiveB1
inexperienced; naive (informal)
Describing someone who is inexperienced, naive, or easily fooled; green. (informal)
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไก่อ่อนgài-ɔ̀ɔnไก่อ่อนgài-ɔ̀ɔn1novice; rookie; inexperienced person2inexperienced; naive (informal)3young chickenอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเรียนรู้riian-rúuเรียนรู้riian-rúu[to] learn; acquire knowledgeงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)7ngan (land unit: 400 m², a quarter of a rai)อีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)เยอะyə́เยอะyə́1many; much; a lot (of)2a lot; much (colloq.)3excessive; too much
You're still green; you need to learn a lot more about the job.
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อย่าyàaไปbpaiเชื่อคนง่ายchʉ̂ʉa-kon-ngâaiนักnákสิsìเดี๋ยวdǐiaoคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnก็gɔ̂จะjàหาว่าhǎa-wâaเราraoเป็นbpenไก่อ่อนgài-ɔ̀ɔnหรอกrɔ̀k
Don't be so trusting. People will think we're naive.
เขาkǎoโดนหลอกdoon-lɔ̀ɔkให้hâiลงทุนlong-tunไปเป็นbpai-bpenแสนsɛ̌ɛnเพราะprɔ́ยังyangไก่อ่อนgài-ɔ̀ɔnในnaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangการเงินgaan-ngənอยู่yùuมากmâak
He was tricked into investing hundreds of thousands because he's still very green when it comes to finance.
อย่าเพิ่งyàa-pə̂ngไปbpaiประมาทbprà-mâatเขาkǎoว่าwâaเป็นbpenไก่อ่อนgài-ɔ̀ɔnถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàดูduuไม่mâiมีประสบการณ์mii-bprà-sòp-gaanแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂แก้ปัญหาเฉพาะหน้าgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎa-chà-pɔ́-nâaได้dâaiดีมากdii-mâak
Don't underestimate him as a rookie; even though he seems inexperienced, he's very good at problem-solving on the fly.
3NounB2
young chicken
A young chicken.
Examples
สำหรับsǎm-ràpสำหรับsǎm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingเมนูmee-nuuเมนูmee-nuu1menu; dish; menu item2menu (software interface)ไก่ตุ๋นgài-dtǔnไก่ตุ๋นgài-dtǔnbraised chicken; stewed chickenยาจีนyaa-jiinยาจีนyaa-jiintraditional Chinese medicine; Chinese medicinal remedyควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3[to] deserve; be worthy ofใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderไก่อ่อนgài-ɔ̀ɔnไก่อ่อนgài-ɔ̀ɔn1novice; rookie; inexperienced person2inexperienced; naive (informal)3young chickenเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเนื้อnʉ́ʉaเนื้อnʉ́ʉa1meat; flesh2flesh; pulp (of fruit)3texture; grain (surface of materials)4human body (skin and flesh)5content; substantive matter6core/body of an objectจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)นุ่มnûmนุ่มnûm1soft (to the touch)2tender (food)3soft/gentle (voice/tone)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เปื่อยง่ายbpʉ̀ʉai-ngâaiเปื่อยง่ายbpʉ̀ʉai-ngâaisoftens easily; disintegrates easilyกว่าgwàaกว่าgwàa1than (comparative marker)2more than; over
For Chinese herbal chicken soup, you should use a young chicken because the meat will be more tender and soften more easily.
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ที่tîiบ้านเราbâan-raoเลี้ยงlíiangไก่อ่อนgài-ɔ̀ɔnไว้wáiหลายlǎaiตัวdtuuaหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanกะว่าgà-wâaโตdtooแล้วlɛ́ɛoจะjàเอาไว้ao-wáiกินginไข่kài
At my house, we're raising several young chickens in the backyard, planning to keep them for eggs once they're grown.
เกษตรกรgà-sèet-dtà-gɔɔnต้องdtɔ̂ngดูแลduu-lɛɛไก่อ่อนgài-ɔ̀ɔnเป็นพิเศษbpen-pí-sèetในnaiช่วงแรกchûuang-rɛ̂ɛkเพราะprɔ́มันmanยังyangไม่มีmâi-miiภูมิต้านทานpuum-dtâan-taanโรคrôokมากนักmâak-nák
Farmers must take special care of young chickens in the early stages because they don't have much immunity to diseases yet.
ในnaiฟาร์มfaamจะมีjà-miiการแยกgaan-yɛ̂ɛkกรงgrongระหว่างrá-wàangไก่gàiที่tîiโตเต็มวัยdtoo-dtem-waiกับgàpพวกpûuakไก่อ่อนgài-ɔ̀ɔnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganการgaanจิกjìkกันgan
On the farm, they separate the cages between fully grown chickens and the young ones to prevent them from pecking each other.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ไก่gàiไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3easy mark; inexperienced person (slang)chicken (animal)Part 1
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อ่อนɔ̀ɔnอ่อนɔ̀ɔn1soft; tender2weak; feeble3mild; light (intensity/taste)4young; immature5inexperienced; unseasoned6gentle; lenient7[to] weaken; soften; depreciatesoft; tenderPart 2
ไก่อ่อนgài-ɔ̀ɔnไก่อ่อนgài-ɔ̀ɔnnovice; rookie; inexperienced personnovice; rookie; inexperienced personWord