ไข่ฟู
kài-fuuMeaning
1NounB1
fluffy omelet
a Thai-style deep-fried fluffy and crispy omelet
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)ไข่ฟูkài fooไข่ฟูkài foofluffy omeletกรอบๆgròp gròpกรอบๆgròp gròp1crispy; crunchy; brittle2crisply; to a crispy textureกับข้าวสวยgàp kâao sŭuaiกับข้าวสวยgàp kâao sŭuaiwith plain steamed riceร้อนๆrón rónร้อนๆrón rón1hot; piping hot2freshly; while still hot
I want to eat a crispy fluffy omelet with hot steamed rice.
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เคล็ดลับklét-lápในnaiการทอดgaan-tɔ̂ɔtไข่ฟูkài-fuuให้hâiกรอบอร่อยgrɔ̀ɔp-à-rɔ̀iคือkʉʉต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiน้ำมันnám-manที่tîiร้อนจัดrɔ́ɔn-jàt
The secret to frying a crispy and delicious fluffy omelet is using extremely hot oil.
มื้อmʉ́ʉเย็นวันนี้yen-wan-níiพวกเราpûuak-raoสั่งsàngแกงส้มgɛɛng-sômและlɛ́ไข่ฟูkài-fuuมากินmaa-ginด้วยกันdûuai-gan
For dinner today, we ordered sour curry and a fluffy omelet to eat together.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaไข่ฟูkài-fuuจะjàอร่อยà-rɔ̀iน่าทานnâa-taanแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ไม่ควรmâi-kuuanทานtaanบ่อยbɔ̀iเพราะprɔ́มันmanอมน้ำom-náamมันmanมากmâak
No matter how delicious and appetizing a fluffy omelet is, you shouldn't eat it often because it absorbs a lot of oil.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kài
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High 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
ไข่kàiไข่kài1egg2[to] lay eggs; spawn3testicles (vulgar/slang)4zero score (slang, sports/exams)eggPart 1
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ฟูfuuฟูfuu1fluffy/puffy/voluminous; leavened2[to] puff up/[to] swell/[to] fluff upfluffy/puffy/voluminous; leavenedPart 2
ไข่ฟูkài-fuuไข่ฟูkài-fuufluffy omeletfluffy omeletWord