ไคท์

kái

Meaning

1NounB1

kite; sport kite

an English loanword for a kite, especially a large kite used for sports such as kitesurfing or kiteboarding

Examples

เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offไคท์káiไคท์káikite; sport kiteตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2again; anew3new; inexperienced (novice)4hibiscus (Northern Thai)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerชายหาดchaai-hàatชายหาดchaai-hàatbeach; shoreในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วันหยุดwan-yùtวันหยุดwan-yùt1day off; rest day2public holiday3regular closing day (of a shop/business)นี้níiนี้níi1this2this one
He bought a new kite to go kitesurfing at the beach this holiday.
3 more examples
การgaanจะjàเล่นlênไคท์เซิร์ฟkái-sə̂əpอย่างyàangปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-paiคุณkunต้องdtɔ̂ngเรียนรู้riian-rúuวิธีwí-tiiการบังคับgaan-bang-kápไคท์káiเสียก่อนsǐia-gɔ̀ɔn
To kitesurf safely, you must learn how to control the kite first.
วันนี้wan-níiลมlomแรงมากrɛɛng-mâakเหมาะกับmɔ̀-gàpการนำgaan-namไคท์káiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiเล่นlênโต้dtôoคลื่นklʉ̂ʉnในnaiทะเลtá-lee
The wind today is very strong, suitable for taking the kite out to surf in the sea.
การเลือกgaan-lʉ̂ʉakขนาดkà-nàatของkɔ̌ɔngไคท์káiให้hâiเหมาะสมmɔ̀-sǒmนั้นnánขึ้นอยู่กับkʉ̂n-yùu-gàpความเร็วลมkwaam-reo-lomและlɛ́น้ำหนักตัวnám-nàk-dtuuaของkɔ̌ɔngผู้เล่นpûu-lên
Choosing the appropriate size of the kite depends on the wind speed and the player's weight.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is ไคท์ said ไค้?

kái

  • Silent letterท์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.Spoken toneSaid with a High tone in everyday Thai, as if written ไค้ (kái). The spelling rule would give a Mid tone.

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

ResultSpoken tone

High tone

kái

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Spelling rule: Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

Spoken tone Said with a High tone in everyday Thai. The spelling rule would give a Mid tone, but this loanword follows how it's actually pronounced. Say it as if written ไค้ (kái).

ท์ is silent here.

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

The chart shows the spelling rule. In everyday Thai, this syllable is said with a High tone instead.

Work out any syllable's tone in the tone calculator