ไชโย
chai-yooMeanings
1InterjectionA2
hooray; cheers
An exclamation expressing joy, triumph, or encouragement, similar to “hooray!”
Examples
ไชโยchai-yooไชโยchai-yoo1hooray; cheers2[to] cheer (shout ‘hooray’)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ชนะchá-náชนะchá-ná1[to] win; defeat [sb]2[to] overcome; prevail over [sth]แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Hooray! We won!
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เด็กๆdèk dèkตะโกนdtà-gohnไชโยchai-yohเมื่อmêuuaครูkruuบอกว่าbòk wâaพรุ่งนี้prûng-néeไม่ต้องmâi dtôngมาmaaโรงเรียนrong rian
The children shouted "Hooray!" when the teacher said there was no school tomorrow.
พอpɔɔพิธีกรpí-tii-gɔɔnประกาศbprà-gàatชื่อchʉ̂ʉผู้ชนะpûu-chá-náทุกคนtúk-konในnaiห้องhɔ̂ngก็gɔ̂เปล่งเสียงbplèeng-sǐiangไชโยchai-yooพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-gan
When the MC announced the winner's name, everyone in the room cheered "hooray" together.
เสียงร้องsǐiang-rɔ́ɔngไชโยchai-yooดังdangกึกก้องgʉ̀k-gɔ̂ɔngไปทั่วbpai-tûuaสนามsà-nǎamเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaทีมเจ้าบ้านtiim-jâao-bâanยิงyingประตูชัยbprà-dtuu-chaiได้dâaiในnaiนาทีสุดท้ายnaa-tii-sùt-táai
Shouts of "hooray" echoed throughout the stadium when the home team scored the winning goal in the last minute.
2VerbB1
[to] cheer (shout ‘hooray’)
To shout “ไชโยไชโยchai-yoo1hooray; cheers2[to] cheer (shout ‘hooray’)” to show joy or support, like shouting “hooray!”.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenทีมเราtiim-raoทีมเราtiim-raoour teamยิงyingยิงying1[to] shoot; fire2[to] shoot (in sports)3[to] photograph (slang)ประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goalsเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)ทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerตะโกนdtà-goonตะโกนdtà-goon[to] shout; yell; call outไชโยchai-yooไชโยchai-yoo1hooray; cheers2[to] cheer (shout ‘hooray’)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkเสียงดังsǐiang-dangเสียงดังsǐiang-dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noise
When our team scored a goal, everyone shouted "hooray" loudly.
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เด็กๆdèk dèkพากันpaa ganไชโยchai-yohดีใจdee jaiเมื่อmêuuaรู้rúuว่าwâaจะได้jà dâaiไปbpaiทัศนศึกษาtát-sà-ná-sèuk-săaที่têeสวนสัตว์sŭuan sàt
The children shouted "hooray" with joy when they found out they were going on a field trip to the zoo.
ตอนที่dton têeเขาkăoประกาศbprà-gàatชื่อchêuบัณฑิตban-dìtเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanก็gâwช่วยกันchûuai ganไชโยโห่ร้องchai-yoo hòo-róngแสดงความยินดีsà-daeng kwaam yin-dee
When they announced the graduate's name, his friends shouted "hooray" and cheered to congratulate him.
ทหารtá-hǎanเปล่งเสียงbplèeng-sǐiangไชโยกึกก้องchai-yoo-gʉ̀k-gɔ̂ɔngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaถวายพระพรtà-wǎai-prá-pɔɔnแด่dɛ̀ɛพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hǎa-gà-sàtในnaiพิธีสวนสนามpí-tii-sǔuan-sà-nǎam
The soldiers roared "hooray" in unison to offer blessings to the King during the trooping the colour ceremony.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chai
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
ไชchaiไชchai1Chai (male nickname; short form of ไชย-/ชัย-)2[to] bore; gnaw through3[to] penetrate; force one’s way in/throughChai (male nickname; short form of ไชย-/ชัย-)Part 1
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ไชโยchai-yooไชโยchai-yoohooray; cheershooray; cheersWord