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sáiMeaning
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then; in that case
then; in that case (used as an emphasizing particle in conditional clauses, typically in literary or formal contexts)
Examples
หากhàakหากhàakif; in caseเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)พูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutความจริงkwaam-jingความจริงkwaam-jing1truth; fact2actually; in fact; to tell the truthไซร้sáiไซร้sáithen; in that caseเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerคงkongคงkong1probably; likely2still; unchanged3[to] remain; stay unchanged4lasting; enduring5firm; steady; stable6[to] keep; retain; preserve7corn; maize (Southern Thai)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]อะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)
If he refuses to tell the truth, then we probably cannot help him.
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มาตรmâatว่าwâaเขาkǎoทำผิดtam-pìtจริงjingไซร้sáiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂สมควรsǒm-kuuanได้dâaiรับโทษráp-tôotตามกฎหมายdtaam-gòt-mǎai
If it is indeed true that he committed the offense, then he deserves to be punished according to the law.
หากhàakแม้นmɛ́ɛnความรักkwaam-rákนั้นnánเป็นbpenดั่งdàngไฟfaiบรรลัยban-laiกัลป์ganไซร้sáiข้าkâaก็gɔ̂ยอมyɔɔmที่จะtîi-jàถูกtùukแผดเผาpɛ̀ɛt-pǎo
Even if love is like an apocalyptic fire, then I am willing to be burned.
ผิpìว่าwâaการเจรจาgaan-jee-rá-jaaครั้งนี้kráng-níiล้มเหลวlóm-lěeoไซร้sáiสงครามsǒng-kraamคงkongเป็นbpenสิ่งที่sìng-tîiมิอาจmí-àatหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangได้dâaiอีกต่อไปìik-dtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
Should this negotiation fail, then war will inevitably be unavoidable.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
sái
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |