ไดฟ์
daiMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] dive (into water)
to jump or go head‑first into water; to submerge intentionally when swimming or scuba diving
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไดฟ์daiไดฟ์dai1[to] dive (into water)2[to] dive (lunge; sports)3dive (underwater activity)4[to] dive (simulate a foul; sports)ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; filler
He dives into the water.
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The tourist dived from the boat into the sea.
The kids like to dive and play in the swimming pool.
ก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàไดฟ์daiลงไปlong-bpaiในnaiทะเลลึกtá-lee-lʉ́kคุณkunต้องdtɔ̂ngเรียนriianหลักสูตรlàk-sùutดำน้ำdam-náamก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
Before you dive into the deep sea, you need to take a diving course first.
2VerbB1
[to] dive (lunge; sports)
to throw oneself forward quickly, often head‑first, to reach or stop something in sports
Examples
ผู้รักษาประตูpûu-rák-sǎa-bprà-dtuuผู้รักษาประตูpûu-rák-sǎa-bprà-dtuugoalkeeper; goalieไดฟ์daiไดฟ์dai1[to] dive (into water)2[to] dive (lunge; sports)3dive (underwater activity)4[to] dive (simulate a foul; sports)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyทางซ้ายtaang-sáaiทางซ้ายtaang-sáai1on the left; to the left2the left sideแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)รับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] host; welcome7[to] defend; resist an attack8[to] withstand; bear9bottom; receptive sexual partner (slang)ลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnball (for sports/games)ไม่ได้mâi-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)
The goalkeeper dived to the left, but couldn't save the ball.
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The volleyball player dived beautifully to receive the ball.
เขาkǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngไดฟ์daiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรับโทรศัพท์ráp-too-rá-sàpก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiมันmanจะjàตกdtòkถึงtʉ̌ngพื้นpʉ́ʉn
He had to dive to catch the phone before it hit the floor.
ในnaiจังหวะjang-wàสำคัญsǎm-kanนั้นnánกองหลังgɔɔng-lǎngไดฟ์daiสกัดsà-gàtบอลbɔɔnได้dâaiอย่างyàangหวุดหวิดwùt-wìtป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganไม่ให้mâi-hâiทีมtiimเสียsǐiaประตูbprà-dtuu
In that crucial moment, the defender made a last-ditch dive to block the ball, preventing the team from conceding a goal.
3NounB1
dive (underwater activity)
an act of diving or a planned underwater excursion, such as a scuba dive
Examples
ไดฟ์daiไดฟ์dai1[to] dive (into water)2[to] dive (lunge; sports)3dive (underwater activity)4[to] dive (simulate a foul; sports)ต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpai1on; further (continue doing sth)2next; following (in order)3from now on; henceforth4next; subsequentของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao1our (belonging to us)2oursคือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.พรุ่งนี้เช้าprûng-níi-cháoพรุ่งนี้เช้าprûng-níi-cháotomorrow morning
Our next dive is tomorrow morning.
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ไดฟ์daiที่tîiเกาะเต่าgɔ̀-dtàoครั้งนี้kráng-níiสนุกมากsà-nùk-mâakฉันchǎnเห็นhěnเต่าdtàoทะเลtá-leeด้วยdûuai
This dive at Koh Tao was very fun; I saw a sea turtle too.
เราraoวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnไว้wáiสองsɔ̌ɔngไดฟ์daiสำหรับsǎm-ràpวันนี้wan-níiไดฟ์daiแรกrɛ̂ɛkตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoและlɛ́ไดฟ์daiที่สองtîi-sɔ̌ɔngตอนบ่ายdtɔɔn-bàai
We have planned two dives for today, the first dive in the morning and the second one in the afternoon.
ไดฟ์daiครั้งล่าสุดkráng-lâa-sùtของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเป็นbpenการสำรวจgaan-sǎm-rùuatถ้ำใต้น้ำtâm-dtâai-náamซึ่งsʉ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiทักษะták-sàและlɛ́ความระมัดระวังkwaam-rá-mát-rá-wangเป็นพิเศษbpen-pí-sèet
His latest dive was an exploration of an underwater cave, which required special skills and caution.
4VerbB2
[to] dive (simulate a foul; sports)
to deliberately fall or exaggerate contact to deceive the referee and win a foul or penalty
Examples
กองหน้าgɔɔng-nâaกองหน้าgɔɔng-nâa1forward/striker (sports)2forward line (sports)3vanguard; advance guard (military)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ไดฟ์daiไดฟ์dai1[to] dive (into water)2[to] dive (lunge; sports)3dive (underwater activity)4[to] dive (simulate a foul; sports)ล้มlómล้มlóm1to fall; topple2to collapse; fail3[to] knock down; fell4[to] cancel; scrap; scuttle5[to] overthrow; toppleในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เขตโทษkèet-tôotเขตโทษkèet-tôotpenalty area (sports)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)จุดโทษjùt-tôotจุดโทษjùt-tôot1penalty kick (sports)2penalty spot (sports)
That forward likes to dive in the penalty area to get a penalty kick.
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กรรมการgam-má-gaanให้hâiใบเหลืองbai-lʉ̌ʉangกับgàpเขาkǎoเพราะprɔ́เห็นว่าhěn-wâaเขาkǎoแกล้งglɛ̂ɛngไดฟ์dai
The referee gave him a yellow card because he saw that he faked a dive.
ผู้จัดการทีมpûu-jàt-gaan-tiimตำหนิdtam-nìผู้เล่นpûu-lênที่tîiพยายามpá-yaa-yaamไดฟ์daiตบตาdtòp-dtaaกรรมการgam-má-gaanเพราะprɔ́มันmanเป็นbpenพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamที่tîiไม่มีmâi-miiน้ำใจนักกีฬาnáam-jai-nák-gii-laa
The team manager criticized the player who tried to dive to deceive the referee, because it is unsportsmanlike behavior.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaการไดฟ์gaan-daiอาจàatช่วยให้chûuai-hâiทีมtiimได้เปรียบdâai-bprìiapในnaiระยะสั้นrá-yá-sânแต่dtɛ̀ɛมันmanทำลายtam-laaiชื่อเสียงchʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangของkɔ̌ɔngนักเตะnák-dtèในnaiระยะยาวrá-yá-yaao
Although diving might give the team a short-term advantage, it damages the player's reputation in the long run.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dai
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ฟ์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |