ไดรฟ์
draiMeanings
1NounB1
drive (storage device)
a data storage device in a computer, such as a hard drive, SSD, or USB drive
Examples
ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)รูปrûupรูปrûup1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formทั้งหมดtáng-mòtทั้งหมดtáng-mòt1all; entire; whole2all; in total; completely3the whole; everythingไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ไดรฟ์draiไดรฟ์drai1drive (storage device)2drive (motivation; energy)3drive (golf/tennis shot)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)
I keep all the photos on this drive.
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อย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmสำรองข้อมูลsǎm-rɔɔng-kɔ̂ɔ-muunสำคัญsǎm-kanจากjàakคอมพิวเตอร์kɔm-piu-dtə̂əลงในlong-naiไดรฟ์draiภายนอกpaai-nɔ̂ɔkเป็นประจำbpen-bprà-jam
Don't forget to regularly back up important data from the computer to an external drive.
คอมพิวเตอร์kɔm-piu-dtə̂əแจ้งว่าjɛ̂ɛng-wâaพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiในnaiไดรฟ์draiCของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnใกล้glâiจะjàเต็มdtemแล้วlɛ́ɛo
The computer notified me that the space on my C drive is almost full.
การอัปเกรดgaan áp-grètไปbpaiใช้cháiโซลิดสเตตsoh-lìt sà-dtèetไดรฟ์dráiSSDแทนtaenฮาร์ดไดรฟ์háat-dráiแบบbàepเดิมdermจะjàช่วยchûuaiเพิ่มpêrmความเร็วkwaam reoในnaiการทำงานgaan tam ngaanของkŏngคอมพิวเตอร์kom-piu-dtêrได้dâiอย่างมากyàang mâak
Upgrading to a solid-state drive (SSD) instead of a traditional hard drive will significantly increase the computer's performance speed.
2NounB2
drive (motivation; energy)
strong internal motivation or energy to achieve something
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoไดรฟ์dráiไดรฟ์drái1drive (storage device)2drive (motivation; energy)3drive (golf/tennis shot)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)การทำงานgaan tam ngaanการทำงานgaan tam ngaan1working; work (the act)2operation; functioningสูงsŏongสูงsŏong1tall; high (physical height)2high (degree/level/price/rank)3up; to a high position4advanced; elevated (abstract)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousไม่เคยmâi koieไม่เคยmâi koienever; have neverยอมแพ้yom páeยอมแพ้yom páe1[to] surrender; give up2[to] quit tryingอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ง่ายๆngâai ngâaiง่ายๆngâai ngâai1easy; simple; uncomplicated2plain; low-key; informal3simply; casually; without much effort4easygoing; not fussy (of a person)
He is someone with a very high drive to work; he never gives up easily.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkมาหลายเดือนmaa-lǎai-dʉʉanตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiฉันchǎnรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kหมดmòtไดรฟ์draiและlɛ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngการพักผ่อนgaan-pák-pɔ̀ɔn
After working hard for many months, I now feel I've lost my drive and need a rest.
ไดรฟ์draiที่tîiอยากจะyàak-jàพิสูจน์pí-sùutตัวเองdtuua-eengคือkʉʉพลังผลักดันpá-lang-plàk-danที่tîiทำให้tam-hâiเธอtəəกลายเป็นglaai-bpenผู้ประกอบการpûu-bprà-gɔ̀ɔp-gaanที่tîiประสบความสำเร็จbprà-sòp-kwaam-sǎm-rèt
The drive to prove herself was the force that pushed her to become a successful entrepreneur.
การgaanรักษาไดรฟ์rák-sǎa-draiและlɛ́ความมุ่งมั่นkwaam-mûng-mânในnaiระยะยาวrá-yá-yaaoคือkʉʉปัจจัยสำคัญbpàt-jai-sǎm-kanที่แยกtîi-yɛ̂ɛkผู้ที่pûu-tîiประสบความสำเร็จbprà-sòp-kwaam-sǎm-rètออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakคนทั่วไปkon-tûua-bpai
Maintaining long-term drive and determination is a key factor that separates successful people from ordinary ones.
3NounC1
drive (golf/tennis shot)
a powerful long-distance shot, especially at the start of a golf hole or a flat hard shot in tennis or badminton
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไดรฟ์กอล์ฟdrái gópไดรฟ์กอล์ฟdrái góp1[to] practice driving a golf ball2golf driving practiceได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerไกลglaiไกลglai1far; distant2far; to a distant place3far (in time/relationship); distantมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanfriends (plural)ทึ่งtûngทึ่งtûngamazed; astonished (in awe)
He drives the golf ball so far that his friends are amazed.
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วงสวิงwong-sà-wǐngของkɔ̌ɔngนักกอล์ฟnák-gɔ́pคนนี้kon-níiทำให้tam-hâiการไดรฟ์gaan-draiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoทั้งtángทรงพลังsong-pá-langและlɛ́แม่นยำmɛ̂n-yam
This golfer's swing makes his drive both powerful and precise.
การไดรฟ์gaan dráiลูกเทนนิสlôok ten-nítแบ็กแฮนด์báek-haenเeรีreeยดเส้นsênของkŏngเธอterเป็นbpenแต้มdtâemที่têeเด็ดขาดdèt kàatและláeพลิกเกมplík gehmได้dâiเสมอsà-mĕr
Her flat backhand drive down the line is always a decisive, game-changing point.
การgaanจะjàไดรฟ์draiลูกlûukให้ได้hâi-dâaiระยะrá-yáนั้นnánไม่ได้mâi-dâaiอาศัยaa-sǎiแค่kɛ̂ɛพละกำลังpá-lá-gam-langแต่dtɛ̀ɛต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiเทคนิคték-nìkการถ่ายน้ำหนักตัวgaan-tàai-nám-nàk-dtuuaที่tîiสมบูรณ์แบบsǒm-buun-bɛ̀ɛpด้วยdûuai
To get distance on a drive, one relies not only on brute force but also on perfect weight transfer technique.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ดร, the first consonant ด sets the 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
drai
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 | — | — |