ไดร์ผม
dai-pǒmMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] blow-dry hair
to blow-dry hair; to dry hair using a hair dryer
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herไดร์ผมdai-pǒmไดร์ผมdai-pǒm1[to] blow-dry hair2hair dryerทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoevery morning
She blow-dries her hair every morning.
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I usually blow-dry my hair after taking a shower.
Can you help me blow-dry my hair?
คุณkunไม่ควรmâi-kuuanไดร์ผมdai-pǒmด้วยความร้อนdûuai-kwaam-rɔ́ɔnสูงsǔungเพราะprɔ́จะjàทำให้tam-hâiผมpǒmเสียsǐia
You shouldn't blow-dry your hair with high heat because it will damage it.
2NounA2
hair dryer
an electric tool that blows warm air to dry hair
Examples
ไดร์ผมdai-pǒmไดร์ผมdai-pǒm1[to] blow-dry hair2hair dryerอันนี้an-níiอันนี้an-níithis; this one (near the speaker)หนักnàkหนักnàk1heavy (weight)2serious; severe3heavily; severely; intensely4difficult; tough (mentally/physically demanding)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
This hair dryer is very heavy.
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Where did you put the hair dryer?
ห้องพักhɔ̂ng-pákโรงแรมroong-rɛɛmนี้níiไม่มีmâi-miiไดร์ผมdai-pǒmเตรียมไว้dtriiam-wáiให้hâiในnaiห้องน้ำhɔ̂ng-náam
This hotel room doesn't provide a hair dryer in the bathroom.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
ร์ 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ไดร์daiไดร์dai1[to] blow-dry hair; style with a hair dryer2hair dryer3drive; disk drive (colloquial Thai spelling)[to] blow-dry hair; style with a hair dryerPart 1
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ไดร์ผมdai-pǒmไดร์ผมdai-pǒm[to] blow-dry hair[to] blow-dry hairWord