ไถๆ

tăi tăi

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] scroll

to scroll continuously or aimlessly through a smartphone or social media feed

Examples

ก่อนนอนgòn nonก่อนนอนgòn non1before bed; before sleeping; at bedtime2bedtime (as a modifier)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)หยิบมือyìp meuหยิบมือyìp meu1a pinch; a small handful; a handful [classifier]2classifier: pinchถือมาtĕu maaถือมาtĕu maa[to] bring [sth] here (by carrying); [to] carry [sth] hereไถๆtăi tăiไถๆtăi tăi1[to] scroll2[to] plow; [to] scrape3[to] mooch; [to] extort4[to] muddle through; [to] wing itดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindรูปrôopรูปrôop1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellow
Before bed, I like to grab my phone and just scroll through friends' photos.
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วันหยุดwan yùtนี้néeฉันchănไม่ได้mâi dâaiทำอะไรtam à-raiเป็นชิ้นเป็นอันbpen chín bpen anเลยloieเอาแต่ao dtàeนั่งnângไถๆtăi tăiมือถือmeuu tĕuuทั้งวันtáng wan
I didn't do anything productive this holiday, just sat scrolling through my phone all day.
เวลาที่way-laa têeเขาkăoรู้สึกrúu-sèukเครียดkrîatเขาkăoจะjàชอบchôpไถๆtăi tăiโซเชียลso-chîianเพื่อpêuuaหาเรื่องhăa rêuuangตลกๆdtà-lòk dtà-lòkอ่านàanแก้เบื่อgâe bèuua
When he feels stressed, he likes to scroll through social media to find funny things to read to relieve boredom.
การเสพติดgaan sèhp dtìtการgaanไถๆtăi tăiฟีดfèetโดยdoiไม่มีmâi meeจุดหมายjùt măaiอาจàatส่งผลเสียsòng pŏn sĭiaต่อdtòสุขภาพจิตsùk-kà-pâap jìtและláeลดทอนlót tonสมาธิsà-maa-tíในnaiการทำงานgaan tam ngaanของเราkŏng raoได้dâi
The addiction to aimlessly scrolling through feeds can negatively affect our mental health and diminish our concentration at work.
2VerbB1

[to] plow; [to] scrape

to plow, scrape, or slide continuously

Examples

เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เอาaoเอาao1[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)เข่าkàoเข่าkàokneeไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyไถๆtăi tăiไถๆtăi tăi1[to] scroll2[to] plow; [to] scrape3[to] mooch; [to] extort4[to] muddle through; [to] wing itกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)พื้นสนามpêun sà-năamพื้นสนามpêun sà-năamfield surface; court surfaceจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofกางเกงgaang gayngกางเกงgaang gayng1pants; trousers2classifier: ตัว (for pants)ขาดkàatขาดkàat1[to] lack; be without2[to] be short of; run short of; run out of3[to] be torn; tear; rip4lacking; deficient5[to] be absent; miss (an occurrence)6[to] be cut off; be severed
Kids like to scrape their knees along the playground floor until their pants tear.
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เขาkăoเอาaoรองเท้าrong táaoไถๆtăi tăiไปbpaiกับgàpพื้นถนนpéun tà-nŏnเพื่อpêuuaเอาaoเศษsèetหมากฝรั่งmàak fà-ràngที่têeติดอยู่dtìt yòoออกòk
He repeatedly scraped his shoe against the street surface to remove the stuck chewing gum.
สุนัขsù-nákตัวนั้นdtuua nánชอบchôpเอาaoก้นgônไถๆtăi tăiไปbpaiกับgàpพื้นpéunสนามหญ้าsà-năam yâaเพราะpráwรู้สึกrúu-sèukคันkan
That dog likes to scrape its bottom along the lawn because it feels itchy.
นักสเก็ตบอร์ดnák sà-gét-bòrtพยายามpá-yaa-yaamทรงตัวsong dtuuaอย่างเต็มที่yàang dtem têeในขณะที่nai kà-nà têeแผ่นpàenกระดานgrà-daanกำลังgam-langไถๆtăi tăiไปตามbpai dtaamขอบkòpราวraaoเหล็กlèkอย่างรวดเร็วyàang rûuat-reo
The skateboarder tried hard to maintain balance while the board was sliding continuously along the edge of the metal rail at high speed.
3VerbB2

[to] mooch; [to] extort

to repeatedly or casually ask for money; to mooch or extort

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเงินเดือนngern deuuanเงินเดือนngern deuuansalary; monthly payหมดmòtหมดmòt1all gone; none left2[to] run out; be used up3completely; entirely4in total; altogetherเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)หาเรื่องhăa rêuuangหาเรื่องhăa rêuuang1[to] pick a fight; provoke2[to] seek a pretext3[to] court troubleไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyไถๆtăi tăiไถๆtăi tăi1[to] scroll2[to] plow; [to] scrape3[to] mooch; [to] extort4[to] muddle through; [to] wing itข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyเพื่อนสนิทpêuuan sà-nìtเพื่อนสนิทpêuuan sà-nìtclose friend; best friendกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)เป็นประจำbpen bprà-jamเป็นประจำbpen bprà-jamregularly; habitually; routinely
When his salary runs out, he regularly makes excuses to mooch food off his close friends.
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รุ่นพี่rûn pêeกลุ่มglùmนั้นnánชอบchôpมาmaaไถๆtăi tăiตังค์dtangเด็กใหม่dèk màiในnaiโรงเรียนrong rianตอนdtonเลิกเรียนlêrk riian
That group of seniors likes to extort money from the new kids at school after dismissal.
เขาkăoไม่ได้mâi dâaiอยากyàakทำtamงานประจำngaan bprà-jamหรอกròkแค่kâeหวังwăngจะjàไถๆtăi tăiตังค์dtangพ่อแม่pôr mâeไปวันๆbpai wan wanเพื่อpêuuaเอาไปao bpaiเที่ยวเล่นtîao lênก็gâwพอแล้วpo láeo
He doesn't want a full-time job; he just hopes to keep mooching money from his parents day by day just to go out and have fun.
พฤติกรรมprút-dtì-gamของkŏngนักเลงnák-lengท้องถิ่นtóng tìnที่têeชอบchôpไปbpaiเดินdernไถๆtăi tăiค่าคุ้มครองkâa kúm-krongจากjàakพ่อค้าแม่ค้าpô-káa mâe-káaทำให้tam hâiคนkonในnaiชุมชนchum-chonเดือดร้อนdèuuat rón
The behavior of local thugs who like to go around extorting protection money from vendors causes trouble for people in the community.
4VerbB2

[to] muddle through; [to] wing it

to keep doing something roughly or carelessly just to get by, without a clear plan or much effort

Examples

งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)7ngan (land unit: 400 m², a quarter of a rai)ชิ้นนี้chín néeชิ้นนี้chín née1this piece/item2this (piece or item)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeแบบbàepแบบbàep1style; type; kind; manner2classifier for types, styles, or designs3model; pattern; design; template4form; questionnaire5model; person posing6in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)ไถๆtăi tăiไถๆtăi tăi1[to] scroll2[to] plow; [to] scrape3[to] mooch; [to] extort4[to] muddle through; [to] wing itไปให้bpai hâiไปให้bpai hâi[to] go give [sth] [to sb]เสร็จทันเวลาsèt tan way-laaเสร็จทันเวลาsèt tan way-laa[to] finish on timeไม่ได้mâi 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)ใส่ใจsài jaiใส่ใจsài jai1[to] pay close attention to; be attentive to2[to] care about; be concerned for3attentive; caring (attrib.)รายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatdetail; detailsอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
He just did this piece of work carelessly to get it done on time; he didn't pay attention to any details at all.
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ถึงtĕungฉันchănจะjàร้องเพลงróng playngไม่ค่อยmâi kôiเก่งgèngแต่dtàeก็gâwพอจะpor jàดำน้ำdam náamไถๆtăi tăiไปbpaiจนjonจบjòpเพลงplayngได้dâi
Even though I'm not very good at singing, I can muddle through and wing it until the end of the song.
การนำเสนอgaan nam sà-nĕrงานngaanครั้งนี้kráng néeเขาkăoไม่ได้mâi dâaiเตรียมตัวdtriam dtuuaมาmaaเลยloieแค่kâeอาศัยaa-săiประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanแล้วláeoพูดpôotไถๆtăi tăiไปให้bpai hâiรอดrôotสถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaanเท่านั้นtâo nán
He didn't prepare for this presentation at all; he just relied on his experience and waffled his way through just to survive the situation.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunยังyangทำงานtam ngaanแบบbàepไถๆtăi tăiไปวันๆbpai wan wanโดยdoiไม่mâiคิดkítจะjàพัฒนาpát-tá-naaทักษะták-sàของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngโอกาสoh-gàatที่จะtêe jàเติบโตdtèrp-dtoในnaiสายอาชีพsăai aa-chêepนี้néeก็gâwคงkongเป็นไปได้bpen bpai dâiยากyâak
If you keep muddling through work day by day without thinking of developing your skills, the chance of growing in this career path will surely be difficult.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is ไถๆ said ไถ-ไถ?

tăi tăi

Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

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How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classHigh class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Rising tone

tăi

Dips low first, then rises clearly.

High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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