ไทยๆ
tai taiMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
Thai-style; characteristically Thai
typical of Thai culture in style, flavor, aesthetics, or character
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)อาหารaa-hăanอาหารaa-hăan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsรสชาติrót-châatรสชาติrót-châat1taste; flavor (of food/drink)2quality; character; feelไทยๆtai taiไทยๆtai tai1Thai-style; characteristically Thai2in a Thai way
I like food with a typical Thai flavor.
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เขาkăoเป็นbpenคนต่างชาติkon dtàang châatแต่dtàeเขาkăoมีmeeความคิดkwaam kítและláeนิสัยní-săiไทยๆtai taiมากmâak
He's a foreigner, but he has a very Thai way of thinking and character.
ฉันchănอยากyàakแต่งบ้านdtàeng bâanให้hâiมีmeeบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatไทยๆtai taiดูdooอบอุ่นòp ùnและláeเรียบง่ายrîiap ngâai
I want to decorate my house to have a Thai-style atmosphere that feels warm and simple.
เสน่ห์sà-nàeของkŏngชุมชนchum-chonแห่งนี้hàeng néeคือkeuวิถีชีวิตwí-thĭi chee-wítที่têeเรียบง่ายrîiap ngâaiและláeความมีน้ำใจkwaam mee nám jaiแบบbàepไทยๆtai taiที่têeยังคงอยู่yang kong yòo
The charm of this community is its simple way of life and the typical Thai kindness that still remains.
2AdverbB1
in a Thai way
in a manner that is typical of Thai culture, often implying a traditional or folksy style
Examples
วันหยุดwan yùtวันหยุดwan yùt1day off; rest day2public holiday3regular closing day (of a shop/business)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerนั่งล้อมวงnâng lóm wongนั่งล้อมวงnâng lóm wong[to] sit in a circleกินginกินgin1[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); pocketส้มตำsôm dtamส้มตำsôm dtamsom tam; green papaya saladกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkแบบbàepแบบbàep1style; type; kind; manner2classifier for types, styles, or designs3model; pattern; design; template4form; questionnaire5model; person posing6in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)ไทยๆtai taiไทยๆtai tai1Thai-style; characteristically Thai2in a Thai wayเถอะtòeเถอะtòe1suggestion/encouragement particle2prompting/permission particle3resignation/emphasis particle
This holiday, let's sit in a circle and eat papaya salad in a Thai style.
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ถ้าtâaมีปัญหาmee bpan-hăaเราraoควรkuuanหันหน้าhăn nâaคุยกันkui ganดีๆdee deeแก้ปัญหาgâe bpan-hăaแบบbàepไทยๆtai taiคือkeuประนีประนอมbprà-nee-bprà-normกันgan
If there's a problem, we should talk it out properly and solve it in a Thai manner, which is to compromise.
ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaของฉันkŏng chănยังคงyang kongจัดพิธีjàt pí-teeสงกรานต์sŏng-graanแบบbàepไทยๆtai taiโดยdoiการรดน้ำดำหัวgaan rót náam dam hŭuaผู้ใหญ่pôo yài
My family still celebrates the Songkran festival in a traditional Thai way by pouring water on the hands of elders to ask for blessings.
ถึงแม้จะtĕung máe jàเติบโตdtèrp-dtoในnaiต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têhtแต่dtàeเขาkăoก็gâwยังyangไหว้wâiและláeทักทายták taaiผู้ใหญ่pôo yàiแบบbàepไทยๆtai taiได้dâiอย่างเป็นธรรมชาติyàang bpen tam-má-châat
Even though he grew up abroad, he can still greet elders with a 'wai' in a Thai manner very naturally.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ไทยๆ said ไทย-ไทย?
tai tai
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
tai
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |