ไบรท์
bráiMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
bright
bright; clever or intelligent (loanword from English 'bright')
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)คนนี้kon-níiคนนี้kon-níithis personหัวhǔuaหัวhǔua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins6header; title; headline7beginning; initial part8[to] laugh (Isan; archaic in standard Thai)ไบรท์bráiไบรท์bráibrightมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเรียนriianเรียนriian1[to] study; learn2[to] take (a course/subject)3[to] respectfully inform; address (formal)อะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเข้าใจkâo-jaiเข้าใจkâo-jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to] assume; take sth to be true3[to be] understanding (of [sb])เร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soon
This child is very bright; he understands whatever he learns quickly.
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I didn't get much sleep, so my brain isn't very sharp today.
เราraoต้องการdtông gaanคนรุ่นใหม่kon rûn màiที่têeหัวhŭuaไบรท์braiมาmaaร่วมrûuamทีมteemเพื่อpêuuaคิดค้นkít kónผลิตภัณฑ์pà-lìt-dtà-panใหม่màiๆ-
We need bright young people to join the team to invent new products.
แม้ว่าmáe wâaเขาkăoจะjàไม่ได้mâi dâaiเรียนจบriian jòpสูงsŏongแต่dtàeเขาkăoก็gâwเป็นbpenคนkonที่têeมีmeeไอเดียai-diiaไบรท์braiๆ-ในnaiการแก้ปัญหาgaan gâe bpan-hăaเสมอsà-mĕr
Even though he doesn't have a high degree, he is someone who always has bright ideas for solving problems.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ไบรท์ said ไบร๊?
brái
- Silent letterท์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.Spoken toneSaid with a High tone in everyday Thai, as if written ไบร๊ (brái). The spelling rule would give a Mid tone.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster บร, the first consonant บ sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
ResultSpoken tone
High tone
brái
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Spelling rule: Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Spoken tone Said with a High tone in everyday Thai. The spelling rule would give a Mid tone, but this loanword follows how it's actually pronounced. Say it as if written ไบร๊ (brái).
ท์ 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 | — | — |
The chart shows the spelling rule. In everyday Thai, this syllable is said with a High tone instead.