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fwâiMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] fight; [to] challenge
to fight, argue, or challenge someone (slang derived from the English word 'fight')
Examples
เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)วัยรุ่นwai rûnวัยรุ่นwai rûn1teenager; youth (person/people)2teenage; for teens; youthful3adolescence; the teenage yearsสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondกลุ่มglùmกลุ่มglùm1group; cluster2classifier for groupsไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyไฝว้fwâiไฝว้fwâi[to] fight; [to] challengeกันganกันgan1together; 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; earmarkที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureโรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerห้ามhâamห้ามhâam[to] forbid; prohibit
Yesterday, two groups of teenagers fought behind the school until the teacher had to intervene.
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ถ้าtâaเธอterคิดว่าkít wâaตัวเองdtuua engเล่นlênเก่งgèngจริงjingก็gâwมาmaaไฝว้fwâiกันganในnaiเกมgaymเลยloieดีกว่าdee gwàa
If you think you are really good at playing, let's fight it out in the game.
เขาkăoไม่mâiยอมรับyom rápคำตัดสินkam dtàt-sĭnเลยloieเดินเข้าไปdern kâo bpaiไฝว้fwâiกับgàpกรรมการgam-má-gaanเพื่อpêuuaขอkŏrคำอธิบายkam à-tí-baaiที่ชัดเจนtêe chát jayn
He refused to accept the decision, so he walked up to confront the referee and ask for a clear explanation.
การโพสต์gaan póhtด่าdàaกันganในnaiโซเชียลมีเดียsoh-chîian mee-dîiaเพื่อpêuuaหาเรื่องhăa rêuuangไฝว้fwâiกันganนั้นnánเป็นbpenพฤติกรรมprút-dtì-gamที่têeไม่mâiสร้างสรรค์sâang sănเอาaoเสียsĭiaเลยloie
Posting insults on social media to pick a fight with each other is completely unconstructive behavior.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
fwâi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |