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fâiMeaning
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[to] fight; [to] confront
to fight, argue, or confront someone (slang derived from the English word 'fight')
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ขอโทษkɔ̌ɔ-tôotขอโทษkɔ̌ɔ-tôot1sorry; excuse me2[to] apologize (to [sb]) (for)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerพร้อมprɔ́ɔmพร้อมprɔ́ɔm1ready; prepared2along with; together with3equipped; provided with4together; simultaneouslyจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไฝ้fâiไฝ้fâi[to] fight; [to] confrontเสมอsà-mə̌əเสมอsà-mə̌ə1always; invariably2constantly; habitually3equal; level; even4[to] draw; [to] tie
If you refuse to apologize, I'm always ready to fight.
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Today, two groups of teenagers arranged to fight each other behind the school.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaเขาkǎoจะjàเสียเปรียบsǐia-bprìiapเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangรูปร่างrûup-râangแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiที่จะtîi-jàไฝ้fâiกับgàpหัวหน้าแก๊งhǔua-nâa-gɛ́ngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปกป้องbpòk-bpɔ̂ngเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan
Even though he had a physical disadvantage, he decided to confront the gang leader to protect his friend.
ชาวเน็ตchaao-nétกำลังgam-langไฝ้fâiกันganอย่างดุเดือดyàang-dù-dʉ̀ʉatในnaiทวิตเตอร์tá-wít-dtə̂əเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpประเด็นbprà-denดราม่าdraa-mâaของkɔ̌ɔngดาราdaa-raaคนkonนั้นnán
Netizens are fiercely arguing with each other on Twitter about that celebrity's drama issue.
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
fâi
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 | — | — |