ไพเราะ
pai-rɔ́Meaning
1AdjectiveB1
melodious; pleasant-sounding
Pleasant to hear; melodious, sweet-sounding (esp. of music or voice).
Examples
เสียงร้องsǐiang-rɔ́ɔngเสียงร้องsǐiang-rɔ́ɔng1a cry; call; wail2singing voice; vocalsของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herไพเราะpai-rɔ́ไพเราะpai-rɔ́melodious; pleasant-soundingมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)สบายใจsà-baai-jaiสบายใจsà-baai-jai1at ease; relieved; contented2[to] feel at ease; feel relieved
Her singing voice is very melodious; it’s soothing to hear.
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นักดนตรีnák-don-dtriiบรรเลงban-leengพิณไทยpin-taiได้dâaiอย่างyàangไพเราะpai-rɔ́จนjonผู้ชมpûu-chomเงียบngîiapฟังfang
The musician played the Thai zither so sweetly that the audience fell silent to listen.
แม้mɛ́ɛทำนองtam-nɔɔngจะjàเรียบง่ายrîiap-ngâaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛการวางgaan-waangเสียงประสานsǐiang-bprà-sǎanทำให้tam-hâiเพลงpleengนี้níiไพเราะจับใจpai-rɔ́-jàp-jai
Though the melody is simple, the harmonization makes this song exquisitely melodious.
เสียงsǐiangนุ่มลึกnûm-lʉ́kของkɔ̌ɔngนักพากย์nák-pâakชวนchuuanฟังfangอย่างยิ่งyàang-yîngจังหวะjang-wàและlɛ́วรรณยุกต์wan-ná-yúkคุมkumได้dâaiไพเราะpai-rɔ́ไร้ที่ติrái-tîi-dtì
The narrator’s rich, warm voice is highly pleasant; the rhythm and tones are flawlessly melodious.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
pai
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 | — | — |