ไฟ(fai)
Meanings
1NounA1
fire; flame
burning flames that produce heat and light
Examples
ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)ลุกlúkลุกlúk1[to] get up; rise (from sitting/lying)2[to] stand up3[of flames/emotions/conflict] flare up; eruptจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)เตาdtaoเตาdtao1stove; cooker2heater; furnace; kiln3iron (clothes iron)4stovetop/burnerแรงมากraeng mâakแรงมากraeng mâak1very strong; intense2[!] intense; harsh
The fire from the stove is blazing strongly.
2NounA2
electricity; power
electrical power used for lighting and operating devices (e.g., the power supply to a building)
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)ตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keunตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keun1at night; during the night2nighttime; the night period
This house has no electricity at night.
3NounA2
light (from a lamp)
artificial light from lamps, bulbs, or lighting fixtures
Examples
ห้องนี้hông néeห้องนี้hông néethis roomมืดmêuutมืดmêuut1dark; lacking light2late; after dark3[to] get dark; become dark4gloomy; obscure (figurative)เปิดไฟbpèrt faiเปิดไฟbpèrt fai[to] turn on the light; [to] turn on the lightsหน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)
This room is dark; turn on the light.
4NounB1
signal light; indicator
a light used as a signal or indicator, such as a traffic light or warning light
Examples
ไฟแดงfai daengไฟแดงfai daeng1red traffic light2menstruation; period3[to] hit a red lightหน้าปากซอยnâa bpàak soiหน้าปากซอยnâa bpàak soientrance of an alleyเสียsĭiaเสียsĭia1broken; out of order2[to] pay3late; deceased4polite intensifier (after verbs/adjectives)5sadly; unfortunately (final particle)6[to] lose; forfeit; waste7spoiled; ruined; gone badทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]รถติดrót dtìtรถติดrót dtìt1traffic jam; congestion2[to] have heavy traffic; be congestedยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] lengthen; grow longทั้งเช้าtáng cháoทั้งเช้าtáng cháoall morning; the whole morning
The red light at the alley entrance was out, causing a long traffic jam all morning.
5NounB2
anger; passion (figurative)
intense emotion such as anger, zeal, or passion, likened to fire
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมีไฟmee faiมีไฟmee fai1[to] have electricity (power)2[to] be motivated; [to] be passionate3[to] have a light (for a cigarette)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)การเรียนgaan rianการเรียนgaan rian1studying; learning2schooling; education (as a course of study)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofอ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕuอ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕu[to] read; [to] studyทุกคืนtúk keunทุกคืนtúk keunevery night
He has so much drive for studying that he reads every night.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ไฟฟ้าfai fáaไฟฟ้าfai fáa1electric; electrical2electricity; electric power
- electric; electrical
- electricity; electric power
กระแสไฟฟ้าgrà-săe fai-fáaกระแสไฟฟ้าgrà-săe fai-fáa1electric current2power supply (everyday use)3current intensity (amperage)
- electric current
- power supply (everyday use)
- current intensity (amperage)
อัคนีàk-ká-neeอัคนีàk-ká-nee1fire; flame (literary)2Agni (Vedic/Hindu fire deity)
- fire; flame (literary)
- Agni (Vedic/Hindu fire deity)
ไดรฟ์dráiไดรฟ์drái1drive (storage device)2drive (motivation; energy)3drive (golf/tennis shot)
- drive (storage device)
- drive (motivation; energy)
- drive (golf/tennis shot)
เพลิงplerngเพลิงplerngflame; blaze; fire (formal)
flame; blaze; fire (formal)