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fai-dtàmMeanings
1NounA2
low heat
A low flame or heat setting on a stove or cooking appliance, used for gentle cooking.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseต้มdtômต้มdtôm1[to] boil; simmer2boiled; poached (food)3[to] swindle; con (colloq.)ซุปsúpซุปsúpsoupด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooไฟต่ำfai-dtàmไฟต่ำfai-dtàm1low heat2low beam; dipped headlights
Mom cooks the soup over low heat.
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Yesterday I reheated the curry over low heat.
Use low heat to warm the milk so it doesn't burn.
พอpɔɔซุปsúpเริ่มrə̂əmเดือดdʉ̀ʉatให้hâiปรับbpràpเป็นbpenไฟต่ำfai-dtàmแล้วlɛ́ɛoเคี่ยวkîiaoต่อdtɔ̀ɔจนjonผักpàkนุ่มnûm
Once the soup starts boiling, turn the heat down to low and keep simmering until the vegetables are tender.
2NounB1
low beam; dipped headlights
A vehicle's headlight beam directed downward to illuminate the road ahead without dazzling oncoming drivers.
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เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ขับรถkàp-rótขับรถkàp-rót[to] drive (a motor vehicle)กลับบ้านglàp-bâanกลับบ้านglàp-bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withเปิดไฟbpə̀ət-faiเปิดไฟbpə̀ət-fai[to] turn on the light; [to] turn on the lightsต่ำdtàmต่ำdtàm1low; not high2low-class; inferior; base3low-pitched; low (voice/tone)
Last night I drove home with my low beams on.
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พอpɔɔเห็นhěnรถrótสวนมาsǔuan-maaเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เปลี่ยนbplìianจากjàakไฟสูงfai-sǔungเป็นbpenไฟต่ำfai-dtàmทันทีtan-tii
As soon as he saw an oncoming car, he switched from high beams to low beams.
ไฟต่ำfai-dtàmข้างkâangซ้ายsáaiของkɔ̌ɔngรถrótไม่ติดmâi-dtìtฉันchǎnเลยləəiเอาaoรถrótไปให้bpai-hâiช่างchâangตรวจdtrùuat
The car's left low-beam headlight wasn't working, so I took the car to a mechanic to have it checked.
แม้mɛ́ɛถนนtà-nǒnจะjàมืดmʉ̂ʉtมากmâakผู้ขับขี่pûu-kàp-kìiก็gɔ̂ควรkuuanเปลี่ยนเป็นbplìian-bpenไฟต่ำfai-dtàmเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaมีmiiรถrótสวนมาsǔuan-maaเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiแสงไฟsɛ̌ɛng-faiแยงตาyɛɛng-dtaaคนขับkon-kàpอีกฝ่ายìik-fàai
Even if the road is very dark, drivers should switch to low beams when a vehicle approaches from the opposite direction to avoid dazzling the other driver.
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
fai
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)fire; flamePart 1
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ต่ำdtàmต่ำdtàm1low; not high2low-class; inferior; base3low-pitched; low (voice/tone)low; not highPart 2
ไฟต่ำfai-dtàmไฟต่ำfai-dtàmlow heatlow heatWord