ไฟต์
fáiMeaning
1NounB1
fight; match
a competitive bout or match, especially in combat sports such as boxing or MMA
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoไฟต์fáiไฟต์fáifight; matchมวยmuuaiมวยmuuai1boxing; Muay Thai; bout2boxer; fighter3hair bun; coiled knot of hairที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerน่าสนใจnâa-sǒn-jaiน่าสนใจnâa-sǒn-jai1interesting2worth considering; appealingมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
There's a very interesting boxing match tonight.
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เขาkǎoเตรียมตัวอย่างdtriiam-dtuua-yàangหนักnàkสำหรับsǎm-ràpไฟต์fáiชิงchingแชมป์โลกchɛ́m-lôokในnaiเดือนหน้าdʉʉan-nâa
He is training hard for the world championship bout next month.
ไฟต์fáiเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnจบลงjòp-longอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoด้วยdûuaiการน็อกเอาต์gaan-nɔ́k-aoในnaiยกyókแรกrɛ̂ɛk
Last night's fight ended quickly with a knockout in the first round.
โปรโมเตอร์bproo-moo-dtə̂əกำลังgam-langเจรจาjee-rá-jaaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจัดjàtไฟต์fáiล้างตาláang-dtaaระหว่างrá-wàangคู่ปรับkûu-bpràpเก่าgàoที่tîiแฟนfɛɛnมวยmuuaiทั่วโลกtûua-lôokอยากyàakชมchom
The promoter is negotiating to organize a rematch bout between the old rivals that boxing fans around the world want to see.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ไฟต์ said ไฟ้?
fái
- Silent letterต์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.Spoken toneSaid with a High tone in everyday Thai, as if written ไฟ้ (fái). The spelling rule would give a Mid tone.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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
ResultSpoken tone
High tone
fái
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Spelling rule: Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Spoken tone Said with a High tone in everyday Thai. The spelling rule would give a Mid tone, but this loanword follows how it's actually pronounced. Say it as if written ไฟ้ (fái).
ต์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |
The chart shows the spelling rule. In everyday Thai, this syllable is said with a High tone instead.