ไฟทาง
fai-taangMeaning
1NounA2
streetlight; street lamp
a light illuminating a road or street; a streetlight or street lamp
Examples
ถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; streetเส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockไฟทางfai-taangไฟทางfai-taangstreetlight; street lamp
This road has no streetlights.
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เวลาway-laaขับรถkàp rótเข้าkâoซอยsoiมืดๆmêuut mêuutต้องdtôngระวังrá-wangเพราะpráwไฟทางfai taangไม่ค่อยmâi kôiสว่างsà-wàang
When driving into a dark alley, you must be careful because the streetlights are not very bright.
เทศบาลtâyt-sà-baanจะjàเปิดไฟbpèrt faiทางtaangอัตโนมัติàt-noh-mátในnaiเวลาway-laaหกโมงเย็นhòk mohng yen
The municipality will turn on the streetlights automatically at 6 PM.
กรรมการgam-má-gaanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanกำลังgam-langรวบรวมrûuap-ruuamเงินบริจาคngən-bɔɔ-rí-jàakเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaนำไปnam-bpaiติดตั้งdtìt-dtângไฟทางfai-taangเพิ่มเติมpə̂əm-dtəəm
The village committee is collecting donations to install additional streetlights.
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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ทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)way; route; road; pathPart 2
ไฟทางfai-taangไฟทางfai-taangstreetlight; street lampstreetlight; street lampWord