ไฟลท์
fláiMeaning
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flight (air travel)
a scheduled trip by airplane from one place to another; a flight
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoไฟลท์fláiไฟลท์fláiflight (air travel)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเชียงใหม่chiiang-màiเชียงใหม่chiiang-mài1Chiang Mai (city in northern Thailand)2Chiang Mai Provinceตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháo1morning (time period)2in the morning
Tomorrow I have a morning flight to Chiang Mai.
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ไฟลท์fláiของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoดีเลย์dii-leeหนึ่งnʉ̀ngชั่วโมงchûua-moongเพราะprɔ́สภาพอากาศsà-pâap-aa-gàatไม่ดีmâi-dii
Our flight is delayed by an hour due to bad weather.
ถ้าtâaเช็คอินออนไลน์chék-in-ɔɔn-laaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoคุณkunจะjàขึ้นkʉ̂nไฟลท์fláiได้dâaiเร็วขึ้นreo-kʉ̂nและlɛ́เลือกlʉ̂ʉakที่นั่งtîi-nângได้dâai
If you check in online, you can board the flight faster and choose your seat.
ผมpǒmจองไฟลท์jɔɔng-fláiต่อdtɔ̀ɔเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangที่tîiสิงคโปร์sǐng-ká-bpooเผื่อpʉ̀ʉaเวลาwee-laaไว้wáiสองsɔ̌ɔngชั่วโมงchûua-moongเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangการgaanตกเครื่องdtòk-krʉ̂ʉang
I booked a connecting flight in Singapore, allowing two hours to avoid missing the connection.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ไฟลท์ said ไฟล้?
flái
- Silent letterท์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.Spoken toneSaid with a High tone in everyday Thai, as if written ไฟล้ (flái). The spelling rule would give a Mid tone.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ฟล, the first consonant ฟ sets the 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
flái
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 ไฟล้ (flái).
ท์ 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.