ไฟว่
fwâiMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] fight; [to] confront
to fight, clash, argue, or confront someone (slang derived from the English word 'fight')
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyomยอมyom1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)หรอกròkหรอกròk1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeแบบนี้bàep néeแบบนี้bàep née1like this; in this way2this kind/type (modifier)3this kind (standalone)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyไฟว่fwâiไฟว่fwâi[to] fight; [to] confrontกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแน่nâeแน่nâe1certain; definite2surely; certainly; for sure
I won't give in. If he does this, I'll definitely go confront him.
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วันนี้wan néeเพื่อนpêuuanฉันchănไปbpaiไฟว่fwâiกับgàpแฟนfaenเรื่องrêuuangที่têeเขาkăoแอบàepคุยkuiกับgàpคนอื่นkon èun
Today my friend went to fight with her boyfriend about him secretly talking to someone else.
การไปgaan bpaiไฟว่fwâiกับgàpหัวหน้าhŭua nâaเมื่อmêuuaมีmeeอารมณ์โกรธaa-rom gròhtไม่ได้mâi dâaiช่วยchûuaiแก้ปัญหาgâe bpan-hăaแถมยังtăem yangทำให้tam hâiสถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaanแย่ลงyâe longด้วยdûuay
Confronting the boss when you're angry doesn't help solve the problem; moreover, it makes the situation worse.
เขาkăoเป็นbpenคนkonที่têeไม่เคยmâi koieยอมyomเสียเปรียบsĭia bprìiapใครkraiถ้าtâaคิดว่าkít wâaตัวเองdtuua engไม่mâiผิดpìtเขาkăoก็gâwพร้อมprómไฟว่fwâiเสมอsà-mĕr
He's someone who never lets anyone take advantage of him; if he believes he's not in the wrong, he's always ready to fight.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ไฟว่ said ไฟ-ว่า?
fwâi
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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
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 | — | — |