ไฟแช็ก
fai-chɛ́kMeaning
1NounA2
lighter; cigarette lighter
A small handheld device that produces a flame (e.g., butane or piezoelectric) to light cigarettes, candles, stoves, or campfires.
Examples
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ขอโทษkɔ̌ɔ-tôotครับkrápพอจะpɔɔ-jàมีmiiไฟแช็กfai-chɛ́kให้ยืมhâi-yʉʉmไหมmǎiครับkrápผมpǒmจะjàจุดjùtเทียนtiianวันเกิดwan-gə̀ət
Excuse me, could I possibly borrow a lighter? I'm going to light the birthday candles.
ตอนdtɔɔnไปbpaiเข้าค่ายkâo-kâaiเขาkǎoใช้cháiไฟแช็กfai-chɛ́kจุดjùtเตาถ่านdtao-tàanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำอาหารtam-aa-hǎan
When he went camping, he used a lighter to light the charcoal stove for cooking.
ไฟแช็กfai-chɛ́kของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnน่าจะnâa-jàตกหายdtòk-hǎaiไปbpaiตอนdtɔɔnเดินdəənตลาดdtà-làatเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiหาhǎaเท่าไหร่tâo-ràiก็gɔ̂ไม่เจอmâi-jəə
My lighter probably fell and got lost when I was walking through the market yesterday; I can't find it anywhere.
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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ไฟแช็กfai-chɛ́kไฟแช็กfai-chɛ́klighter; cigarette lighterlighter; cigarette lighterWord