ไฟแรง
fai-rɛɛngMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
high flame; strong heat (cooking)
having a strong or high flame or heat level, especially for cooking or a burner
Examples
ตั้งเตาdtâng-dtaoตั้งเตาdtâng-dtao[to] set up a stoveให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ไฟแรงfai-rɛɛngไฟแรงfai-rɛɛng1high flame; strong heat (cooking)2highly driven; energetic; ambitious3high-powered; high wattageน้ำซุปnáam-súpน้ำซุปnáam-súpbroth; stockจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เดือดdʉ̀ʉatเดือดdʉ̀ʉat1[to] boil2boiling; seething; heatedเร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soon
Set the stove to high heat; the broth will boil quickly.
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Yesterday I stir-fried the vegetables on too high a flame, so they burned.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiย่างเนื้อyâang-nʉ́ʉaใช้cháiไฟแรงfai-rɛɛngช่วงแรกchûuang-rɛ̂ɛkแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iลดไฟlót-faiลงlong
Tomorrow, grill the meat with high heat at first, then lower the heat.
ถ้าtâaจะjàทอดtɔ̂ɔtปลาbplaaให้hâiกรอบgrɔ̀ɔpควรkuuanรอrɔɔให้น้ำhâi-náamมันmanร้อนrɔ́ɔnและlɛ́ใช้cháiไฟแรงfai-rɛɛngแต่dtɛ̀ɛต้องdtɔ̂ngระวังrá-wangน้ำมันnám-manกระเด็นgrà-den
If you want to fry fish until crispy, you should wait for the oil to get hot and use high heat, but be careful of oil splatter.
2AdjectiveB1
highly driven; energetic; ambitious
very enthusiastic, ambitious, or motivated about work, projects, or goals
Examples
ปีนี้bpii-níiปีนี้bpii-níi1this year2this year; during the current yearฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ตั้งใจdtâng-jaiตั้งใจdtâng-jai1[to] intend; mean to2[to] be determined; resolve3[to] pay close attention; concentrate4intentionally; on purposeทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousใจสู้jai-sûuใจสู้jai-sûudetermined; resilientและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ไฟแรงfai-rɛɛngไฟแรงfai-rɛɛng1high flame; strong heat (cooking)2highly driven; energetic; ambitious3high-powered; high wattageอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forเลื่อนตำแหน่งlʉ̂ʉan-dtam-nɛ̀ngเลื่อนตำแหน่งlʉ̂ʉan-dtam-nɛ̀ng1[to] promote [sb]2[to] be promoted; get a promotion
This year I’m very determined at work, full of drive and eager to get promoted.
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พนักงานใหม่pá-nák-ngaan-màiไฟfaiแรงมากrɛɛng-mâakเขาkǎoเสนอไอเดียsà-nə̌ə-ai-diiaทุกtúkประชุมbprà-chumและlɛ́ขอkɔ̌ɔทำtamโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekเพิ่มpə̂əm
The new employee is very driven; he pitches ideas at every meeting and asks for more projects.
ช่วงนี้chûuang néeเธอterไฟแรงfai raengสุดๆsùt sùtฝึกทักษะfèuk ták-sàทุกวันtúk wanและláeตั้งเป้าdtâng bpâoชัดchátว่าwâaจะjàเปิดbpèrtธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayng
Lately she’s extremely motivated, practicing skills daily with a clear goal to start her own business.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàโดนdoonปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sèetหลายlǎaiครั้งkrángเขาkǎoยังyangไฟแรงfai-rɛɛngและlɛ́วางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnอย่างเป็นระบบyàang-bpen-rá-bòpเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaผลักดันplàk-danสตาร์ทอัพsà-dtàat-àpให้hâiเติบโตdtə̀əp-dtoo
Despite many rejections, he remains highly driven and plans systematically to push his startup to grow.
3AdjectiveB2
high-powered; high wattage
having high electrical power or output; delivering strong power (e.g., a high-wattage device)
Examples
ลำโพงlam-poongลำโพงlam-poong1speaker; loudspeaker2devil’s trumpet; thorn apple (Datura metel)3megaphoneตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ไฟแรงfai-rɛɛngไฟแรงfai-rɛɛng1high flame; strong heat (cooking)2highly driven; energetic; ambitious3high-powered; high wattageกำลังขับgam-lang-kàpกำลังขับgam-lang-kàp1output power; power rating2drive capabilityสูงsǔungสูงsǔung1tall; high (physical height)2high (degree/level/price/rank)3up; to a high position4advanced; elevated (abstract)ให้เสียงhâi-sǐiangให้เสียงhâi-sǐiang[to] voice (a character); [to] dub; [to] provide voice-overดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeชัดเจนchát-jeenชัดเจนchát-jeen1clear; distinct; obvious2explicit; definite; unambiguous; unequivocal3clearly; explicitly; unambiguouslyแม้mɛ́ɛแม้mɛ́ɛ1even if; although; even though2evenในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: roomsขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yàiขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yài1large; big; large-scale2large size (option)
This speaker is high-powered, with strong output, and gives clear sound even in a large room.
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เครื่องดูดฝุ่นkrʉ̂ʉang-dùut-fùnรุ่นใหม่rûn-màiไฟแรงfai-rɛɛngดูดdùutสิ่งสกปรกsìng-sòk-gà-bpròkได้dâaiลึกlʉ́kกว่าgwàaเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangเก่าgào
The new vacuum model is high-powered and cleans deeper than the old one.
ช่างchângเตือนdtʉʉanว่าwâaเครื่องชาร์จkrʉ̂ʉang-cháatไฟแรงfai-rɛɛngต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiปลั๊กbplákและlɛ́สายไฟsǎai-faiที่รองรับtîi-rɔɔng-rápกำลังสูงgam-lang-sǔungเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganความร้อนkwaam-rɔ́ɔnเกินgəən
The technician warned that a high-powered charger must use plugs and cables that support high wattage to prevent overheating.
สตูดิโอsà-dtuu-dì-ooเลือกlʉ̂ʉakไฟสตูดิโอfai-sà-dtuu-dì-ooที่tîiไฟแรงfai-rɛɛngเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiกำลังgam-langส่องสว่างsɔ̀ɔng-sà-wàangมากพอmâak-pɔɔสำหรับsǎm-ràpการถ่ายทำgaan-tàai-tamแบบbɛ̀ɛpสโลว์โมชันsà-hǒon-moo-chanที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiเฟรมเรตfreem-rèetสูงsǔung
The studio chose high-powered studio lights to provide enough illumination for slow-motion filming that requires a high frame rate.
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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แรงrɛɛngแรงrɛɛng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)4very; extremely (Southern Thai)strong; intense; severePart 2
ไฟแรงfai-rɛɛngไฟแรงfai-rɛɛnghigh flame; strong heat (cooking)high flame; strong heat (cooking)Word