ไฟใหญ่
fai-yàiMeaning
1NounB1
main headlights
The main front lights of a vehicle, as opposed to small or parking lights; not necessarily the high beams.
Examples
เปิดไฟbpə̀ət-faiเปิดไฟbpə̀ət-fai[to] turn on the light; [to] turn on the lightsใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; seniorด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)ฟ้าfáaฟ้าfáa1sky2light blue; sky blue3heaven; divine realmเริ่มมืดrə̂əm-mʉ̂ʉtเริ่มมืดrə̂əm-mʉ̂ʉt[to] get dark; dusk fallsแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Please turn on the headlights too. It's starting to get dark now.
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เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnฉันchǎnลืมlʉʉmปิดbpìtไฟใหญ่fai-yàiตอนdtɔɔnจอดรถjɔ̀ɔt-rótเช้านี้cháao-níiแบตเตอรี่bɛ̀t-dtəə-rîiเลยləəiหมดmòt
I forgot to turn off the headlights when I parked last night, so the battery is dead this morning.
ไฟใหญ่fai-yàiด้านซ้ายdâan-sáaiขาดไปkàat-bpaiดวงduuangหนึ่งnʉ̀ngเดี๋ยวdǐiaoต้องdtɔ̂ngแวะwɛ́อู่ùuไปbpaiเปลี่ยนหลอดไฟbplìian-lɔ̀ɔt-faiใหม่mài
The left headlight is burnt out; I'll have to drop by the garage to change the bulb later.
การขับรถgaan-kàp-rótในขณะที่nai-kà-nà-tîiฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkผู้ขับขี่pûu-kàp-kìiควรkuuanเปิดไฟbpə̀ət-faiใหญ่yàiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiรถrótคันkanอื่นʉ̀ʉnมองเห็นได้mɔɔng-hěn-dâaiชัดเจนchát-jeenขึ้นkʉ̂n
When driving in heavy rain, drivers should turn on their headlights so that other vehicles can see them more clearly.
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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ไฟใหญ่fai-yàiไฟใหญ่fai-yàimain headlightsmain headlightsWord