ไฟ้ว
fâiwMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] fight; [to] argue
to fight, argue, or clash with someone (internet slang derived from the English word 'fight')
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaancoworker; colleague; workmateทำตัวtam dtuuaทำตัวtam dtuua[to] behave; conduct oneself; carry oneselfงี่เง่าngêe ngâoงี่เง่าngêe ngâo1stupid; foolish2a stupid person; an idiot (rude)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เกือบจะgèuap jàเกือบจะgèuap jàalmost; nearlyไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyไฟ้วfâiwไฟ้วfâiw[to] fight; [to] argueด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Today my coworker was acting so ridiculous that I almost went to fight with them.
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ถ้าtâaเธอterมั่นใจmân jaiว่าwâaตัวเองdtuua engไม่mâiผิดpìtก็gâwต้องdtôngกล้าglâaไฟ้วfâiwกับgàpหัวหน้าhŭua nâaนะná
If you are confident that you're not wrong, you must be brave enough to clash with the boss.
ในnaiโซเชียลมีเดียsoh-chîian mee-dîiaมีดราม่าmee draa-mâaเรื่องrêuuangนี้néeทุกวันtúk wanแฟนคลับfaen klápสองsŏngวงwongนี้néeเขาkăoเตรียมdtriiamไฟ้วfâiwกันganตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laa
There's drama about this on social media every day; the fan clubs of these two groups are always ready to fight each other.
การไปgaan bpaiไฟ้วfâiwกับgàpลูกค้าlûuk-káaที่têeมีอิทธิพลmee ìt-tí-ponไม่ใช่mâi châiเรื่องrêuuangดีdeeหรอกròkเพราะpráwสุดท้ายsùt táaiบริษัทbor-rí-sàtเราraoนั่นแหละnân làeที่จะtêe jàเสียsĭiaผลประโยชน์pŏn-bprà-yôht
Arguing with an influential client isn't a good idea, because in the end, it's our company that will lose out.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ไฟ้ว said ไฟ้-วอ?
fâiw
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |