ไม้สกี
máai-sà-giiMeaning
1NounB1
a ski
One of the long, narrow runners attached to a boot for gliding over snow; a ski.
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offไม้สกีmáai-sà-giiไม้สกีmáai-sà-giia skiคู่kûuคู่kûu1pair; couple2classifier for pairs3even (number)4in pairs; double5[to] pair; matchใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2again; anew3new; inexperienced (novice)4hibiscus (Northern Thai)
Yesterday, I bought a new pair of skis.
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My skis are very long, so they're a bit difficult to control.
ก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiคุณkunจะjàไปbpaiเล่นlênสกีsà-giiอย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmลงlongแว็กซ์wɛ́kที่tîiไม้สกีmáai-sà-giiของkɔ̌ɔngคุณkunล่ะlâ
Before you go skiing, don't forget to wax your skis.
การเลือกgaan-lʉ̂ʉakความยาวkwaam-yaaoของkɔ̌ɔngไม้สกีmáai-sà-giiที่เหมาะสมtîi-mɔ̀-sǒmขึ้นอยู่กับkʉ̂n-yùu-gàpส่วนสูงsùuan-sǔungน้ำหนักnám-nàkและlɛ́สไตล์sà-dtaiการเล่นสกีgaan-lên-sà-giiของkɔ̌ɔngผู้ใช้pûu-chái
Choosing the appropriate length of skis depends on the user's height, weight, and skiing style.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ไม้สกี said ไม้-สะ-กี?
máai-sà-gii
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 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
máai
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementwood; timberPart 1
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ไม้สกีmáai-sà-giiไม้สกีmáai-sà-giia skia skiWord