ไยดี
yai-diiMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] care about [sb/sth]; [to] be concerned
to care about, pay attention to, or be concerned about someone or something; often used in negative sentences to mean indifference.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเดินจากไปdəən-jàak-bpaiเดินจากไปdəən-jàak-bpai[to] walk away from [sb/sth/somewhere]โดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -lyไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ไยดีyai-diiไยดีyai-dii[to] care about [sb/sth]; [to] be concernedน้ำตาnáam-dtaaน้ำตาnáam-dtaatear; tearsของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedสักนิดsàk-nítสักนิดsàk-nít1just a little2a small amount (of)
He walked away without paying any attention to her tears at all.
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เธอtəəหมกมุ่นอยู่กับmòk-mûn-yùu-gàpเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengจนjonไม่mâiไยดีyai-diiความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kของkɔ̌ɔngคนรอบข้างkon-rɔ̂ɔp-kâang
She was so absorbed in her own affairs that she was unconcerned about the feelings of those around her.
ต่อให้dtɔ̀ɔ-hâiเธอtəəจะjàอ้อนวอนɔ̂ɔn-wɔɔnแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ไม่เคยmâi-kəəiไยดีyai-diiและlɛ́ยังคงyang-kongเย็นชาyen-chaaเหมือนเดิมmʉ̌ʉan-dəəm
No matter how much she pleaded, he never cared and remained as cold as ever.
เป็นbpenเรื่องrêuuangน่าเศร้าnâa sâoที่têeผู้มีอำนาจpôo mee am-nâatบางคนbaang konไม่mâiไยดีyai deeต่อdtòความเดือดร้อนkwaam dèuuat rónของkŏngประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonตาdtaaดำๆdam damเลยloie
It is sad that some people in power have no concern whatsoever for the suffering of ordinary citizens.
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
yai
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
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ไยดีyai-diiไยดีyai-dii[to] care about [sb/sth]; [to] be concerned[to] care about [sb/sth]; [to] be concernedWord