ไรดี
rai-diiMeaning
1InterjectionB1
[informal] what would be good?; what should [we/I/you] do?
Casual colloquial question meaning 'what would be good?' or 'what should [we/I/you] do?', often used when seeking suggestions or choosing among options; clipped from 'อะไรดีอะไรดีà-rai-diiwhat's good?; what should I/we choose?'.
Examples
เย็นนี้yen-níiเย็นนี้yen-níi1this evening2this evening's (as a modifier)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)กินข้าวgin-kâaoกินข้าวgin-kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)ร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallไหนnǎiไหนnǎi1which (asking to choose)2which one; which person/thing3where (question)4any; whichever (in indefinite constructions)ไรดีrai-diiไรดีrai-dii[informal] what would be good?; what should [we/I/you] do?
Which restaurant should we eat at this evening? What would be good?
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เสาร์นี้sǎo-níiอยากyàakไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoทะเลtá-leeหรือrʉ̌ʉภูเขาpuu-kǎoไรดีrai-diiช่วยchûuaiคิดkítหน่อยnɔ̀i
This Saturday, should we go to the sea or the mountains? What would be good? Help me decide.
ทำtamพรีเซนต์prii-seenให้hâiลูกค้าlûuk-káaจะjàเปิดbpə̀ətด้วยdûuaiตัวอย่างdtuua-yàangหรือrʉ̌ʉคำถามkam-tǎamไรดีrai-dii
For the client presentation, should I start with an example or a question? What would be better?
โครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiงบจำกัดngóp-jam-gàtถ้าtâaเลือกlʉ̂ʉakตัดdtàtฟีเจอร์fii-jə̂əต้องdtɔ̂ngตัดdtàtส่วนไหนsùuan-nǎiไรดีrai-diiถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàกระทบgrà-tópน้อยสุดnɔ́ɔi-sùt
This project has a limited budget. If we have to cut features, which part should we cut? What would cause the least impact?
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
rai
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
ไรraiไรrai1mite (tiny arachnid)2(colloq.) what?; wh- (shortened form of อะไร)3(colloq.) what; which4rice seedling; rice sprout (Northern/poetic)mite (tiny arachnid)Part 1
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ไรดีrai-diiไรดีrai-dii[informal] what would be good?; what should [we/I/you] do?[informal] what would be good?; what should [we/I/you] do?Word