ไรท์
ráiMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] burn data to a CD or DVD
To record data onto an optical disc, such as a CD or DVD; a colloquial borrowing from English “write.”
Examples
ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]ไรท์ráiไรท์rái1[to] burn data to a CD or DVD2writer; author (internet slang)เพลงpleengเพลงpleeng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesพวกนี้pûuak-níiพวกนี้pûuak-níi1these (after a noun)2these ones; these people/thingsลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineแผ่นซีดีpɛ̀n-sii-diiแผ่นซีดีpɛ̀n-sii-diiCD; compact discให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)หน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)ได้ไหมdâai-mǎiได้ไหมdâai-mǎi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)
Can you help me write these songs onto a CD?
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ฉันchǎnอยากจะyàak-jàไรท์ráiไฟล์faiหนังnǎngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiลงlongดีวีดีdii-wii-diiจะได้jà-dâaiเอาไปao-bpaiเปิดดูbpə̀ət-duuในnaiทีวีtii-wiiได้dâai
I want to write this movie file to a DVD so I can watch it on the TV.
คุณkunต้องdtɔ̂ngไรท์ráiไฟล์faiอิมเมจim-mêetของkɔ̌ɔngระบบปฏิบัติการrá-bòp-bpà-dtì-bàt-gaanลงบนlong-bonแฟลชไดรฟ์flɛ̂ɛt-draiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างตัวsâang-dtuuaติดตั้งdtìt-dtângที่tîiสามารถsǎa-mâatบูตได้bùut-dâai
You need to write the OS image file onto a flash drive to create a bootable installer.
สมัยก่อนsà-măi gònคนkonนิยมní-yomไรท์ráiข้อมูลkôr moonสำคัญsăm-kanลงlongแผ่นดีวีดีpàen dee wee deeหลายๆlăai lăaiแผ่นpàenเพื่อpêuuaสำรองข้อมูลsăm-rong kâw-moonแต่dtàeปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banการใช้gaan cháiคลาวด์สตอเรจklaao sà-dtor-rètเป็นที่นิยมbpen têe ní-yomมากกว่าmâak gwàa
In the past, people used to write important data onto multiple DVDs for backup, but now cloud storage is more popular.
2NounB2
writer; author (internet slang)
Casual online term for an author/content creator, often used as a form of address (e.g., ไรท์คะ/ครับครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)).
Examples
ไรท์ráiไรท์rái1[to] burn data to a CD or DVD2writer; author (internet slang)คะkáคะká1polite particle (female; question softener)2polite address or response particle (female speech)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerอัปเดตáp-dàytอัปเดตáp-dàyt1[to] update [sth/sb]2[to] give/provide an update3update (new info/version)เร็วๆreo reoเร็วๆreo reo1quickly; fast; hurry2hurry up!นะคะná-káนะคะná-kápolite particle (primarily feminine, softener)รอrorรอror1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitนานแล้วnaan láewนานแล้วnaan láewa long time ago; for a long time now
Author, please update soon! I've been waiting for a long time.
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I like this story a lot. The author writes very well.
วิธีการwí-tii-gaanที่tîiไรท์ráiบรรยายban-yaaiความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kของkɔ̌ɔngตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnนั้นnánน่าประทับใจnâa-bprà-táp-jaiมากmâakทำให้tam-hâiผู้อ่านpûu-àanอินinตามไปด้วยdtaam-bpai-dûuai
The way the author describes the character's emotions is very impressive; it makes the reader feel immersed.
เราraoตามdtaamอ่านàanงานngaanของkɔ̌ɔngไรท์ráiคนนี้kon-níiมาmaaทุกtúkเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangแล้วlɛ́ɛoสำนวนการเขียนsǎm-nuuan-gaan-kǐianที่tîiเป็นเอกลักษณ์bpen-èek-gà-lákคือkʉʉสิ่งที่sìng-tîiทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoโดดเด่นdòot-dèenกว่าgwàaคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn
I've read all of this author's works; their unique writing style is what makes them stand out from others.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ไรท์ said ไร้?
rái
- Silent letterท์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.Spoken toneSaid with a High tone in everyday Thai, as if written ไร้ (rái). The spelling rule would give a Mid tone.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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
ResultSpoken tone
High tone
rái
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Spelling rule: Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Spoken tone Said with a High tone in everyday Thai. The spelling rule would give a Mid tone, but this loanword follows how it's actually pronounced. Say it as if written ไร้ (rái).
ท์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |
The chart shows the spelling rule. In everyday Thai, this syllable is said with a High tone instead.