ไรเดอร์
rai-də̂əMeanings
1NounA2
delivery rider; courier
A person who delivers food or parcels, typically using a motorcycle or bicycle.
Examples
ไรเดอร์rai-də̂əไรเดอร์rai-də̂ə1delivery rider; courier2rider; driver (motorbike/bike)มาส่งmaa-sòngมาส่งmaa-sòng1[to] see [sb] off; [to] drop [sb] off2[to] deliver [sth]อาหารaa-hǎanอาหารaa-hǎan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing sideตอนบ่ายdtɔɔn-bàaiตอนบ่ายdtɔɔn-bàai1afternoon2in the afternoon
The rider delivered food to the front of the house in the afternoon.
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This morning the rider called to ask for directions before delivering the parcel.
If it rains heavily, the rider might be a bit late; please wait.
ร้านนี้ráan-níiมีmiiไรเดอร์rai-də̂əประจำbprà-jamคอยkɔɔiรับrápออร์เดอร์ɔɔ-də̂əและlɛ́จัดส่งjàt-sòngในnaiละแวกlá-wɛ̂ɛkใกล้เคียงglâi-kiiangอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
This shop has regular riders who take orders and deliver quickly in the neighborhood.
2NounA2
rider; driver (motorbike/bike)
A person who rides or drives a motorcycle or bicycle; can also mean a motorbike driver in ride-hailing contexts.
Examples
พี่ชายpîi-chaaiพี่ชายpîi-chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ไรเดอร์rai-də̂əไรเดอร์rai-də̂ə1delivery rider; courier2rider; driver (motorbike/bike)ขี่kìiขี่kìi1[to] ride2[to] bully; lord overมอเตอร์ไซค์mɔɔ-dtəə-sáiมอเตอร์ไซค์mɔɔ-dtəə-sái1motorcycle; motorbike2classifier: คันไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaan[to] go to workทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
My older brother is a rider; he rides a motorcycle to work every day.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnเรียกrîiakไรเดอร์rai-də̂əผ่านpàanแอปɛ́pให้hâiไปส่งbpai-sòngฉันchǎnที่tîiสถานีรถไฟsà-tǎa-nii-rót-fai
Yesterday I booked a rider through an app to take me to the train station.
ตอนเด็กdton dèkๆ-เขาkăoชอบchôpขี่จักรยานkèe jàk-grà-yaanในnaiหมู่บ้านmòo bâanและláeพาpaaเพื่อนpêuuanไปbpaiสนามsà-năamเขาkăoเป็นbpenไรเดอร์rai-dêrตัวจริงdtuua jing
When he was young, he liked to ride a bicycle in the village and take his friends to the field. He was a real rider.
ฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkทำให้tam-hâiไรเดอร์rai-də̂əหลายคนlǎai-konชะลอchá-lɔɔความเร็วkwaam-reoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiบนbonถนนtà-nǒn
Heavy rain made many riders slow down for safety on the road.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ไรเดอร์ said ไร-เด้อ?
rai-də̂ə
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 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)5hairline; edge of the hair (as in ไรผม)mite (tiny arachnid)Part 1
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เดอร์dəəเดอร์dəə(colloq.) friendly emphasis particle; you know; okay(colloq.) friendly emphasis particle; you know; okayPart 2
ไรเดอร์rai-də̂əไรเดอร์rai-də̂ədelivery rider; courierdelivery rider; courierWord