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rái-kâaMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
worthless; valueless
having no value, worth, importance, or usefulness
Examples
ของเล่นkŏng lênของเล่นkŏng lên1toy; plaything2novelty; fun gadget3plaything (figurative)เก่าๆgào gàoเก่าๆgào gàoold; oldish (reduplicated)พวกนี้pûuak néeพวกนี้pûuak née1these (after a noun)2these ones; these people/thingsมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)พังpangพังpang1broken; not working2[to] break down; collapse; fall apart3ruined; a mess (plans/situations)4[to] demolish; wreck [sth]แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)ก็เลยgôr loeiก็เลยgôr loeiso; therefore; as a resultไร้ค่าrái kâaไร้ค่าrái kâaworthless; valueless
These old toys are broken, so now they are worthless.
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อย่าyàaรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaตัวเองdtuua-eengไร้ค่าrái-kâaเลยləəiนะnáคุณkunมีmiiความสามารถkwaam-sǎa-mâatมากกว่าmâak-gwàaที่tîiคิดkít
Don't feel like you're worthless. You are more capable than you think.
ความพยายามkwaam-pá-yaa-yaamทั้งหมดtáng-mòtของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoกลายเป็นglaai-bpenสิ่งsìngไร้ค่าrái-kâaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekถูกtùukยกเลิกyók-lə̂ək
All his efforts became worthless when the project was cancelled.
หากhàakปราศจากbpràat-sà-jàakความรักkwaam-rákและlɛ́มิตรภาพmít-dtrà-pâapชีวิตchii-wítก็gɔ̂อาจàatดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉanไร้ค่าrái-kâaและlɛ́ว่างเปล่าwâang-bplàao
Without love and friendship, life can seem worthless and empty.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
rái
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
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ค่าkâaค่าkâa1cost; fee; charge2value; numerical value3worth; value (abstract)4monetary value; worth5polite/friendly address particlecost; fee; chargePart 2
ไร้ค่าrái-kâaไร้ค่าrái-kâaworthless; valuelessworthless; valuelessWord