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lâiMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] chase; pursue
to go after someone or something to catch, reach, or drive them away
Examples
หมาmǎaหมาmǎa1dog2dog (insult)ไล่lâiไล่lâi1[to] chase; pursue2[to] drive away; expel3[to] fire; dismiss4[to] go through in order; sort; enumerate5[to] adjust progressivelyลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnball (for sports/games)ไปทั่วbpai-tûuaไปทั่วbpai-tûua1[to] go everywhere; travel all over2all over; everywhere (extent marker)สนามsà-nǎamสนามsà-nǎam1field; court; pitch; ground2yard; open ground3area; sphere (of activity)4field (physics)
The dog chases the ball all over the field.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnวิ่งไล่wîng-lâiแมวmɛɛoจรjɔɔnจนjonเกือบgʉ̀ʉapทันtanแต่dtɛ̀ɛมันmanกระโดดgrà-dòotหนีnǐi
Yesterday I ran after a stray cat and almost caught up, but it jumped away.
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatขี่kìiมอเตอร์ไซค์mɔɔ-dtəə-sáiไล่lâiรถrótที่tîiฝ่าfàaฝนfǒnจนjonจับได้jàp-dâaiใกล้glâiสี่แยกsìi-yɛ̂ɛk
The police rode a motorcycle to chase the car through the rain and caught it near the intersection.
กองเชียร์gɔɔng-chiiaตะโกนdtà-goonให้hâiทีมtiimเร่งrêngสปีดsà-bpìitไล่lâiคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngในช่วงnai-chûuangท้ายเกมtáai-geemจนjonตีเสมอdtii-sà-mə̌əได้dâai
The fans shouted for the team to speed up and chase the opponents in the final minutes, managing to equalize.
2VerbB1
[to] drive away; expel
to force someone or something to leave a place; to shoo away
Examples
เจ้าของบ้านjâao-kɔ̌ɔng-bâanเจ้าของบ้านjâao-kɔ̌ɔng-bâan1homeowner; house owner2host (household)3landlord/landlady (house)ไล่lâiไล่lâi1[to] chase; pursue2[to] drive away; expel3[to] fire; dismiss4[to] go through in order; sort; enumerate5[to] adjust progressivelyหมาmǎaหมาmǎa1dog2dog (insult)ออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)ครัวkruuaครัวkruua1kitchen2cuisine3household (archaic/lit.)
The homeowner shooed the dog out of the kitchen.
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The vendor shooed the pigeons away from perching on the dining tables.
เขาkǎoไล่lâiคนแปลกหน้าkon-bplɛ̀ɛk-nâaออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiส่วนsùuanตัวอย่างdtuua-yàangสุภาพsù-pâap
He politely forced the stranger to leave his private area.
ผู้จัดงานpûu-jàt-ngaanต้องdtɔ̂ngไล่lâiผู้pûuไม่mâiมีบัตรmii-bàtออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakฮอลล์hɔɔnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-pai
The organizers had to force those without passes to leave the hall for safety.
3VerbB1
[to] fire; dismiss
to remove someone from a job; to sack
Examples
เจ้านายjâo-naaiเจ้านายjâo-naai1boss; employer; superior2master; owner (of servant or animal)3royalty; member of a royal familyไล่lâiไล่lâi1[to] chase; pursue2[to] drive away; expel3[to] fire; dismiss4[to] go through in order; sort; enumerate5[to] adjust progressivelyเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerสายsǎaiสายsǎai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7string; strap; band8lineage; affiliation; branch9classifier for rivers and streamsบ่อยbɔ̀iบ่อยbɔ̀ioften; frequently
The boss fired him because he was often late.
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พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanหลายคนlǎai-konกังวลgang-wonว่าwâaจะjàถูกtùukไล่ออกlâi-ɔ̀ɔkหลังlǎngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtขาดทุนkàat-tunต่อเนื่องdtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉang
Many employees worry they will be fired after the company’s continued losses.
เธอtəəถูกtùukไล่ออกlâi-ɔ̀ɔkทันทีtan-tiiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaพบว่าpóp-wâaละเมิดlá-mə̂ətกฎgòtความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiของkɔ̌ɔngโรงงานroong-ngaan
She was immediately fired when it was found that she violated the factory’s safety rules.
ผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiไล่lâiผู้จัดการฝ่ายการตลาดpûu-jàt-gaan-fàai-gaan-dtà-làatออกɔ̀ɔkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแสดงsà-dɛɛngความรับผิดชอบkwaam-ráp-pìt-chɔ̂ɔpต่อdtɔ̀ɔผลประกอบการpǒn-bprà-gɔ̀ɔp-gaanที่tîiตกต่ำdtòk-dtàm
The executives decided to sack the marketing manager to take responsibility for the poor performance.
4VerbB2
[to] go through in order; sort; enumerate
to proceed step by step or arrange in sequence (e.g., ไล่เช็กไล่เช็กlâi-chékto check through; go item by item, ไล่สีไล่สีlâi-sǐi1[to] gradate colors; [to] create a gradient2gradient-colored; ombré)
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3[to] deserve; be worthy ofไล่lâiไล่lâi1[to] chase; pursue2[to] drive away; expel3[to] fire; dismiss4[to] go through in order; sort; enumerate5[to] adjust progressivelyตรวจเช็คdtrùuat-chékตรวจเช็คdtrùuat-chék[to] check; inspectลิสต์lítลิสต์lít1list (loanword)2[to] list [sth]; make a listทีละtii-láทีละtii-láone at a time; each; perข้อkɔ̂ɔข้อkɔ̂ɔ1item; point; clause2classifier: items/points/clauses/questions3joint (anatomy)4condition; term5node; joint; segment (botany/zoology)เพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiso that not; in order not to; to prevent [sth]พลาดplâatพลาดplâat1[to] miss; fail to catch; fail to attend2[to] make a mistake; slip up3mistaken; in errorรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatdetail; detailsสำคัญsǎm-kanสำคัญsǎm-kan1important; significant; essential2[to] think; assume; suppose (often mistakenly)
We should go through the checklist item by item to avoid missing important details.
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อาจารย์aa-jaanสอนsɔ̌ɔnให้hâiไล่lâiกระบวนการgrà-buuan-gaanแก้โจทย์gɛ̂ɛ-jòotจากjàakสมมติฐานsǒm-mót-dtì-tǎanไปจนถึงbpai-jon-tʉ̌ngคำตอบkam-dtɔ̀ɔp
The teacher taught us to proceed through the problem-solving process from assumptions to the answer.
เวลาwee-laaตัดต่อวิดีโอdtàt-dtɔ̀ɔ-wí-dii-ooให้hâiไล่เรียงlâi-riiangช็อตchɔ́tตามdtaamลำดับเหตุการณ์lam-dàp-hèet-gaanเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raaoลื่นไหลlʉ̂ʉn-lǎi
When editing a video, arrange the shots in sequence to keep the story flowing.
นักออกแบบnák-ɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛpแนะนำให้nɛ́-nam-hâiไล่เช็กlâi-chékคุณสมบัติkun-ná-sǒm-bàtของkɔ̌ɔngฟอนต์fɔɔnตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛความหนาkwaam-nǎaน้ำหนักnám-nàkไปจนถึงbpai-jon-tʉ̌ngการgaanเว้นวรรคwén-wákก่อนgɔ̀ɔnนำไปใช้งานnam-bpai-chái-ngaanจริงjing
The designer suggested checking font properties step by step—from thickness and weight to spacing—before using them.
5VerbB2
[to] adjust progressively
to change gradually along a scale (e.g., ไล่ระดับไล่ระดับlâi-rá-dàp1[to] arrange in graduated levels; stagger; grade2[to] change gradually; form a gradient/taper3tiered; stepped; graded, ไล่น้ำหนักสี)
Examples
ช่างภาพchâang pâapช่างภาพchâang pâapphotographerปรับbpràpปรับbpràp1[to] adjust; modify2[to] adapt; acclimatize3[to] fine; impose a fineไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)สีผิวsĕe pĭuสีผิวsĕe pĭuskin color; skin tone; complexion (color)ไล่lâiไล่lâi1[to] chase; pursue2[to] drive away; expel3[to] fire; dismiss4[to] go through in order; sort; enumerate5[to] adjust progressivelyน้ำหนักnám nàkน้ำหนักnám nàk1weight (mass/heaviness)2importance; significance3emphasis; stressนุ่มnûmนุ่มnûm1soft (to the touch)2tender (food)3soft/gentle (voice/tone)ๆ-ดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneเป็นธรรมชาติbpen tam-má-châatเป็นธรรมชาติbpen tam-má-châat1natural; unforced; unaffected2naturally; in an unforced way
The photographer adjusted the lights so the skin tones gradate softly and look natural.
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งานออกแบบngaan-ɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛpโลโก้loo-gôoนี้níiใช้cháiสีsǐiไล่lâiจากjàakฟ้าfáaไปbpaiม่วงmûuangเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiดูduuมีมิติmii-mí-dtì
This logo design uses a gradient from blue to purple to add depth.
ในnaiการgaanเพนต์péenผนังpà-nǎngเราraoไล่lâiเฉดสีchèet-sǐiจากjàakอ่อนɔ̀ɔnไปbpaiเข้มkêmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างsâangเอฟเฟกต์éep-fêekแสงเงาsɛ̌ɛng-ngao
When painting the wall, we gradated the shades from light to dark to create a light-and-shadow effect.
ศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpinใช้cháiเทคนิคték-nìkสีน้ำsǐi-náamไล่ระดับlâi-rá-dàpอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangทำให้tam-hâiท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaดูduuละมุนlá-munและlɛ́ต่อเนื่องdtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangไร้รอยต่อrái-rɔɔi-dtɔ̀ɔ
The artist used a continuous watercolor gradient technique, making the sky look soft and seamless.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lâi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |