ไล่กา
lâi-gaaMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] shoo crows; drive away crows
to chase or drive crows away, typically by making noises or waving objects.
Examples
คุณตาkun-dtaaคุณตาkun-dtaa1grandfather (maternal)2elderly man (polite address)เดินไปdəən-bpaiเดินไปdəən-bpai[to] walk to [somewhere]ไล่กาlâi-gaaไล่กาlâi-gaa[to] shoo crows; drive away crowsในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นาข้าวnaa-kâaoนาข้าวnaa-kâaorice paddy; rice fieldทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoevery morning
Grandpa goes to chase the crows in the rice field every morning.
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เมื่อmêuuaเห็นhĕnฝูงfǔngกาgaaบินbinลงมาlong maaจิกjìkกินginผลไม้pŏn-lá-máiเด็กๆdèk dèkก็gâwช่วยกันchûuai ganส่งเสียงดังsòng sĭiang dangเพื่อpêuuaไล่กาlâi gaa
When they saw a flock of crows fly down to peck at the fruit, the children helped make loud noises to chase them away.
ชาวสวนchaao-sǔuanต้องdtɔ̂ngหาวิธีhǎa-wí-tiiไล่กาlâi-gaaไม่ให้mâi-hâiมากินmaa-ginเมล็ดพันธุ์má-lét-panที่tîiเพิ่งpə̂ngหว่านwàanลงไปlong-bpaiในnaiแปลงbplɛɛng
The farmer has to find a way to drive away the crows so they don't eat the seeds that were just sown in the plot.
ภารกิจpaa-rá-gìtการไล่gaan-lâiกาgaaในnaiไร่râiข้าวโพดkâao-pôotกลายเป็นglaai-bpenกิจวัตรประจำวันgìt-jà-wát-bprà-jam-wanที่tîiน่าnâaเบื่อหน่ายbʉ̀ʉa-nàaiเพราะprɔ́ถึงtʉ̌ngไล่lâiไปbpaiเดี๋ยวdǐiaoมันmanก็gɔ̂กลับมาglàp-maaอีกìik
The task of chasing crows in the cornfield has become a tedious daily routine because even after you chase them away, they return shortly after.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ไล่lâiไล่lâi1[to] chase; pursue2[to] drive away; expel3[to] fire; dismiss4[to] go through in order; sort; enumerate5[to] adjust progressively[to] chase; pursuePart 1
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ไล่กาlâi-gaaไล่กาlâi-gaa[to] shoo crows; drive away crows[to] shoo crows; drive away crowsWord