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lâi-jàpMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] play tag
To play the children's game of tag, where one person chases others to try and touch them.
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)ไล่จับlâi jàpไล่จับlâi jàp1[to] play tag2[to] chase and catch [sb/sth]กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmark
The children are playing tag.
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ตอนเย็นdtɔɔn-yenหลังlǎngเลิกเรียนlə̂ək-riianพวกเราpûuak-raoจะjàไปbpaiเล่นlênไล่จับlâi-jàpที่tîiสนามเด็กเล่นsà-nǎam-dèk-lên
In the evening after school, we will go play tag at the playground.
When I was a kid, I really liked playing tag with my friends.
เสียงsĭiangเด็กๆdèk dèkหัวเราะhŭua róดังลั่นdang lânขณะkà-nàวิ่งเล่นwîng lênไล่จับlâi jàpกันไปgan bpaiรอบๆrôp rôpสวนสาธารณะsŭuan săa-taa-rá-ná
The sound of children's laughter rang out as they ran around the park playing tag.
2VerbB1
[to] chase and catch [sb/sth]
To pursue and try to capture someone or something, such as a criminal or an animal.
Examples
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เมื่อวานmêuua waanฉันchănเหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakเพราะpráwต้องdtôngไล่จับlâi jàpหมาmăaตัวเองdtuua engกลับglàpเข้าบ้านkâo bâan
Yesterday I was very tired because I had to chase my own dog to get it back in the house.
The villagers helped each other to pursue and capture the pig that had escaped from the farm.
การไล่gaan-lâiจับjàpผู้ร้ายpûu-ráaiข้ามแดนkâam-dɛɛnเป็นbpenภารกิจpaa-rá-gìtที่tîiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnและlɛ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiความร่วมมือkwaam-rûuam-mʉʉระหว่างประเทศrá-wàang-bprà-têet
The pursuit and capture of a fugitive across borders is a complex mission that requires international cooperation.
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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จับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)7[to] settle on; stick to a surface[to] hold; graspPart 2
ไล่จับlâi-jàpไล่จับlâi-jàp[to] play tag[to] play tagWord