ไล่ที
lâi-tiiMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] proceed step by step
to handle or go through things one by one in order; to proceed step by step
Examples
งานเอกสารngaan èk-gà-săanงานเอกสารngaan èk-gà-săanpaperwork; administrative workมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเยอะมากyér mâakเยอะมากyér mâak1very many; numerous (colloquial)2very much; a lot (colloq.)เดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ค่อยๆkôi kôiค่อยๆkôi kôi1slowly; gently2gradually; little by littleไล่ทีlâi teeไล่ทีlâi tee1[to] proceed step by step2step by step; in orderละláละlá1[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)2each; per3[to] omit; leave out; skip4topic/softening particleแฟ้มfâemแฟ้มfâem1file; folder2file (computer)3dossier; case file
There's a lot of paperwork; I'll go through it one file at a time.
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คุณครูkun-kruuบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiนักเรียนnák-riianไล่ทีlâi-tiiละláข้อkɔ̂ɔเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaตรวจdtrùuatคำตอบkam-dtɔ̀ɔpแบบฝึกหัดbɛ̀ɛp-fʉ̀k-hàt
The teacher told the students to go through the exercises one by one to check the answers.
เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาสาเหตุhǎa-sǎa-hèetของkɔ̌ɔngปัญหาbpan-hǎaเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngไล่lâiทีละขั้นตอนtii-lá-kân-dtɔɔnของkɔ̌ɔngกระบวนการผลิตgrà-buuan-gaan-pà-lìtทั้งหมดtáng-mòt
To find the cause of the problem, we must go through every step of the entire production process one by one.
นักสืบnák-sʉ̀ʉpตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiที่จะtîi-jàไล่ทีlâi-tiiละláประเด็นbprà-denที่tîiน่าสงสัยnâa-sǒng-sǎiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาhǎaความเชื่อมโยงkwaam-chʉ̂ʉam-yoongของkɔ̌ɔngคดีká-dii
The detective decided to go through the suspicious points one by one to find connections in the case.
2AdverbB2
step by step; in order
describes doing things one by one in order; step by step
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense of4[to] read data (computing)รายชื่อraai-chʉ̂ʉรายชื่อraai-chʉ̂ʉlist of names; rosterผู้เข้าร่วมประชุมpûu-kâo-rûuam-bprà-chumผู้เข้าร่วมประชุมpûu-kâo-rûuam-bprà-chummeeting attendee; meeting participantไล่ทีlâi-tiiไล่ทีlâi-tii1[to] proceed step by step2step by step; in orderละláละlá1[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)2each; per3[to] omit; leave out; skip4topic/softening particleคนจนkon-jonคนจนkon-jonpoor person; the poorครบkrópครบkróp1complete; full; all present2in full; completely3[time] to be complete; to reach the full term
He read the names of the attendees one by one until the list was finished.
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แม่ครัวmɛ̂ɛ-kruuaจัดเรียงjàt-riiangจานjaanอาหารaa-hǎanไล่ทีlâi-tiiละláใบbaiอย่างสวยงามyàang-sǔuai-ngaamบนbonโต๊ะdtó
The cook arranged the food plates beautifully on the table, one by one.
ช่างเทคนิคchâng-ték-nìkตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpส่วนประกอบsùuan-bprà-gɔ̀ɔpของkɔ̌ɔngเครื่องจักรkrʉ̂ʉang-jàkไล่ทีlâi-tiiละláชิ้นchínเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaค้นkónหาข้อบกพร่องhǎa-kɔ̂ɔ-bòk-prɔ̂ɔng
The technician inspected the machine's components one by one to find the defect.
คณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaanพิจารณาpí-jaa-rá-naaคุณสมบัติkun-ná-sǒm-bàtของkɔ̌ɔngผู้สมัครpûu-sà-màkไล่ทีlâi-tiiละláคนkonอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiatก่อนgɔ̀ɔnตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jai
The committee meticulously considered the qualifications of each applicant one by one before making a decision.
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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ทีtiiทีtii1turn; chance; opportunity; one’s shot2time; occasion; instance3classifier: times; hits; strokes; attempts4please; for me (request particle)turn; chance; opportunity; one’s shotPart 2
ไล่ทีlâi-tiiไล่ทีlâi-tii[to] proceed step by step[to] proceed step by stepWord