ไว(wai)

Meanings

1AdjectiveA1

fast; quick; rapid

moving, happening, or done in a short time; fast or rapid

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; course4[to] chase; pursueไวwaiไวwai1early; soon; ahead of time2sensitive; reactive3[to] keep; save; preserve4fast; quick; rapidมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
He runs very fast.
2AdjectiveA2

early; soon; ahead of time

happening earlier than expected or before the usual time; ahead of time

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)รถไฟrót faiรถไฟrót fai1railway; rail service2trainมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerไวwaiไวwai1early; soon; ahead of time2sensitive; reactive3[to] keep; save; preserve4fast; quick; rapid
Today the train arrived early.
3AdjectiveB2

sensitive; reactive

easily affected or reacting quickly to emotions, stimuli, or substances

Examples

เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)3classifier: childrenคนนี้kon néeคนนี้kon néethis personไวต่อwai dtòrไวต่อwai dtòrsensitive to [sth]; susceptible to [sth]เสียงดังมากsĭiang dang mâakเสียงดังมากsĭiang dang mâakvery loudพอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobile3train (only in compounds)4classifier: vehiclesผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3past; via; through4[to] experience; go throughก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerสะดุ้งsà-dûngสะดุ้งsà-dûng1[to] start; jump (in surprise)2[to] flinch; winceทันทีtan teeทันทีtan tee1immediately; at once2as soon as; the moment that (ทันทีที่)
This child is very sensitive to loud noises; when a car passes, he startles immediately.
4VerbB2

[to] keep; save; preserve

to keep, save, or preserve something for later use

Examples

แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseบอกให้bòk hâiบอกให้bòk hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]เก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to collect; pick up; gather2to tidy up; put in order3to charge; take (a fee/payment)4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to keep; store; put away7to put away/holster (weapon); to conceal8[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)ขนมkà-nŏmขนมkà-nŏm1snack; sweet; dessert2confectionery; pastryไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveสำหรับsăm-ràpสำหรับsăm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingแขกkàekแขกkàek1guest; visitor2patron (hotel/venue/restaurant)ที่จะtêe jàที่จะtêe jà1that/which/who will; that is/are going to2to (after a noun/adj; infinitival 'to')มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerพรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayอย่าเพิ่งyàa pêrngอย่าเพิ่งyàa pêrng1don't ... yet; hold off (for now)2Wait! Not yet.เอาออกao òkเอาออกao òk[to] take out; [to] removeมากินmaa ginมากินmaa gin1come to eat (future/intent)2[to] come eat
Mom told me to keep the snacks for guests coming tomorrow; don't take them out to eat yet.

Related Words

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เร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2premature; too soon3quickly; fast
  • fast; quick (speed/time)
  • premature; too soon
  • quickly; fast
ฟ่าวfâaoฟ่าวfâao1[to] hurry; rush2quickly; hurriedly3[!] hurry up!4quick; fast
  • [to] hurry; rush
  • quickly; hurriedly
  • [!] hurry up!
  • quick; fast
รวดเร็วrûuat reoรวดเร็วrûuat reo1rapidly; swiftly2fast; quick; rapid
  • rapidly; swiftly
  • fast; quick; rapid
ฟาสต์fáatฟาสต์fáat1fast; quick (loanword)2[to] fast (abstain from eating)3a fast; fasting period
  • fast; quick (loanword)
  • [to] fast (abstain from eating)
  • a fast; fasting period
อ่อนไหวòn wăiอ่อนไหวòn wăi1emotionally sensitive2sensitive topic/issue3sensitive to stimuli; easily affected
  • emotionally sensitive
  • sensitive topic/issue
  • sensitive to stimuli; easily affected