ไว้กิน

wái-gin

Meaning

1VerbA2

[to] keep for eating later

To keep or set aside [sth] to eat later.

Examples

ฉันchǎn มีmii แอปเปิลɛ́p-bpə̂n ไว้กินwái-gin

I have apples set aside to eat.

3 more examples

แม่mɛ̂ɛ ซื้อsʉ́ʉ ขนมkà-nǒm ไว้กินwái-gin กับgàp กาแฟgaa-fɛɛ ตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháo

Mom bought snacks to keep for eating with coffee in the morning.

อย่าเพิ่งyàa-pə̂ng กินgin หมดmòt เหลือlʉ̌ʉa เค้กkéek ไว้กินwái-gin พรุ่งนี้prûng-níi บ้างbâang

Don't eat it all yet. Leave some cake to eat tomorrow.

ฉันchăn ชอบchôp ทำอาหารtam aa-hăan เยอะๆyér-yér แล้วláeo แช่แข็งchâe kăeng ไว้กินwái gin อาทิตย์หน้าaa-tít nâa

I like to cook a lot of food and then freeze it to eat next week.

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 tho
Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

wái

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + Mai tho → High

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

ไว้wái[to] keep; save; storePart 1

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กินgin[to] eatPart 2

ไว้กินwái-gin[to] keep for eating laterWord