ไอติม
ai-dtimMeaning
1NounA2
ice cream (colloquial)
Informal Thai for ice cream; a sweet frozen dessert made from milk or cream, sugar, and flavorings.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketไอติมai-dtimไอติมai-dtimice cream (colloquial)รสช็อกโกแลตrót-chɔ́k-goo-lɛ́tรสช็อกโกแลตrót-chɔ́k-goo-lɛ́tchocolate flavor; chocolate-flavored
I like to eat chocolate ice cream.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanอากาศร้อนaa-gàat-rɔ́ɔnมากmâakเราraoเลยləəiแวะwɛ́ซื้อsʉ́ʉไอติมai-dtimสองsɔ̌ɔngแท่งtɛ̂ng
Yesterday it was very hot, so we stopped to buy two ice creams.
Shall we go have ice cream at the new shop after school tomorrow?
เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpทำtamไอติมai-dtimโฮมเมดhoom-mêetเองeengที่บ้านtîi-bâanเพราะprɔ́อยากyàakควบคุมkûuap-kumน้ำตาลnám-dtaanและlɛ́เลือกlʉ̂ʉakวัตถุดิบwát-tù-dìp
He likes to make homemade ice cream at home because he wants to control the sugar and choose the ingredients.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
ai
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |