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ÊÒ  saayR
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1.ÊÒÂsaayRwire; line; rope; string; strap; connection; tie
2.ÊÒÂsaayRphone call; telephone extension; phone line
3.ÊÒÂã¨saayR jaiM[term of endearment] darling; dearest person; beloved one
4.ÊÒÂsaayRmethod; route; way
5.ÊÒÂsaayRlate; delayed
6.ÊÒÂsaayRJudo, karate, or jiujitsu's belt (rank)
7.ÊÒÂsaayR[of air] gust; [of rain] falling streaks; [of lightning] bolts; [of water in a stream] current
8.ÊÒÂsaayRstalk of a flower
9.ÊÒÂsaayR[numerical classifier for roads, strings, wires, rivers, and other stringy things]

pronunciation guide
Phonemic ThaiÊÒÂ
IPAsǎːj
Royal Thai General Systemsai

1. common Thai word   [noun]
definition
wire; line; rope; string; strap; connection; tie

classifieràÊé¹ sehnF[numerical classifier for hair, thread, string, rope, filaments, etc.]
examplesà¤Ã×èͧÊÒ´¹µÃÕkhreuuangF saayR dohnM dtreeMstringed musical instruments
àª×éÍÊÒÂcheuuaH saayR[of human] family; line; lineage; ancestry; [of animal] pedigree
µÑ´ÊÒ»èÒ¹dtatL saayR bpaanLto cut off; sever; break up; separate
µÕÊÒÂdteeM saayRto install wire
ÊÇÔµªìÊÒÂä¿ãË­èsaL wit[ch]H saayR faiM yaiLmain electrical switch
ÊѧÇÒÅÊÒÂä¾±ÙÃÂìsangR waanM saayR phaiM thuun[y]M(sash of) Chrysobery Cat's eye; lapis lazuri (shoulder lace)
ÊÒ¡ÒúԹsaayR gaanM binMairline company
ÊÒ¤Ҵà¤Ã×èͧÁ×ÍsaayR khaatF khreuuangF meuuMtool belt
ÊÒ´ԹsaayR dinMelectrical ground wire
ÊÒµèÍsaayR dtaawLwire connector
ÊÒµÑÇsaayR dtuaaMsinew
ÊÒµÒsaayR dtaaMeyesight; vision; a stare; a look
ÊÒ¹ÒÌÔ¡ÒsaayR naaM liH gaaMwatch strap
ÊÒºѧàËÕ¹ÁéÒsaayR bangM hiianR maaHreins (of horseback riding)
ÊÒÂàºç´saayR betLfishing line
ÊÒÂàºÃ¤saayR braehkLbrake cable or brake line
ÊÒ¾èǧä¿saayR phuaangF faiMextension cord
ÊÒ¾ҹsaayR phaanMfan belt or conveyor belt
ÊÒ¾ҹàÅ×è͹¡ÃÐà»ëÒsaayR phaanM leuuanF graL bpaoRcarousel (luggage)
ÊÒÂä¿saayR faiMelectric cord; electric wire
ÊÒÂä¿¿éÒsaayR faiM faaHelectrical wire; power line
ÊÒÂÂÒ§Â×´saayR yaangM yeuutFelastic; rubber band
ÊÒÂâ§àÃ×ÍsaayR yohngM reuuaMtow rope for boat
ÊÒÂãÂsaayR yaiMthe string that binds (us) together
ÊÒÂÃØé§ saayR roongHrainbow
ÊÒÂÅèÍ¿éÒsaayR laawF faaHlightning rod
ÊÒÂàÅ×Í´saayR leuuatFblood-line; lineage; descendant; pedigree; parentage; clan; blood; genealogy; heredity
ÊÒÂâÅËÔµsaayR lohM hitLblood line
ÊÒÂÇÑ´saayR watH(tailor's) measuring tape
ÊÒÂÊÁÃsaayR saL maawnRSaisamorn [a Thai female given name]
ÊÒÂÊÃéÍÂsaayR saawyFchain worn as jewelry
ÊÒÂÊд×ÍsaayR saL deuuMumbilical cord
ÊÒÂÊÔ­¨¹ìsaayR sinR jaLblessed string used in Buddhist ceremonies or worn for good luck
ÊÒÂÊÙºsaayR suupLhose
ÊÒÂäËÁsaayR maiRsilky thread
ÊÒÂÍÒ¡ÒÈsaayR aaM gaatLantenna; aerial
sample
sentences
ÊÒÂàÊÕÂ
saayR siiaR
"The line is dead."
ËÒ¡ã¤ÃäÁèÃÙé¨Ò¡ÁÒ¡è͹ ¤§äÁèàª×èÍËÃÍ¡ÇèÒ á¡èà¤Âà»ç¹¤ÃÙ «éÓÊ׺àª×éÍÊÒ¼Ùé´Õ
haakL khraiM maiF ruuH jaakL maaM gaawnL khohngM maiF cheuuaF raawkL waaF gaaeL kheeuyM bpenM khruuM sahmH seuupL cheuuaH saayR phuuF deeM
"Whoever hadn’t known him before probably wouldn’t believe that he had been a teacher, and from a wellborn family."
as a prefixÊÒºÑÇ saayR buaaMlotus stem; lotus stalk (edible)
2.   
definition
phone call; telephone extension; phone line

examplesâ·ÃÈѾ·ìäÃéÊÒÂthohM raH sap[t]L raiH saayRmobile/wireless phone
äÁèÁÕ¤¹ÃѺÊÒÂmaiF meeM khohnM rapH saayRno one answers (the phone)
áŹäÃéÊÒÂlaaenM raiH saayRwireless local area network (WLAN)
ÇÒ§ÊÒÂwaangM saayRhang up telephone
ÊÒÂäÁèÇèÒ§saayR maiF waangFthe phone line is busy
sample
sentence
¡ÃسҶ×ÍÊÒÂÃÍÊÑ¡¤ÃÙè¹Ð¤ÃѺ
gaL rooH naaM theuuR saayR raawM sakL khruuF naH khrapH
"Please hold for a moment."
3. ÊÒÂ㨠  saayR jaiM  [noun, poetic]
definition
[term of endearment] darling; dearest person; beloved one

4.   [noun]
definition
method; route; way

examples·Ò§ÊÒÂÃͧthaangM saayR raawngMsecondary road
ö俿éÒ [à©ÅÔÁ¾ÃÐà¡ÕÂõԠö Ãͺ¾ÃЪ¹Á¾ÃÃÉÒ ÊÒ ñ (ÊÒÂÊØ¢ØÁÇÔ·áÅÐÊÒ ò (ÊÒÂÊÕÅÁ)]
rohtH faiM faaH chaL leermR phraH giiatL hohkL raawpF phraH chohnM maH phanM saaR saayR neungL saayR sooL khoomR witH laeH saayR saawngR saayR seeR lohmM
Skytrain [formal honorific]; Bangkok's new urban rail system, the SkyTrain system built to commemorate H.M. King Bhumipol's 72nd Birthday Anniversary
ÊÒ¡ÅÒ§saayR glaangMmoderation; the "middle way"
ÊÒÂÅѺsaayR lapHa spy
5.   [adjective]
definition
late; delayed

examplesÁÒÊÒÂmaaM saayRto come late; to be late
ÁÒÊÒÂmaaM saayRlate; not punctual
ÊÒÂà¡Ô¹á¡ésaayR geernM gaaeFtoo late to fix
ÊÒÂä»àÊÕÂáÅéÇsaayR bpaiM siiaR laaeoHtoo late
sample
sentences
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gaanM wiH saeht[n]L kheuuM khahmM wiH saeht[n]L theeF bpraL gaawpL khahmM baawkL waehM laaM chehnF chaaoH saayR baayL thiiangF yenM khahmF aL deetL aL naaM khohtH bpatL jooL banM
“Temporal modifiers” are modifying words which combine with other words to indicate time, for example:
“early,” “late,” “afternoon,” “noon,” “evening,” “dusk,” “past,” “future,” and “current.”
·Ø¡à·È¡ÒſصºÍÅ ¨ÐÁÕà´ç¡áÅÐàÂÒǪ¹àÊÕ¼ÙéàÊÕ¤¹¨Ó¹Ç¹ÁÒ¡ ¡ÇèÒ¼Ù黡¤Ãͧ¨ÐÃÙé¡çÊÒÂàÊÕÂáÅéÇ
thookH thaehtF saL gaanM footH baawnM jaL meeM dekL laeH yaoM waH chohnM siiaR phuuF siiaR khohnM jahmM nuaanM maakF gwaaL phuuF bpohkL khraawngM jaL ruuH gawF saayR siiaR laaeoH
"Every year during football season there are youngsters who fall into disrepute; by the time that their parents find out, it is too late."
»ÃÐà·Èä·ÂäÁèä´éà»ç¹»ÃÐà·ÈºéÒ¹»èÒàÁ×ͧà¶×è͹·Õè¨Ð·ÓÍÐäàæ¹Í¡ÃÕµ¹Í¡ÃÍÂâ´ÂäÁèʹã¨ä´յèÍÊÒµҪÒÇâÅ¡
bpraL thaehtF thaiM maiF daiF bpenM bpraL thaehtF baanF bpaaL meuuangM theuuanL theeF jaL thahmM aL raiM aL raiM naawkF reetF naawkF raawyM dooyM maiF sohnR jaiM yaiM deeM dtaawL saayR dtaaM chaaoM lohkF
"Thailand is not a barbarous country which acts outside the bounds of convention nor is it uninterested in (how it is viewed) in the eyes of the world."
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phohmR bpaiM thahmM ngaanM saayR maaM saamR wanM dtitL ganM laaeoH naH
"I've been late to work for the last three days now."
äÁèÁÕÍÐäÃÊÒÂà¡Ô¹á¡é
maiF meeM aL raiM saayR geernM gaaeF
"It’s never too late to mend." — "Nothing that was done cannot be undone."
ÊÒÂÅÁ¾Ñ´Çٺ˹ÒÇÊзéÒ¹¼ÔÇ
saayR lohmM phatH wuupF naaoR saL thaanH phiuR
"The wind rushes in and my skin shivers with the chill."
6.   [noun, proper noun]
definition
Judo, karate, or jiujitsu's belt (rank)

exampleÊÒ´ӤҴàÍÇsaayR dahmM khaatF aayoMblack belt
7.   [noun]
definition
[of air] gust; [of rain] falling streaks; [of lightning] bolts; [of water in a stream] current

examplesÊÒªÅsaayR chohnM[of a brook] a current
ÊÒªÅsaayR chohnMa stream
ÊÒ¹éÓsaayR naahmHa current in the sea or ocean, flowing water of a stream
ÊÒ½¹saayR fohnRstreaks of falling rain
ÊÒ¿éÒsaayR faaHlightning
ÊÒÂÅÁsaayR lohmMbreeze
8.   
definition
stalk of a flower

9.   [classifier]
definition
[numerical classifier for roads, strings, wires, rivers, and other stringy things]

enumerated
nouns
¶¹¹ thaL nohnRroad; boulevard; avenue; street
¤Åͧ khlaawngM[of water] a canal
ÅÓ¸ÒàlahmM thaanMstream; brook; creek
¹éÓËéÇÂnaahmH huayFstream; brook; creek
áÁè¹éÓÍéÍÁmaaeF naahmH aawmFthe Om River in ¹¹·ºØÃÕ (Nonthaburi province)
ÊѧÇÒÅsangR waanMSangwaan [a Thai female given name] (love vine)
áÁè¹éÓmaaeF naahmHriver
ÊÒ¡ÒúԹsaayR gaanM binMairline company
ÊÒ¾èǧä¿saayR phuaangF faiMextension cord
öàÁÅì rohtH maeh[l]Mbus
ÊÒ´ԹsaayR dinMelectrical ground wire
ÊÒ§ҹsaayR ngaanMfield; line of activity
examplesá¼¹ÀÙÁÔÊÒ§ҹphaaenR phuuM miH saayR ngaanMflow chart; diagram
ÊÒ§ҹsaayR ngaanMfield; line of activity
ÊÒ§ҹsaayR ngaanMwithin one’s competence
ÊÒ´Ôè§saayR dingLplumb line; line with a plumb bob
sample
sentences
·ÕèºéÒ¹àÁ×ͧÁÕ¢éÒÃÒª¡ÒêÑé¹¼ÙéãË­èÁÒ¡ÁÒ «Öè§àµÔºâµ¢Öé¹ÁÒÃѺ˹éÒ·ÕèµèÒ§ æ µÒÁ¤ÇÒÁÃѺ¼Ô´ªÍºã¹ÊÒ§ҹ
theeF baanF meuuangM meeM khaaF raatF chaH gaanM chanH phuuF yaiL maakF maayM seungF dteerpL dtohM kheunF maaM rapH naaF theeF dtaangL dtaangL dtaamM khwaamM rapH phitL chaawpF naiM saayR ngaanM
"Our country has many senior civil servants who developed their careers in various positions and at various levels of responsibility and within their areas of competence."
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phuuF theeF giaaoL khaawngF thangH naiM saayR ngaanM khwaamM manF khohngM dooyM dtrohngM cheuuaF yaangL ngaayF ngaayF waaF reuuangF theeF geertL kheunF bpenM bpanM haaR raH yaH sanF
"Those who are directly involved in security field easily believe that this is a short-term matter."

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