Thai word
สาย
sǎai
线路/路线
How to pronounce สาย
Rising tone
Starts low, rises to high
สาย is written sǎai and carries the rising tone. Listen first, then copy the pitch — in Thai the pitch belongs to the word the way a vowel does.
Same syllable, five tones
Thai uses pitch to tell words apart. Below is the same syllable on each of the five tones — nothing changes but the pitch. Say your word (highlighted) on one of the other four and a Thai listener hears a different word, or none at all.
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saai
Mid tone
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sàai
Low tone
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sâai
Falling tone
- สาย
sǎai
Rising tone
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sáai
High tone
What does สาย mean?
Translation
线路/路线
สาย (sǎai) means "线路/路线" in Thai.
Example sentences
ไปอโศกต้องขึ้นสายไหนครับ
bpai à-sòk dtông kêun sǎai nǎi kráp
去Asok要坐哪条线？
ขอโทษนะครับ ผมมาสาย
khǎaw thôot ná khráp, phǒm maa sǎai
对不起，我来晚了。
วันนี้ผมมาสายเพราะรถติดหนักมาก ดังนั้นขอโทษจริงๆนะครับ
wan-níi phǒm maa sǎai phráw rót dtìt nàk mâak, dang-nán khǎaw-thôot jing-jing ná khráp
今天我迟到了，因为堵车非常严重，所以我真的很抱歉。
Test yourself
One word from the same tone group. Its meaning is not on this page — see whether it stuck.
What does this word mean?
หู
hǔu
Related words
More words with the rising tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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