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thái

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thái means Thai.

Chinese characters: 蔡

Meanings of thái in English

Adjective

  1. Thai

Verb

  1. Northern Vietnam to slice ≈ xắt

Noun

  1. in compounds attitude; manner; aspect

Words with thái

Example sentences with thái

  • Chúng ta thái thức ăn lên thớt. We use cutting boards to slice food on.
  • 2. Thái củ cải thành những lát dài. 2. Cut the daikon into long sticks.
  • Bạn thích phim Thái hơn hay phim Hàn hơn? Do you prefer Thai dramas or Korean dramas?
  • 2. Thái củ cải daikon thành những lát dài. 2. Cut the daikon into long sticks.
  • Bạn hãy thử thái miếng thịt bằng một con dao khác đi. Try to slice the meat with a different knife.
  • Bạn hãy thử thái miếng thịt bằng một con dao khác xem sao. Try to slice the meat with a different knife.
  • Tôi chưa ăn đồ ăn Thái bao giờ, cho nên tôi rất hào hứng khi được đi nhà hàng Thái cùng với bà của mình. I had never eaten any kind of Thai food, so I was pretty excited about going to a Thai restaurant with my grandmother.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, thái could be written as 采. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 泰. Doublet of Tày.

Frequently asked questions

What does thái mean in English?

thái (adjective) means "Thai".

How do you pronounce thái?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰaːj˧˦]; Saigon [tʰaːj˦˥]. Tones: thái — rising tone (sắc).

Is thái a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. thái is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 蔡.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.