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fai-fáaelectricity
TonesฟClasslowSyllablestwo

Made of

ไฟfailight, fire
+ฟ้าfáasky, heavens; light blue

literally “sky fire”

How it reads

ไฟฟ้า

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Letters in the word

ฟfɔɔไ◌ai◌าaa

Part of these words

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ช่างไฟฟ้าchâang-fai-fáaelectricianรถไฟฟ้าrót-fai-fáaelectric train; metro, Skytrainสายไฟฟ้าsǎai-fai-fáapower line, electric wire

Kai says

Thai verbs don't change their endings for past and future. Context and words such as จะ, a future marker, tell you when something happens.

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