Small wordsAnything in Thai
“Anything” in Thai is อะไรก็ได้à-rai gâw dâi; you'll also hear อะไรà-rai (in questions).
anything (is fine), whatever phrase
- à low
- rai mid
- gâw falling
- dâi falling
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
what question word in questions
- à low
- rai mid
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
Question words sit where the answer would go, usually at the end: ชื่ออะไรchûue à-rai, 'called what?'.
อะไรà-rai is taught in Unit 2 · Lesson 1: What's your name? of the free course.
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ก็ได้gâw dâi means "is fine too", so a question word plus ก็ได้gâw dâi is "any … at all": อะไรก็ได้à-rai gâw dâi, anything; ที่ไหนก็ได้tîi-nǎi gâw dâi, anywhere; ใครก็ได้krai gâw dâi, anyone; เมื่อไหร่ก็ได้mûea-rài gâw dâi, anytime. In questions, plain อะไรà-rai already means "anything": เอาอะไรอีกไหมao à-rai ìik mǎi, anything else?
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- arai gor dai
- arai ko dai
- alai gaw dai
- a rai kor dai
- arai godai
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