Nature and weather กองไฟ gawng-fai
a fire, a bonfire noun
- gawng mid
- fai mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
Parts: กองgawng pile, heap ไฟfai fire
You'll hear it in Kularb (กุหลาบ).
How to use it
กองไฟgawng-fai, "a heap of fire", is a campfire or a bonfire: on a camping trip in the northern hills in the cool season, or on a beach at night. Warming yourself by the fire is ผิงไฟpǐng fai. Thais say someone rushing into trouble is like a winged termite flying into the fire, แมลงเม่าบินเข้ากองไฟmá-laeng-mâo bin kâo gawng-fai.
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:
- kong fai
- gong fai
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