ไซส์ใหญ่
sai yai
The English phrase "big size" can be translated into Thai as ไซส์ใหญ่ (sai yai).
The phrase ไซส์ใหญ่ is used to describe an item, such as clothing, that is larger than average.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is a combination of the loanword ไซส์ (size) and the Thai word ใหญ่ (big).
Which one should you use?
While ไซส์ใหญ่ refers to the size of an item, you can use ตัวใหญ่ to informally describe a person as being big-sized. For a more extreme sense of scale, the word มหาศาล translates to "enormous".
How do you pronounce it?
sai yai
Did you know?
- If you are looking for clothing in a market, you might hear the term ไซส์พิเศษ (special size) used as a polite euphemism for very large or plus-size items.
- In Thai, the word ใหญ่ (big) can be used as a suffix in many compound words to indicate seniority or importance, not just physical dimensions.
- The word ใหญ่ (big) can be doubled to ใหญ่ๆ to describe something that is 'quite large' or 'generally big', changing the nuance from a specific size to a general characteristic.
Examples in context
- เมาส์ตัวใหญ่ ที่ซื้อมาไม่เหมาะกับคอมพิวเตอร์ของฉันThe big-sized mouse I bought doesn't fit my computer.
- เสื้อตัวนี้เป็นไซส์ใหญ่ใช่ไหมsuea tua ni pen sai yai chai maiIs this shirt a big size?
- ฉันต้องการเสื้อไซส์ใหญ่chan tong kan sue sai yaiI want a big size shirt.
- ร้านนี้มีเสื้อไซส์ใหญ่ไหมran ni mi sue sai yai maiDoes this shop have big size shirts?
Example conversation
A woman is looking for clothing in a boutique.
- ธนกฤต Thanakritคุณมีเสื้อไซส์ใหญ่บ้างไหมครับkhun mi sue sai yai bang mai khrapDo you have any big size shirts?
- พิมล Pimonมีค่ะ ต้องการสีอะไรคะmi kha. tong kan si arai khaYes, we do. What color would you like?
- ธนกฤต Thanakritขอเป็นสีขาวครับkho pen si khao khrapI would like it in white.
- พิมล Pimonรอสักครู่นะคะ เดี๋ยวเช็กให้ค่ะro sak khru na kha. diao chek hai khaWait a moment, please. I will check it for you.
