Yes. Most of the time, the AI pair does have the "ay" sound of the long A. Exceptions are the words with AI followed by an R, where it has a different sound called a caret A (air, fair, pair).
Other special cases:
said (sed)
plaid (pladd)
aisle (I'll)
The AI pair in 'hair' has a long A sound (a caret A due to the R).
The first A is a schwa (uh) and the AI pair has a long A sound, as in paid or frayed.The AI pair has a long A (ay) sound, as in paid. The first A is a schwa (unstressed sound).
The AI pair in braid has the long A (ay) vowel sound.
The AI pair in "praise" has a long A vowel sound, and it is a homophone of "prays."
The E in terrain has a schwa sound, and the AI has a long A sound.
The long vowel sound of "dime" is the sound "ai" as in "time" or "lime."
The word is railroad. The AI has a long A sound, and the OA has a long O sound.
No. The AI has a long A sound as in trail and waits.
No. The AI has a long A sound as in tale and mail.
No. The AI has a short E sound (sed), one of the few cases where AI does not have a long A (ay) sound.
Yes, the AI pair produces a long A sound. The aid sound is in paid and raid.
The AI pair has the long A (ay) sound, as in main and rain.