กลับไป(glàp bpai)
Meanings
1VerbA2
[to] go back; return (there)
to go back or return to a place away from the speaker
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกลับไปglàp bpaiกลับไปglàp bpai1[to] go back; return (there)2[to] revert; return to a previous state/activity3back (directional, after verbs)บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
He went back home already.
2AdverbA2
back (directional, after verbs)
used after verbs to indicate movement or change back to a prior place or state (away from the speaker)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)กลับไปglàp bpaiกลับไปglàp bpai1[to] go back; return (there)2[to] revert; return to a previous state/activity3back (directional, after verbs)บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)
He walked back to the house.
3VerbB1
[to] revert; return to a previous state/activity
to go back to an earlier state, condition, or activity
Examples
ดึกdèukดึกdèuk1late at night; late2late at nightแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ทำไมtam maiทำไมtam mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กลับไปglàp bpaiกลับไปglàp bpai1[to] go back; return (there)2[to] revert; return to a previous state/activity3back (directional, after verbs)นอนnonนอนnon1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downล่ะlâล่ะlâ1topic/contrast particle; question tag2sentence-final particle (casual emphasis)3elliptical answer marker
It's late. Why don't you go back to sleep?
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ย้อนกลับไปyón glàp bpaiย้อนกลับไปyón glàp bpai[to] go back; [to] return
[to] go back; [to] return
ถอยกลับไปtŏi glàp bpaiถอยกลับไปtŏi glàp bpai[to] go back; retreat
[to] go back; retreat
ย้อนไปyón bpaiย้อนไปyón bpai1[to] go back; return (to an earlier time/place)2[to] date back (to); trace/refer back3[to] rewind/scroll back
- [to] go back; return (to an earlier time/place)
- [to] date back (to); trace/refer back
- [to] rewind/scroll back
หวนกลับไปhŭuan glàp bpaiหวนกลับไปhŭuan glàp bpai[to] think back; [to] return; [to] go back
[to] think back; [to] return; [to] go back
ย้อนกลับyón glàpย้อนกลับyón glàp1[to] go back; revert2back; in reverse3back (button/action)
- [to] go back; revert
- back; in reverse
- back (button/action)
Word Breakdown
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กลับไปglàp bpaiกลับไปglàp bpai[to] go back; return (there)