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glàp-bpaiMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] go back; return (there)
to go back or return to a place away from the speaker
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกลับไปglàp-bpaiกลับไปglàp-bpai1[to] go back; return (there)2back (directional, after verbs)3[to] revert; return to a previous state/activityบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
He went back home already.
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Tomorrow I will go back to the office to get my things.
Yesterday she went back to Chiang Mai with her family.
ถึงแม้จะtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-jàเรียนจบriian-jòpแล้วlɛ́ɛoเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangอยากyàakกลับglàpไปเยี่ยมbpai-yîiamโรงเรียนroong-riianเก่าgàoเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Even though he has graduated, he always wants to go back to visit his old school.
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
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningกลับไปglàp-bpaiกลับไปglàp-bpai1[to] go back; return (there)2back (directional, after verbs)3[to] revert; return to a previous state/activityบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivated
He walked back to the house.
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Yesterday, I returned the book to the library.
The weather has turned hot again.
พอpɔɔเรียนจบriian-jòpที่tîiกรุงเทพgrung-têepเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂วางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnจะjàย้ายyáaiกลับไปglàp-bpaiอยู่yùuบ้านเกิดbâan-gə̀ət
After graduating in Bangkok, he planned to move back to his hometown.
3VerbB1
[to] revert; return to a previous state/activity
to go back to an earlier state, condition, or activity
Examples
ดึกdʉ̀kดึกdʉ̀k1late at night; late2late at nightแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ทำไมtam-maiทำไมtam-mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กลับไปglàp-bpaiกลับไปglàp-bpai1[to] go back; return (there)2back (directional, after verbs)3[to] revert; return to a previous state/activityนอนnɔɔnนอนnɔɔn1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downล่ะlâล่ะlâ1topic/contrast particle; question tag2sentence-final particle (casual emphasis)
It's late. Why don't you go back to sleep?
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakเลิกกันlə̂ək-ganพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatกลับไปglàp-bpaiเป็นbpenเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanกันganได้dâaiอีกìik
After they broke up, they couldn't go back to being friends again.
I want to go back to living a simple life like when I was a child.
มันmanเป็นไปไม่ได้bpen-bpai-mâi-dâaiที่tîiเราraoจะjàกลับไปglàp-bpaiแก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎiอดีตà-dìitแต่dtɛ̀ɛเราraoเรียนรู้จากriian-rúu-jàakมันmanได้dâai
It is impossible for us to go back and fix the past, but we can learn from it.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กล, the first consonant ก sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
glàp
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
กลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] return; go/come back2[to] turn over/flip/reverse3back; in return4contrary; on the contrary[to] return; go/come backPart 1
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กลับไปglàp-bpaiกลับไปglàp-bpai[to] go back; return (there)[to] go back; return (there)Word