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gaan-bîiMeanings
1NounB1
squashing; crushing
The act of pressing or squeezing something until it becomes flattened, crushed, or broken apart.
Examples
การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; matterบี้กล้วยbîi-glûuaiบี้กล้วยbîi-glûuai[to] mash bananasด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooส้อมsɔ̂ɔmส้อมsɔ̂ɔmfork (eating utensil)ทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsกินได้gin-dâaiกินได้gin-dâai1edible; can be eaten2[to] be able to eat [sth]ง่ายขึ้นngâai-kʉ̂nง่ายขึ้นngâai-kʉ̂n1easier (than before)2more easily (than before)3[to] become easier
Mashing the banana with a fork makes it easier for my child to eat.
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การบี้gaan-bîiกระป๋องgrà-bpɔ̌ɔngให้hâiแบนbɛɛnก่อนgɔ̀ɔnทิ้งtíngช่วยchûuaiประหยัดbprà-yàtที่tîiในnaiถังขยะtǎng-kà-yà
Crushing cans flat before throwing them away saves space in the bin.
การบี้gaan-bîiกระเทียมgrà-tiiamด้วยdûuaiด้านdâanแบนbɛɛnของkɔ̌ɔngมีดmîitทำให้tam-hâiเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakหลุดlùtง่ายขึ้นngâai-kʉ̂n
Crushing garlic with the flat side of a knife makes the skin come off more easily.
เภสัชกรpee-sàt-chá-gɔɔnอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าการwâa-gaanบี้bîiเม็ดmétยาyaaบางชนิดbaang-chá-nítให้hâiแตกdtɛ̀ɛkก่อนกินgɔ̀ɔn-ginอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiยาyaaออกฤทธิ์ɔ̀ɔk-rítผิดpìtไปbpaiจากที่jàak-tîiควรจะkuuan-jàเป็นbpen
The pharmacist explained that crushing certain tablets before taking them may cause the medicine to work differently from how it is intended.
2NounB2
pressuring; pushing hard
The act of putting strong pressure on someone to act, comply, or achieve a result; a colloquial usage.
Examples
การบี้gaan-bîiการบี้gaan-bîi1squashing; crushing2pressuring; pushing hard3close pursuitให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanemployee; staff member; workerทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] cause; makeยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎaiยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎaisales; sales figures (revenue or units sold)ให้ได้hâi-dâaiให้ได้hâi-dâaipost-verb emphasis: definitely; no matter whatทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every dayทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]หลายคนlǎai-konหลายคนlǎai-konmany/several peopleเครียดkrîiatเครียดkrîiat1stressed; tense; anxious2[to] feel stressed; be under stress
Pressuring employees to meet their sales targets every day makes many of them stressed.
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การบี้gaan-bîiให้hâiลูกlûukอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉตลอดเวลาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wee-laaทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoไม่mâiอยากyàakเรียนriian
Constantly pressuring a child to study makes them lose the desire to learn.
แทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàช่วยchûuaiแก้ปัญหาgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaกลับglàpใช้cháiวิธีการwí-tii-gaanบี้bîiลูกน้องlûuk-nɔ́ɔngให้hâiทำงานtam-ngaanเร็วขึ้นreo-kʉ̂nจนjonหลายคนlǎai-konเริ่มrə̂əmคิดkítจะjàลาออกlaa-ɔ̀ɔk
Instead of helping solve the problem, the boss pressured the staff to work faster, to the point that many began considering resigning.
ลูกค้าlûuk-káaรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kอึดอัดʉ̀t-àtกับgàpการบี้gaan-bîiให้hâiตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiซื้อsʉ́ʉทันทีtan-tiiทั้งที่táng-tîiยังไม่ได้yang-mâi-dâaiรับrápข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunครบถ้วนkróp-tûuan
The customer felt uncomfortable being pressured to buy immediately despite not having received all the information.
3NounB2
close pursuit
The act of pursuing someone closely or closing the gap with a competitor, especially in a race or contest; a colloquial usage.
Examples
การบี้gaan-bîiการบี้gaan-bîi1squashing; crushing2pressuring; pushing hard3close pursuitติดdtìtติดdtìt1[to] stick; attach; fasten2[to] be stuck; be attached; adhere3[to] catch; pick up (disease/odor/habit)4addicted to; hooked on; attached to5close to; adjacent; touching; contiguous6owing; indebted; behind on payments7busy; occupied; tied up8[to] catch fire; light; start; come on9[to] follow closely; keep close toของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffนักวิ่งnák-wîngนักวิ่งnák-wîngrunnerหมายเลขmǎai-lêekหมายเลขmǎai-lêeknumber (identifier)สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ผู้นำpûu-namผู้นำpûu-nam1leader (person)2leading entity in a fieldต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเร่งrêngเร่งrêng1[to] hurry; speed up; accelerate2[to] urge; press; pushฝีเท้าfǐi-táaoฝีเท้าfǐi-táao1pace; walking or running speed2sporting skill; ability
Runner number two's close pursuit forced the leader to pick up the pace.
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การบี้gaan-bîiกันganจนjonถึงเส้นชัยtʉ̌ng-sên-chaiทำให้tam-hâiการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnครั้งนี้kráng-níiสนุกsà-nùkและlɛ́น่าลุ้นnâa-lún
The neck-and-neck battle all the way to the finish line made this race fun and exciting to watch.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàออกตัวɔ̀ɔk-dtuuaช้ากว่าcháa-gwàaแต่dtɛ̀ɛการบี้gaan-bîiติดdtìtผู้นำpûu-namในnaiช่วงท้ายchûuang-táaiก็gɔ̂ทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoเข้าเส้นชัยkâo-sên-chaiตามหลังdtaam-lǎngผู้นำpûu-namไม่ถึงmâi-tʉ̌ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ngวินาทีwí-naa-tii
Although he had a slower start, chasing closely behind the leader in the final stretch allowed him to finish less than a second behind.
การบี้gaan-bîiติดdtìtจ่าฝูงjàa-fǔungของkɔ̌ɔngทีมtiimอันดับสองan-dàp-sɔ̌ɔngตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtช่วงท้ายchûuang-táaiฤดูกาลrʉ́-duu-gaanทำให้tam-hâiแฟนบอลfɛɛn-bɔnยังyangลุ้นlúnแชมป์chɛ́mกันganจนถึงjon-tʉ̌ngนัดnátสุดท้ายsùt-táai
The second-place team's close pursuit of the league leaders throughout the final stretch of the season kept fans following the title race until the last match.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ร, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gaan
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
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บี้bîiบี้bîi1[to] crush; squash; press flat2[to] badger; pester; pressure (informal)3crushed; squashed[to] crush; squash; press flatPart 2
การบี้gaan-bîiการบี้gaan-bîisquashing; crushingsquashing; crushingWord