ชำระไป
cham-rá-bpaiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] pay; make a payment
to pay or make a payment, with ไปไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessively marking the action as proceeding or viewed retrospectively; not inherently passive or completed.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ชำระcham-ráชำระcham-rá1[to] pay; settle (a bill/debt)2[to] clean; cleanse; wash3[to] purify; rectify; purge4[to] verify and clear (accounts)ค่าโทรศัพท์kâa-too-rá-sàpค่าโทรศัพท์kâa-too-rá-sàpphone bill; phone chargesไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níi1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; on the previous dayแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
I already paid the phone bill yesterday.
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ใบแจ้งหนี้bai-jɛ̂ɛng-nîiใบbaiนี้níiฉันchǎnเพิ่งpə̂ngชำระไปcham-rá-bpaiเมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoทำไมtam-maiถึงtʉ̌ngมีmiiข้อความkɔ̂ɔ-kwaamทวงtuuangมาmaaอีกìikล่ะlâ
I just paid this invoice this morning, so why did I get another payment reminder message?
เงินngənค่ามัดจำkâa-mát-jamสินค้าsǐn-káaจำนวนjam-nuuan500บาทbàatได้dâaiถูกtùukชำระไปcham-rá-bpaiเรียบร้อยแล้วrîiap-rɔ́ɔi-lɛ́ɛoผ่านทางpàan-taangแอปพลิเคชันɛ́p-plí-kee-chânธนาคารtá-naa-kaan
The product deposit of 500 baht has already been paid successfully via the banking application.
ถึงแม้ว่าtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-wâaยอดหนี้yɔ̂ɔt-nîiทั้งหมดtáng-mòtจะjàถูกtùukชำระไปcham-rá-bpaiครบถ้วนkróp-tûuanแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛสถานะsà-tǎa-náในnaiระบบrá-bòpยังyangไม่mâiอัปเดตàp-dèetต้องdtɔ̂ngรอrɔɔอีกìikสองสามsɔ̌ɔng-sǎamวันทำการwan-tam-gaan
Even though the entire debt has been paid in full, the status in the system has not been updated yet; you have to wait a few more business days.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ชำระไป said ชัม-ระ-ไป?
cham-rá-bpai
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
cham
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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
ชำระcham-ráชำระcham-rá1[to] pay; settle (a bill/debt)2[to] clean; cleanse; wash3[to] purify; rectify; purge4[to] verify and clear (accounts)[to] pay; settle (a bill/debt)Part 1
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ชำระไปcham-rá-bpaiชำระไปcham-rá-bpai[to] pay; make a payment[to] pay; make a paymentWord