บรรยาย

ban-yaai

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] describe; narrate

To depict, explain, or tell details of something in words.

Examples

เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herบรรยายban-yaaiบรรยายban-yaai1[to] describe; narrate2[to] lecture; give a talkรูปร่างrôop râangรูปร่างrôop râang1shape; form2figure; physiqueของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsแมวmaeoแมวmaeocatอย่างง่ายyàang ngâaiอย่างง่ายyàang ngâai1simply; in a simple way2simple; basic; simplifiedๆ-ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeตัวเล็กdtuua lékตัวเล็กdtuua lék1small; small in build2lowercase (letters)ขนkŏnขนkŏn1hair; fur (body hair of people/animals)2[to] transport; haul; carry (goods)สีขาวsĕe kăaoสีขาวsĕe kăao1the color white2white (in color)3figurative: pure/innocent/harmless
She described the cat simply as small with white fur.
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ยายyaaiบรรยายban-yaaiความทรงจำkwaam-song-jamในnaiวัยเด็กwai-dèkให้hâiพวกเราpûuak-raoฟังfangอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiat
Grandmother described her childhood memories to us in detail.
คู่มือkûu-mʉʉเล่มlêmนี้níiบรรยายban-yaaiขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnการประกอบgaan-bprà-gɔ̀ɔpชิ้นส่วนchín-sùuanทีละขั้นtii-lá-kânอย่างชัดเจนyàang-chát-jeen
This manual describes the assembly steps clearly, one by one.
ผู้เขียนpûu-kǐianบรรยายban-yaaiภาพpâapเมืองmʉʉangผ่านpàanกลิ่นglìnเสียงsǐiangและlɛ́แสงเงาsɛ̌ɛng-ngaoจนjonผู้อ่านpûu-àanรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kร่วมrûuamไปด้วยbpai-dûuai
The author depicts the city through smells, sounds, and light and shadow, making readers feel immersed.
2VerbB1

[to] lecture; give a talk

To deliver a formal presentation or speech to an audience, especially in an academic or instructional setting.

Examples

อาจารย์aa-jaanอาจารย์aa-jaan1teacher; instructor; professor (esp. tertiary)2honorific/title for a teacher3master (spiritual/martial/arts)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)บรรยายban-yaaiบรรยายban-yaai1[to] describe; narrate2[to] lecture; give a talkเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàat1history (academic field)2history; past eventsเอเชียay-chiaเอเชียay-chia1Asia2Asian; of Asiaในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วันศุกร์wan sùkวันศุกร์wan sùkFriday
The professor will give a lecture on Asian history on Friday.
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นักวิชาการnák-wí-chaa-gaanมาmaaบรรยายban-yaaiพิเศษpí-sèetให้hâiพวกเราpûuak-raoเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpเศรษฐกิจสร้างสรรค์sèet-tà-gìt-sâang-sǎn
A scholar came to give a special lecture to us about the creative economy.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiผมpǒmต้องdtɔ̂ngบรรยายban-yaaiต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaผู้เข้าร่วมpûu-kâo-rûuamกว่าgwàaร้อยrɔ́ɔiคนkonจึงjʉngเตรียมdtriiamสไลด์sà-laiไว้wáiละเอียดlá-ìiat
Tomorrow I have to deliver a lecture in front of over a hundred attendees, so I prepared detailed slides.
วิทยากรwít-tá-yaa-gɔɔnบรรยายban-yaaiอย่างเป็นระบบyàang-bpen-rá-bòpโดยสรุปdooi-sà-rùpประเด็นสำคัญbprà-den-sǎm-kanและlɛ́เปิดbpə̀ətช่วงchûuangถามตอบtǎam-dtɔ̀ɔpท้ายtáaiชั่วโมงchûua-moong
The speaker lectured systematically, summarizing key points and opening a Q&A session at the end.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is บรรยาย said บัน-ยาย?

ban-yaai

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ร, a sonorant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

ban

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Related Words

1[to] describe; narrate

Similar

บอกเล่าbɔ̀ɔk-lâoบอกเล่าbɔ̀ɔk-lâo[to] tell; relate; narrate

[to] tell; relate; narrate

อธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai[to] explain; clarify

[to] explain; clarify

Emphasizes making something understandable rather than simply describing details or narrating events.

เล่าให้ฟังlâo-hâi-fangเล่าให้ฟังlâo-hâi-fang[to] tell [sb]; [to] recount (to [sb]); [to] share what happened (with [sb])

[to] tell [sb]; [to] recount (to [sb]); [to] share what happened (with [sb])

เล่าlâoเล่าlâo[to] tell; narrate; recount

[to] tell; narrate; recount

More conversational and typically used for recounting events or stories.

พรรณนาpan-ná-naaพรรณนาpan-ná-naa[to] describe; depict; narrate

[to] describe; depict; narrate

Suggests a more vivid, elaborate description, often in literary writing.

2[to] lecture; give a talk