บาดนี่
bàat-nîiMeaning
1AdverbB1
now; right now
now; at this moment (Isan dialect of Thai)
Examples
ฟ้ามืดfáa-mʉ̂ʉtฟ้ามืดfáa-mʉ̂ʉtthe sky is dark; [to] get dark (sky)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)บาดนี่bàat-nîiบาดนี่bàat-nîinow; right nowเฮาhaoเฮาhao1we; us; our (regional)2I; me (informal, regional)สิsìสิsì1will; shall (Isan)2emphatic particle (statement)3urging/encouraging particle (imperative)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toกลับบ้านglàp-bâanกลับบ้านglàp-bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เด้อdə̂əเด้อdə̂əsentence-ending particle (Isan/Lao)
The sky is dark now. Now, we have to go home.
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เมื่อก่อนmêuua gònเขาkăoเป็นbpenคนkonเงียบๆngîiap ngîiapแต่dtàeบาดนี่bàat nêeคือkeuเว้าwáoเก่งคักgèng kákแท้táe
He used to be a quiet person, but now he's become very talkative.
ตะกี้dtà-gîiยังyangเล่นlênอยู่yùuหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanอยู่yùuเลยləəiบาดนี่bàat-nîiไปไสbpai-sǎiแล้วlɛ́ɛoบุbù
He was just playing in front of the house a moment ago, but now where has he gone?
หลังจากlǎng-jàakพิจารณาpí-jaa-rá-naaข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunทั้งtángหมดแล้วmòt-lɛ́ɛoบาดนี่bàat-nîiล่ะlâคือkʉʉเวลาที่wee-laa-tîiเราraoจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jai
After considering all the information, now is the time we must make a decision.
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 class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bàat
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
บาดbàatบาดbàat1[to] cut; wound (by something sharp)2[to] hurt; injure; sting (figurative/physical)3sharp; biting; stinging (to the senses)[to] cut; wound (by something sharp)Part 1
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นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)this (colloq.)Part 2
บาดนี่bàat-nîiบาดนี่bàat-nîinow; right nownow; right nowWord