บาย

baai

Meanings

1InterjectionA1

bye; goodbye

An informal way to say goodbye, adopted from English.

Examples

ไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛoไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛo1[to] have gone; have left; be gone (completed action)2[to] be off now; I'm leaving (announcement)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particleบายbaaiบายbaai1bye; goodbye2fine; okay; comfortable (colloquial)
I'm going now, bye!
3 more examples
เจอกันjəə-ganพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiนะnáบายbaai
See you tomorrow, bye!
เขาkǎoพูดpûutว่าwâaบายbaaiแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂วางwaangโทรศัพท์ไปtoo-rá-sàp-bpaiเลยləəi
He said 'bye' and then hung up the phone.
เดี๋ยวdǐiaoต้องdtɔ̂ngไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛoขอkɔ̌ɔไปbpaiบอกลาbɔ̀ɔk-laaยายyaaiก่อนนะgɔ̀ɔn-náบายbaai
I have to go soon, let me go say goodbye to grandma first. Bye!
2AdjectiveA2

fine; okay; comfortable (colloquial)

A colloquial, clipped form of 'สบายสบายsà-baai1[to] be comfortable; feel at ease2comfortable; at ease3well; fine (health/state)4easy; effortless' (sà-baai), meaning feeling fine, okay, or comfortable.

Examples

ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)บายดีbaai-diiบายดีbaai-diifine; well (colloq.)ขอบคุณนะkɔ̀ɔp-kun-náขอบคุณนะkɔ̀ɔp-kun-náthanks (soft, friendly; with particle นะ)
I'm fine, thank you.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iบายbaaiเท่าไหร่tâo-ràiแต่dtɛ̀ɛวันนี้wan-níiดีขึ้นdii-kʉ̂nแล้วlɛ́ɛo
Yesterday I wasn't feeling so great, but today I'm better.
นั่งnângตรงนี้dtrong-níiบายbaaiไหมmǎiขยับkà-yàpให้ได้hâi-dâaiนะná
Are you comfortable sitting here? I can move over.
ถึงจะtĕung jàย้ายyáaiมาmaaอยู่yòoคนเดียวkon diiaoแต่dtàeก็gâwรู้สึกrúu-sèukบายๆbaai baaiไม่ได้mâi dâaiเหงาngăoอะไรà-rai
Even though I've moved to live alone, I feel quite okay and not lonely at all.

Tones

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

How the tone is decided

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

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

baai

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——

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