บิน

bin

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] fly

to move through the air using wings; to travel through the air

Examples

นกnókนกnók1bird2classifier for birds (ตัว)3[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)ตัวเล็กdtuua-lékตัวเล็กdtuua-lék1small; small in build2lowercase (letters)บินbinบินbin1[to] fly2[to] fly (by air travel)ข้ามkâamข้ามkâam1[to] cross; go over2across; over3[to] skip; omit4beyond; past (time/limit)5cross-; trans-; inter- (prefixal use)ต้นไม้dtôn-máaiต้นไม้dtôn-máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past
The little bird flies over the tree.
3 more examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnเห็นผีhěn-pǐiเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaบินวนbin-wonอยู่เหนือyùu-nʉ̌ʉaดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máai
Yesterday I saw a butterfly circling above the flowers.
ตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoค้างคาวkáang-kaaoยังyangบินกลับbin-glàpถ้ำtâm
In the morning, the bats were still flying back to the cave.
เหยี่ยวyìiaoตัวนั้นdtuua-nánบินbinโฉบchòopต่ำdtàmเหนือnʉ̌ʉaทุ่งtûngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาhǎaเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉa
That hawk swooped low over the field to hunt for prey.
2VerbA2

[to] fly (by air travel)

to travel by airplane; to go by air

Examples

พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)บินbinบินbin1[to] fly2[to] fly (by air travel)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastเชียงใหม่chiiang-màiเชียงใหม่chiiang-mài1Chiang Mai (city in northern Thailand)2Chiang Mai Province
Tomorrow I will fly to Chiang Mai.
3 more examples
ปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛoเขาkǎoบินbinไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanที่tîiสิงคโปร์sǐng-ká-bpooทุกtúkเดือนdʉʉan
Last year he flew to work in Singapore every month.
เราraoไม่mâiทันรถไฟtan-rót-faiเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngบินbinไปbpaiกรุงเทพgrung-têepแทนtɛɛn
We missed the train, so we had to fly to Bangkok instead.
เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaประหยัดbprà-yàtเวลาwee-laaทีมขายtiim-kǎaiจึงjʉngเลือกlʉ̂ʉakบินbinไปพบbpai-pópลูกค้าlûuk-káaที่tîiภูเก็ตpuu-gétเช้าcháoเย็นyenกลับglàp
To save time, the sales team chose to fly to Phuket for a same-day round trip to meet the client.

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 -น, a sonorant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

bin

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

2[to] fly (by air travel)