บิ้ว
bîuMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] hype up; get in the mood
Informally, to build up one's own or someone else's emotions, excitement, or enthusiasm, or to get someone into a particular mood.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เปิดbpèrtเปิดbpèrt1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for business4[to] put on; play (music or video)เพลงplayngเพลงplayng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesสนุกsà-nùkสนุกsà-nùk1fun; enjoyable2[to] have fun; enjoy oneselfๆ-เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofบิ้วbîwบิ้วbîw[to] hype up; get in the moodตัวเองdtuua engตัวเองdtuua eng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own selfให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)คึกkúkคึกkúklively; frisky; boisterous; excitedก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerออกไปòk bpaiออกไปòk bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3out; outward and away4[to] lead out to; extend toวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; course
I put on some upbeat music to get myself pumped up before going for a run.
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เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanพยายามpá-yaa-yaamบิ้วbîuให้hâiฉันchǎnอยากyàakไปbpaiคอนเสิร์ตkɔɔn-sə̀ətด้วยdûuaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛฉันchǎnยังyangลังเลlang-leeเพราะprɔ́บัตรbàtแพงpɛɛng
My friend is trying to get me excited about going to the concert with them, but I'm still hesitant because the tickets are expensive.
แม้mɛ́ɛพิธีกรpí-tii-gɔɔnจะjàพยายามpá-yaa-yaamบิ้วbîuคนดูkon-duuให้hâiส่งsòngเสียงเชียร์sǐiang-chiiaแต่dtɛ̀ɛบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatก็gɔ̂ยังyangเงียบngîiapเพราะprɔ́งานngaanเพิ่งเริ่มpə̂ng-rə̂əm
Although the host tried to get the audience fired up and cheering, things were still quiet because the event had only just started.
ผู้กำกับpôo gam-gàpใช้cháiดนตรีdon-dtreeค่อยkôiๆ-บิ้วbîwอารมณ์aa-romคนดูkon dooให้hâiลุ้นlúnตามdtaamตัวละครdtuua lá-konก่อนจะgòn jàเฉลยchà-lěiความจริงkwaam jingในnaiตอนท้ายdton táai
The director uses music to gradually build suspense and draw viewers into the characters' situation before revealing the truth at the end.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
bîu
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |