บิ้วท์
bîuMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] hype (sb) up; build up excitement
informal Thai slang (from English ‘build’): to create or raise excitement, mood, or enthusiasm, often to psych yourself or someone up
Examples
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/piecesมันส์ๆman manมันส์ๆman man1very fun; exciting (slang)2wildly; intensely (slang)หน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)สิsìสิsì1will; shall (Isan)2emphatic particle (statement)3urging/encouraging particle (imperative)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]บิ้วท์bîwบิ้วท์bîw1[to] hype (sb) up; build up excitement2hyped (up); ampedอารมณ์aa-romอารมณ์aa-rom1mood; feeling2emotion; feeling3temper; disposition4artistic mood; tone5sexual mood; libido (colloq.)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateสนุกsà-nùkสนุกsà-nùk1fun; enjoyable2[to] have fun; enjoy oneselfขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)
Put on some upbeat music, it helps build up the mood to make work more fun.
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ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnขึ้นkʉ̂nเวทีwee-tiiคอนเสิร์ตkɔɔn-sə̀ətนักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngต้องdtɔ̂ngบิ้วท์bîuตัวเองdtuua-eengให้hâiมีพลังmii-pá-langเต็มที่dtem-tîi
Before going on stage for a concert, the singer has to psych themselves up to be full of energy.
โค้ชkóotพยายามpá-yaa-yaamบิ้วท์bîuนักกีฬาnák-gii-laaให้hâiมีmiiความมั่นใจkwaam-mân-jaiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnลงแข่งlong-kɛ̀ngนัดnátสำคัญsǎm-kan
The coach tried to build up the athletes' confidence before the important match.
ผู้กำกับpûu-gam-gàpใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaพอสมควรpɔɔ-sǒm-kuuanในnaiการgaanบิ้วท์bîuนักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngให้hâiเข้าถึงบทบาทkâo-tʉ̌ng-bòt-bàatที่tîiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnและlɛ́หดหู่hòt-hùu
The director spent a considerable amount of time building up the actor's emotions to get into the complex and depressing role.
2AdjectiveB2
hyped (up); amped
describing something or someone that has been hyped up or had the mood built up
Examples
หนังnăngหนังnăng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)บิ้วท์มาbíw maaบิ้วท์มาbíw maa1built; customized (colloq.)2hyped up; mentally primed (slang)ซะsáซะsá1imperative/emphatic particle2completive/emphatic particle (colloq.)น่ากลัวnâa gluuaน่ากลัวnâa gluua1scary; frightening2awfully; terribly; extremelyแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenไปดูbpai dooไปดูbpai doo[to] go (and) see; [to] go take a look; [to] go watchจริงๆjing jingจริงๆjing jing1really; truly; actually; indeed2really?!; seriously?!ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เท่าไหร่tâo ràiเท่าไหร่tâo rài1how much/how many (amount/price)2how (to what degree/extent)3not much/many (after negation)4no matter how much/many
This movie was built up (hyped up) to be so scary, but when I actually watched it, it wasn't that bad.
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My mood is all built up right now, don't interrupt me.
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiคอนเสิร์ตkɔɔn-sə̀ətมันmanบิ้วท์bîuมากmâakจนjonทุกคนtúk-konร้องเพลงrɔ́ɔng-pleengตามdtaamกันganเสียงดังลั่นsǐiang-dang-lân
The atmosphere at the concert was so built up that everyone was singing along loudly.
เขาkǎoกลายเป็นglaai-bpenคนขี้หงุดหงิดkon-kîi-ngùt-ngìtง่ายngâaiเพราะprɔ́อารมณ์aa-romถูกtùukบิ้วท์bîuให้hâiเครียดkrîiatตลอดเวลาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wee-laa
He became easily irritable because his emotions were constantly built up to be stressful.
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
ท์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |