บี้

bîi

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] crush; squash; press flat

to press or squeeze something hard so it becomes crushed or flattened; to mash

Examples

เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultมันฝรั่งman-fà-ràngมันฝรั่งman-fà-ràngpotatoต้มdtômต้มdtôm1[to] boil; simmer2boiled; poached (food)3[to] swindle; con (colloq.)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerบี้bîiบี้bîi1[to] crush; squash; press flat2[to] badger; pester; pressure (informal)3crushed; squashedให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)แบนbɛɛnแบนbɛɛn1flat; flattened2[to] become flat; be flattened3[to] ban; boycott (slang)4flat (chested/breasted) (colloquial)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)คลุกklúkคลุกklúk1to mix/toss (food)2to coat by rolling3to be covered with (dirt/dust)4[to] associate closely (with); fraternize (with)เกลือglʉʉaเกลือglʉʉa1salt (table salt)2salt (chemical class)
He mashed the boiled potatoes flat and mixed them with salt.
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อย่าyàaบี้bîiขนมปังkà-nǒm-bpangแรงrɛɛngเกินไปgəən-bpaiเดี๋ยวdǐiaoมันmanเละléหมดmòt
Don’t squeeze the bread too hard, or it will get all mushy.
แม่mɛ̂ɛใช้cháiส้อมsɔ̂ɔmบี้bîiกล้วยglûuaiให้hâiละเอียดlá-ìiatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำอาหารtam-aa-hǎanเด็กdèk
Mom used a fork to mash the banana finely to make baby food.
พอpɔɔปิดbpìtฝากล่องfàak-lɔ̂ngแรงrɛɛngไปbpaiคุกกี้kúk-gîiโดนdoonบี้bîiจนjonแตกdtɛ̀ɛkเป็นbpenผงpǒng
When the lid was closed too forcefully, the cookies got crushed into crumbs.
2VerbB2

[to] badger; pester; pressure (informal)

to nag or push someone persistently to do something; to put pressure on someone (informal/colloquial)

Examples

หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaหัวหน้าhǔua-nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefบี้bîiบี้bîi1[to] crush; squash; press flat2[to] badger; pester; pressure (informal)3crushed; squashedให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ส่งsòngส่งsòng1[to] send; dispatch2[to] submit; hand in; turn in3[to] drop off; deliver (someone/something)4[to] pass (to); feed (a ball)5[to] emit; transmit; send out6[to] escort; see offรายงานraai-ngaanรายงานraai-ngaan1report (document/account)2[to] report; inform officiallyวันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentทั้งที่táng-tîiทั้งที่táng-tîialthough; even thoughข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muun1information; data (non-count)2data (computing)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ครบkrópครบkróp1complete; full; all present2in full; completely3[time] to be complete; to reach the full term
The boss is pressuring me to submit the report today even though the data hasn't all arrived.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛโทรมาtoo-maaบี้bîiให้hâiไปbpaiฉีดวัคซีนchìit-wák-siinตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเช้าcháoกลัวว่าgluua-wâaคนkonจะjàเยอะyə́
My mom called to nag me to get the vaccine early in the morning, afraid there would be a crowd.
นักข่าวnák-kàaoบี้bîiนักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangการเปิดเผยgaan-bpə̀ət-pə̌əiบัญชีban-chiiทรัพย์สินsáp-sǐnจนjonเจ้าตัวjâo-dtuuaเริ่มrə̂əmอึดอัดʉ̀t-àt
Reporters kept pressing the politician to disclose assets until he became uncomfortable.
เขาkǎoบี้bîiทีมพัฒนาtiim-pát-tá-naaตลอดสัปดาห์dtà-lɔ̀ɔt-sàp-daaให้hâiปล่อยฟีเจอร์bplɔ̀i-fii-jə̂əตามdtaamกำหนดgam-nòtแม้mɛ́ɛจะjàมีปัญหาmii-bpan-hǎaเทคนิคték-nìkหลายlǎaiจุดjùt
He kept pushing the development team all week to release the feature on schedule, even though there were several technical issues.
3AdjectiveB2

crushed; squashed

in a state of being crushed or flattened (used as a modifier, e.g., minced/smashed texture)

Examples

วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)หมูmǔuหมูmǔu1pig; hog2pork3easy; a pushover (informal)4classifier: ตัว5fat person (impolite)บี้bîiบี้bîi1[to] crush; squash; press flat2[to] badger; pester; pressure (informal)3crushed; squashedลงในlong-naiลงในlong-nai1to put into; to enter (data into)2into; onto; inต้มยำdtôm-yamต้มยำdtôm-yamtom yum (spicy-sour Thai soup)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเนื้อสัมผัสnʉ́ʉa-sǎm-pàtเนื้อสัมผัสnʉ́ʉa-sǎm-pàttexture; mouthfeelนุ่มnûmนุ่มnûm1soft (to the touch)2tender (food)3soft/gentle (voice/tone)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)กินง่ายgin-ngâaiกินง่ายgin-ngâai1easy to eat (of food)2not a picky eater (of a person)
Today I added minced (crushed) pork to tom yum because the texture is soft and easy to eat.
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กล้วยบี้glûuai bêeกับgàpข้าวโอ๊ตkâao óhtเป็นbpenมื้อเช้าméu cháoที่têeเด็กdèkๆ-ชอบchôpเพราะpráwเคี้ยวkíaoง่ายngâaiและláeหวานwăanธรรมชาติtam-má-châat
Mashed banana with oats is a breakfast that kids like because it's easy to chew and naturally sweet.
ฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpมันฝรั่งman-fà-ràngบี้bîiคลุกklúkกับgàpเนยnəəiและlɛ́พริกไทยprík-taiเพราะprɔ́ความkwaamเนียนละเอียดniian-lá-ìiatทำให้tam-hâiรสชาติกลมกล่อมrót-châat-glom-glɔ̀ɔmขึ้นkʉ̂n
I like mashed potatoes mixed with butter and pepper because the smooth, fine texture makes the flavor more balanced.
ในnaiส้มตำsôm-dtamแบบเจbɛ̀ɛp-jeeเขาkǎoมักmákใช้cháiเต้าหู้dtâo-hûuบี้bîiแทนtɛɛnปลาร้าbplaa-ráaเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiได้dâaiรสสัมผัสrót-sǎm-pàtที่tîiแตกละเอียดdtɛ̀ɛk-lá-ìiatแต่dtɛ̀ɛยังคงyang-kongความเข้มข้นkwaam-kêm-kôn
In vegetarian som tam, they often use smashed tofu instead of fermented fish to achieve a fine, broken texture while keeping the richness.

Tones

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

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Falling tone

bîi

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Related Words

Similar Meaning

จี้jîiจี้jîi1pendant; locket2[to] tickle; poke; press against3[to] mug; hold up; extort4[to] press; badger; pester
  • pendant; locket
  • [to] tickle; poke; press against
  • [to] mug; hold up; extort
  • [to] press; badger; pester
ขยี้kà-yîiขยี้kà-yîi1[to] rub/crush vigorously2[to] crumple; mash3[to] crush; trounce; grind down (figurative)
  • [to] rub/crush vigorously
  • [to] crumple; mash
  • [to] crush; trounce; grind down (figurative)
ยีyiiยีyii1[to] mash; rub; break up [sth] with the hands2[to] tousle [hair]; tease [fibers]
  • [to] mash; rub; break up [sth] with the hands
  • [to] tousle [hair]; tease [fibers]
เค้นkéenเค้นkéen1[to] squeeze; wring; extract [sth] (liquid/juice)2[to] extract/force out [information/confession]3[to] force out/strain (a sound/cry)
  • [to] squeeze; wring; extract [sth] (liquid/juice)
  • [to] extract/force out [information/confession]
  • [to] force out/strain (a sound/cry)
แบนbɛɛnแบนbɛɛn1flat; flattened2[to] become flat; be flattened3[to] ban; boycott (slang)4flat (chested/breasted) (colloquial)
  • flat; flattened
  • [to] become flat; be flattened
  • [to] ban; boycott (slang)
  • flat (chested/breasted) (colloquial)