บ่ะไหว
bà wăiMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] be unable to [do sth] (Northern Thai)
A Northern Thai colloquial expression meaning to be unable to do something due to lack of ability, strength, or endurance. The equivalent in Central Thai is ไม่ไหวไม่ไหวmâi-wǎi[to] be unable (to [do sth]); cannot (mâi wăi).
Examples
ข้าkâaข้าkâa1I; me (archaic/poetic; rustic)2servant; subject (historical)3I; me (deferential to royalty, historical formula)ยกyókยกyók1[to] lift; raise2[to] give; dedicate; donate3[to] promote; elevate (rank/status)4[to] cite; invoke (as an example/reason)5classifier: round6[to] waive; remit; dismissกล่องglòngกล่องglòng1box; case; container2classifier: boxes; box-shaped containersนี้néeนี้née1this2this oneคนเดียวkon diiaoคนเดียวkon diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; soleบ่ะไหวbà wăiบ่ะไหวbà wăi1[to] be unable to [do sth] (Northern Thai)2I can't take it!; It's too much! (Northern Thai)
I can't lift this box alone.
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เปิ้นbpêrnพยายามpá-yaa-yaamจะjàซ่อมsômรถrótเองayngแต่dtàeสุดท้ายsùt táaiก็gâwยะyáบ่ะไหวbà wăiต้องdtôngโทรtohเรียกrîakช่างchângมาmaa
He tried to fix the car himself, but in the end, he couldn't do it and had to call a mechanic.
น้องnóngจะjàปั่นbpànรถถีบrót tèepขึ้นkêunดอยสุเทพdoi sù-têpเหรอrŏeปี้bpêeนnว่าwâaน้องnóngบ่ะไหวbà wăiหรอกròkมันmanชันchanขนาดkà-nàat
Are you going to bike up Doi Suthep? I don't think you can do it; it's so steep.
อยากจะyàak jàซ่อยsôiเปิ้นbpêrnย้ายyáaiของkŏngอยู่yòoแต่dtàeหันhănตู้dtôoใบbaiนั้นnánแล้วláeoข้าkâaคนเดียวkon diiaoยกyókบ่ะไหวbà wăiแน่นอนnâe non
I want to help him move, but after seeing that cabinet, I definitely can't lift it by myself.
2InterjectionB1
I can't take it!; It's too much! (Northern Thai)
A Northern Thai exclamation used to express being overwhelmed, exhausted, or finding a situation unbearable.
Examples
โอ๊ยóoiโอ๊ยóoi1ouch; ow2ugh; geez; oh manวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentอากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherฮ้อนhónฮ้อนhón1hot; warm (high temperature)2to feel hotแต๊dtáeแต๊dtáe1true; real; genuine (Northern Thai)2really; truly; very (Northern Thai intensifier)ๆ-บ่ะไหวbà wăiบ่ะไหวbà wăi1[to] be unable to [do sth] (Northern Thai)2I can't take it!; It's too much! (Northern Thai)ๆ-
Oh! The weather is so hot today, it's unbearable!
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หันhănการบ้านgaan bâanกองgongเต้าdtâoภูเขาpoo kăoแล้วláeoบ่ะไหวbà wăiเลยloieจะjàยะyáทันtanจะjàไดdaiเนี่ยnîia
Seeing this mountain of homework, it's overwhelming! How am I going to finish it in time?
ฟังfangเรื่องrêuuangของkŏngเปิ้นbpêrnแล้วก็láeo gâwสงสารsŏng-săanบ่ะไหวbà wăiเลยloieชีวิตchee-wítเปิ้นbpêrnลำบากlam-bàakแต๊dtáeๆ-
After listening to her story, I feel so sorry for her, it's heartbreaking. Her life is so difficult.
เจอjerรถติดrót dtìtบนbonถนนtà-nŏnนิníมมmon monานฯฯตอนdtonหกโมงเย็นhòk mohng yenเข้าไปkâo bpaiบ่ะไหวbà wăiแต๊dtáeๆ-ขยับkà-yàpไปไหนbpai năiบ่ะbàได้เลยdâai loei
Getting stuck in traffic on Nimmanhaemin Road at 6 PM is just unbearable. I can't move at all.
Word Breakdown
บ่ะbàบ่ะbàwow; hey (exclamation, Northern/colloquial)wow; hey (exclamation, Northern/colloquial)Part 1
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บ่ะไหวbà wăiบ่ะไหวbà wăi[to] be unable to [do sth] (Northern Thai)[to] be unable to [do sth] (Northern Thai)Word