บ่เฮ็ด
bò hédMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] not do [sth]; not make [sth]
A phrase from the Isan (Northeastern Thai) and Lao languages, meaning 'to not do' or 'to not make'. It is often used to express refusal or unwillingness to perform an action.
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseบอกให้bòk hâiบอกให้bòk hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyล้างจานláang jaanล้างจานláang jaan[to] wash dishes; do the dishesแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตอบกลับdtòp glàpตอบกลับdtòp glàp[to] reply; respond (to a message/speech)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeบ่เฮ็ดbò hédบ่เฮ็ดbò héd[to] not do [sth]; not make [sth]
Mom told him to wash the dishes, but he replied, 'I won't do it'.
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เพื่อนpêuuanชวนchuanไปbpaiทำtamงานก่อสร้างngaan gòr sâangแต่dtàeผมpŏmบอกbòkไปbpaiว่าwâaงานngaanหนักnàkแบบนั้นbàep nánผมpŏmบ่เฮ็ดbò hédดอกdòk
My friend asked me to go work in construction, but I told him I wouldn't do that kind of hard work.
ถึงจะtĕung jàยุ่งyûngแค่ไหนkâe năiแต่dtàeการบ้านgaan bâanก็gâwต้องdtôngทำtamจะjàมาmaaบอกว่าbòk wâaบ่เฮ็ดบ่bò hét bòได้dâiเด้อdér
No matter how busy you are, you have to do your homework; you can't just say 'I'm not doing it'.
เขาkăoเป็นbpenคนkonมีmeeจุดยืนjùt yeunชัดเจนchát-jenอะไรà-raiที่têeขัดกับkàt gàpหลักการlàk gaanของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngเขาkăoจะjàยืนยันyeun yanคำเดียวkam diiaoว่าwâaบ่เฮ็ดbò héd
He is a man of clear principles; anything that goes against his principles, he will insist with one phrase: 'I will not do it'.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bò
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
บ่bòบ่bò1not; no (Isan/Northern particle)2yes–no question particle (Isan/Northern)not; no (Isan/Northern particle)Part 1
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บ่เฮ็ดbò hédบ่เฮ็ดbò héd[to] not do [sth]; not make [sth][to] not do [sth]; not make [sth]Word