บ้า
bâaMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
insane; crazy (often offensive)
Mentally deranged; also used disparagingly of someone behaving wildly or senselessly. Not a neutral clinical term.
Examples
คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneบ้าbâaบ้าbâa1insane; crazy (often offensive)2crazy about [sth/sb]; obsessed with3foolish; irrational4[excl.] crazy!; are you nuts?
That person looks crazy.
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Are you insane? You're not making any sense at all.
ในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnคนป่วยkon-bpùuaiทางtaangจิตjìtมักmákถูกเรียกว่าtùuk-rîiak-wâaคนkonบ้าbâaและlɛ́ไม่ได้รับmâi-dâi-rápการดูแลgaan-duu-lɛɛที่เหมาะสมtîi-mɔ̀-sǒm
In the past, mentally ill people were often called crazy and did not receive proper care.
2AdjectiveB1
crazy about [sth/sb]; obsessed with
Very fond of or obsessed with [sth/sb], often used before a noun (e.g., บ้าฟุตบอล ‘crazy about football’).
Examples
น้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaaiน้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaai1younger brother2penis (euphemistic)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)บ้าbâaบ้าbâa1insane; crazy (often offensive)2crazy about [sth/sb]; obsessed with3foolish; irrational4[excl.] crazy!; are you nuts?เกมgeemเกมgeem1game; match2video game3game (subdivision of play in sports)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)ทั้งวันทั้งคืนtáng-wan-táng-kʉʉnทั้งวันทั้งคืนtáng-wan-táng-kʉʉnall day and all nightเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
My younger brother is crazy about video games; he plays all day and night.
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เขาkǎoบ้าbâaงานngaanมากmâakทำงานtam-ngaanเจ็ดjètวันwanต่อdtɔ̀ɔสัปดาห์sàp-daaจนjonไม่มีmâi-miiเวลาพักผ่อนwee-laa-pák-pɔ̀ɔn
He's crazy about work, working seven days a week with no time to rest.
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanฉันchǎnบ้าbâaดาราdaa-raaเกาหลีgao-lǐiคนนี้kon-níiมากmâakถึงกับtʉ̌ng-gàpบินbinไปbpaiดูคอนเสิร์ตduu-kɔɔn-sə̀ətที่tîiต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têet
My friend is so crazy about this Korean celebrity that she even flew abroad to see the concert.
การgaanบ้าbâaอะไรสักอย่างà-rai-sàk-yàangอาจàatเป็นbpenแรงผลักดันrɛɛng-plàk-danให้hâiประสบความสำเร็จbprà-sòp-kwaam-sǎm-rètได้dâaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngรู้จักrúu-jàkแบ่งเวลาbɛ̀ng-wee-laaให้ดีhâi-dii
Being passionate about something can be a driving force for success, but you also need to know how to manage your time well.
3AdjectiveB1
foolish; irrational
Describing actions or ideas as foolish, reckless, or lacking sense.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ทำอะไรtam à-raiทำอะไรtam à-raiwhat are you doing?บ้าbâaบ้าbâa1insane; crazy (often offensive)2crazy about [sth/sb]; obsessed with3foolish; irrational4[excl.] crazy!; are you nuts?ๆ-แบบนั้นbàep nánแบบนั้นbàep nán1like that; in that way2that kind of; that type of3that kind/that sort (of thing/person)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7creamy; rich (texture/taste)อันตรายan-dtà-raaiอันตรายan-dtà-raai1danger; hazard2dangerous; hazardousนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle
Don't do something crazy like that; it's dangerous.
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นี่nîiเป็นbpenความคิดkwaam-kítที่tîiบ้าbâaที่สุดtîi-sùtที่tîiฉันchǎnเคยkəəiได้ยินdâi-yinมาmaaมันmanไม่มีmâi-miiทางtaangสำเร็จsǎm-rètหรอกrɔ̀k
This is the craziest idea I've ever heard; there's no way it will work.
เขาkăoใช้cháiเงินเก็บngern gèpทั้งหมดtáng mòtซื้อséuลอตเตอรี่lót-dtê-rîiเป็นbpenการกระทำgaan grà-tamที่têeบ้าbâaมากๆmâak mâak
He spent all his savings on lottery tickets; it was a really foolish thing to do.
การลาออกgaan-laa-ɔ̀ɔkจากjàakงานประจำngaan-bprà-jamโดยdooiไม่มีmâi-miiแผนสำรองpɛ̌ɛn-sǎm-rɔɔngอาจàatดูเป็นduu-bpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangบ้าbâaในnaiสายตาsǎai-dtaaคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnแต่dtɛ̀ɛสำหรับsǎm-ràpเขาkǎoมันmanคือkʉʉการgaanเดิมพันdəəm-panเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaอนาคตà-naa-kót
Quitting a stable job without a backup plan might seem like a crazy thing to do in other people's eyes, but for him, it was a gamble for his future.
4InterjectionB1
[excl.] crazy!; are you nuts?
An exclamation expressing disbelief, shock, or strong disagreement.
Examples
บ้าbâaบ้าbâa1insane; crazy (often offensive)2crazy about [sth/sb]; obsessed with3foolish; irrational4[excl.] crazy!; are you nuts?ไม่จริงmâi-jingไม่จริงmâi-jingnot true; false; untrueน่าnâaน่าnâa1worthy/apt to ...2come on; please (persuasive particle)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำอย่างนั้นtam-yàang-nánทำอย่างนั้นtam-yàang-nán[to] do that; [to] do [sth] like thatได้ยังไงdâai-yang-ngaiได้ยังไงdâai-yang-ngai1how is that possible?; how come?2how could (someone) ...?; in what way ...?
No way! How could he do that?
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บ้าbâaเหรอrə̌əจะjàให้hâiฉันchǎnทำงานtam-ngaanนี้níiคนเดียวkon-diiaoเสร็จsètภายในพรุ่งนี้paai-nai-prûng-níiเนี่ยนะnîia-ná
Are you kidding?! You expect me to finish this work all by myself by tomorrow?
That's insane! This cup of coffee costs 300 baht.
บ้าbâaที่สุดtîi-sùtอุตส่าห์ùt-sàaทำงานtam-ngaanมาmaaทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnแต่ดันdtɛ̀ɛ-danลืมlʉʉmเซฟséepไฟล์faiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnคอมkɔmดับdàp
This is just crazy! I worked all night, only to forget to save the file before the computer shut down.
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
bâa
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 | — | — |