บ้า(bâa)

Meanings

1AdjectiveA2

insane; crazy (offensive/clinical)

Mentally ill or deranged; also a strong or rude way to say someone is crazy or senseless. Offensive if used about people.

Examples

คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeบ้าbâaบ้าbâa1insane; crazy (offensive/clinical)2crazy about [sth/sb]; obsessed with3foolish; irrational4[excl.] crazy!; are you nuts?
That person looks crazy.
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

น้องชายnóng chaaiน้องชายnóng chaai1younger brother2penis (euphemistic)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)บ้าbâaบ้าbâa1insane; crazy (offensive/clinical)2crazy about [sth/sb]; obsessed with3foolish; irrational4[excl.] crazy!; are you nuts?เกมgaymเกมgaym1game; match2video game3set (in sports)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] act; perform (role)2casually; for fun (manner marker)3[to] tease; kid; mess with4[to] use; operate; take up (colloquial extension)5seriously; to a great degree (intensifier, often negative)6[to] play; have fun7[to] play (game/sport/instrument)ทั้งวันทั้งคืนtáng wan táng keunทั้งวันทั้งคืนtáng wan táng keunall day and all nightเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
My younger brother is crazy about video games; he plays all day and night.
3AdjectiveB1

foolish; irrational

Describing actions or ideas as foolish, reckless, or lacking sense.

Examples

อย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offทำอะไรtam à-raiทำอะไรtam à-raiwhat are you doing?บ้าbâaบ้าbâa1insane; crazy (offensive/clinical)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)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingอันตรายan-dtà-raaiอันตรายan-dtà-raai1danger; hazard2dangerous; hazardousนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
Don't do something crazy like that; it's dangerous.
4InterjectionB1

[excl.] crazy!; are you nuts?

An exclamation expressing disbelief, shock, or strong disagreement.

Examples

บ้าbâaบ้าbâa1insane; crazy (offensive/clinical)2crazy about [sth/sb]; obsessed with3foolish; irrational4[excl.] crazy!; are you nuts?ไม่จริงmâi jingไม่จริงmâi jing1not true; false; untrue2not true; falseน่าnâaน่าnâa1worthy/apt to ...2[!] pity; what a shameเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำอย่างนั้นtam yàang-nánทำอย่างนั้นtam yàang-nán[to] do that; [to] do [sth] like thatได้ยังไงdâi yang-ngaiได้ยังไงdâi yang-ngai1how is that possible?; how come?2how could (someone) ...?; in what way ...?
No way! How could he do that?

Related Words

Similar Meaning

เพี้ยนpíanเพี้ยนpían1eccentric; odd; kooky (informal)2out of tune; off-key3distorted; inaccurate4[to] deviate; be distorted
  • eccentric; odd; kooky (informal)
  • out of tune; off-key
  • distorted; inaccurate
  • [to] deviate; be distorted
ประสาทbprà-sàatประสาทbprà-sàat1nerve; nervous tissue2neural; nervous3crazy; unhinged (colloquial, derog.)
  • nerve; nervous tissue
  • neural; nervous
  • crazy; unhinged (colloquial, derog.)
คลั่งklângคลั่งklâng1insane; mad; frenzied2[to] go mad; go berserk; become frenzied3[to] be crazy about; be obsessed with; be a huge fan of4fanatical (about [sth]); extremist
  • insane; mad; frenzied
  • [to] go mad; go berserk; become frenzied
  • [to] be crazy about; be obsessed with; be a huge fan of
  • fanatical (about [sth]); extremist
เสียสติsĭia sà-dtìเสียสติsĭia sà-dtì1[to] go crazy; [to] lose one's mind2insane; mentally unstable
  • [to] go crazy; [to] lose one's mind
  • insane; mentally unstable
วิกลจริตwí-gon-jà-rìtวิกลจริตwí-gon-jà-rìtinsane; mad

insane; mad