บ้าจี้
bâa-jîiMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
ticklish; easily tickled
feeling ticklish; easily stimulated by light touch in a way that causes laughter or discomfort
2AdjectiveB2
easily goaded; suggestible
Easily provoked or goaded into doing something, especially in response to teasing, dares, or imitation (a figurative extension of the 'ticklish' sense).
Examples
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringบ้าจี้bâa-jîiบ้าจี้bâa-jîi1ticklish; easily tickled2easily goaded; suggestibleใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverท้าtáaท้าtáa[to] challenge; dareอะไรก็ทำà-rai-gɔ̂-tamอะไรก็ทำà-rai-gɔ̂-tam[to] do anything; do whateverหมดmòtหมดmòt1all gone; none left2[to] run out; be used up3completely; entirely4in total; altogetherเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
My friend is easily goaded; she does whatever anyone dares her to do.
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อย่าyàaไปbpaiยุyúเขาkăoเยอะyéhเขาkăoบ้าจี้bâa jêeเดี๋ยวdĭiaoก็gâwลุกขึ้นlúk kêunไปbpaiร้องเพลงróng playngจริงๆjing jingหรอกròk
Don't egg him on too much. He's easily provoked; he might actually get up and sing for real.
นิสัยní-săiบ้าจี้bâa jêeของเขาkŏng kăoทำให้tam hâiเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanชอบchôpแกล้งglâengแต่dtàeบางครั้งbaang krángก็gâwนำไปสู่nam bpai sòoสถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaanที่têeน่าอึดอัดnâa ùt-àtใจjaiได้dâi
His easily provoked nature makes his friends love to tease him, but sometimes it can lead to awkward situations.
หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaใช้ประโยชน์chái-bprà-yòotจากjàakความkwaamบ้าจี้bâa-jîiของkɔ̌ɔngพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanคนkonนั้นnánโดยdooiการท้าทายgaan-táa-taaiให้hâiเขาkǎoทำtamยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎaiให้hâiทะลุเป้าtá-lú-bpâoซึ่งsʉ̂ngก็gɔ̂ได้ผลดีdâai-pǒn-diiเกินคาดgəən-kâat
The boss took advantage of that employee's easily goaded personality by challenging him to exceed the sales target, which worked surprisingly well.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
บ้าbâaบ้าbâa1insane; crazy (often offensive)2crazy about [sth/sb]; obsessed with3foolish; irrational4[excl.] crazy!; are you nuts?insane; crazy (often offensive)Part 1
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จี้jîiจี้jîi1pendant; locket2[to] tickle; poke; press against3[to] mug; hold up; extort4[to] press; badger; pester5[to] follow very closely; tailgate6[to] burn a spot; cauterizependant; locketPart 2
บ้าจี้bâa-jîiบ้าจี้bâa-jîiticklish; easily tickledticklish; easily tickledWord