ปฐมบท
bpà-tŏm-bòtMeanings
1NounB1
beginning; outset
The initial stage or starting point of a significant event, period, or process; the beginning.
Examples
การค้นพบgaan kón pópการค้นพบgaan kón póp1act of discovery2a discovery; a findingไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)ถือเป็นtĕu bpenถือเป็นtĕu bpen1[to] be considered; be regarded; count as2[to] constitute; amount toปฐมบทbpà-tŏm-bòtปฐมบทbpà-tŏm-bòt1beginning; outset2prologue; opening chapterของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsอารยธรรมaa-rá-yá-tamอารยธรรมaa-rá-yá-tam1civilization2civilized social order; cultural advancementมนุษย์má-nútมนุษย์má-núthuman; human being
The discovery of fire is considered the beginning of human civilization.
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การประท้วงgaan bprà-túuangครั้งkrángนั้นnánถือเป็นtĕu bpenปฐมบทbpà-tŏm-bòtของkŏngการเคลื่อนไหวgaan klûuean wăiเรียกร้องrîak róngประชาธิปไตยbprà-chaa-tí-bpà-dtaiครั้งใหญ่kráng yài
That protest is considered the starting point of the major pro-democracy movement.
การค้นพบgaan kón pópเพนpaynซิsíลlลินlinถือเป็นtĕu bpenปฐมบทbpà-tŏm-bòtของkŏngยุคyúkยาปฏิชีวนะyaa bpà-dtì-chee-wá-náที่têeช่วยชีวิตchûuai chee-wítคนkonนับล้านnáp láan
The discovery of penicillin was the beginning of the antibiotic era that saved millions of lives.
สนธิสัญญาsŏn-tí-săn-yaaที่têeไม่เป็นธรรมmâi bpen tamฉบับchà-bàpนั้นnánได้dâiกลายเป็นglaai bpenปฐมบทbpà-tŏm-bòtแห่งhàengความขัดแย้งkwaam kàt yáengที่têeยืดเยื้อyêut yéuuaยาวนานyaao naanหลายlăaiทศวรรษtót-sà-wát
That unfair treaty became the initial stage of a conflict that dragged on for decades.
2NounB2
prologue; opening chapter
The introductory section or first chapter of a book, play, or other literary work, which sets the scene and provides background information.
Examples
ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เพิ่งpêrngเพิ่งpêrng1just; recently2only just now; only nowอ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense of4[to] read data (computing)ปฐมบทbpà-tŏm-bòtปฐมบทbpà-tŏm-bòt1beginning; outset2prologue; opening chapterของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsนิยายní-yaaiนิยายní-yaai1novel; work of fiction2fiction; tale; storyเรื่องใหม่rêuuang màiเรื่องใหม่rêuuang màia new matter/topic/storyจบjòpจบjòp1[to] end; be over2[to] complete; finish (an activity/task)3finished; over; done4[to] graduateไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyรู้สึกว่าrúu-sèuk wâaรู้สึกว่าrúu-sèuk wâa1[to] feel that; think that; have the impression that2it seems (to me) that...; I feel that...น่าติดตามnâa dtìt dtaamน่าติดตามnâa dtìt dtaamengaging; worth followingมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
I just finished reading the first chapter of the new novel; it feels very compelling.
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แค่kâeอ่านàanปฐมบทbpà-tŏm-bòtก็gâwทำtamให้hâiเราraoพอจะpor jàเดาdaoได้dâiว่าwâaตัวละครหลักdtuua lá-kon làkมีmeeปูbpooมmหลังlăngเป็นอย่างไรbpen yàang rai
Just by reading the introductory section, we can roughly guess what the main character's background is like.
ผู้เขียนpôo kĭianใช้cháiปฐมบทbpà-tŏm-bòtเพื่อpêuuaสร้างsâangบรรยากาศลึกลับban-yaa-gàat léuk lápและláeปูพื้นฐานbpoo péun tăanของkŏngความขัดแย้งkwaam kàt yáengที่จะtêe jàเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêunในnaiเรื่องrêuuang
The author uses the first chapter to create a mysterious atmosphere and lay the groundwork for the conflict that will arise in the story.
ปฐมบทbpà-tŏm-bòtของkŏngละครเวทีlá-kon way-teeเรื่องrêuuangนี้néeมีmeeความสำคัญkwaam săm-kanอย่างยิ่งyàang yîngในnaiการแนะนำgaan náe namตัวละครdtuua lá-konสำคัญsăm-kanทั้งหมดtáng mòtและláeฉากหลังchàak lăngของkŏngเรื่องราวrêuuang raao
The prologue of this play is crucial for introducing all the key characters and the story's setting.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ปฐมบท said ปะ-ถม-มะ-บท?
bpà-tŏm-bòt
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
4 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → 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
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ปฐมบทbpà-tŏm-bòtปฐมบทbpà-tŏm-bòtbeginning; outsetbeginning; outsetWord