ประชิด
bprà-chítMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
close; adjacent
very near or right next to; in immediate proximity
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainประชิดbprà-chítประชิดbprà-chít1close; adjacent2[to] approach closely; come up toแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamriverเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กี่ก้าวgìi-gâaoกี่ก้าวgìi-gâaohow many steps?ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; filler
My house is right next to the river; just a few steps and you reach the water.
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เขาkǎoนั่งnângโต๊ะทำงานdtó-tam-ngaanประชิดbprà-chítหน้าต่างnâa-dtàangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรับrápแสงsɛ̌ɛngธรรมชาติtam-má-châatทั้งวันtáng-wan
He sits at a desk right next to the window to get natural light all day.
โรงเรียนroong-riianตั้งอยู่dtâng-yùuประชิดbprà-chítวัดwátทำให้tam-hâiได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงระฆังsǐiang-rá-kangทุกเช้าtúk-cháao
The school is very near the temple, so you can hear the bell every morning.
คอนโดkɔɔn-dooของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəสร้างsâangประชิดbprà-chítสถานีรถไฟฟ้าsà-tǎa-nii-rót-fai-fáaจนjonเดินdəənออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakตึกdtʉ̀kก็gɔ̂เจอjəəทางเข้าtaang-kâoเลยləəi
Her condo is built immediately adjacent to the BTS station; you step out of the building and there’s the entrance.
นักมวยnák-muuaiเข้าkâoประชิดbprà-chítแล้วlɛ́ɛoปล่อยbplɔ̀iหมัดmàtสั้นsânใส่sàiคู่kûuต่อสู้ทันdtɔ̀ɔ-sûu-tanทีtii
The boxer closed in and threw short punches at his opponent immediately.
หน่วยจู่โจมnùuai-jùu-joomเคลื่อนตัวklʉ̂ʉan-dtuuaเข้าkâoประชิดbprà-chítกำแพงgam-pɛɛngก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàปีนbpiinเข้าไปkâo-bpaiยึดyʉ́tพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîi
The assault unit moved into close quarters with the wall before climbing in to secure the area.
ในช่วงnai-chûuangต่อสู้dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuระยะประชิดrá-yá-bprà-chítนักดาบnák-dàapต้องdtɔ̂ngอ่านàanจังหวะjang-wàคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuอย่างแม่นยำyàang-mɛ̂n-yamเพราะprɔ́พื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiให้hâiหลบหลีกlòp-lìikแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่มีmâi-mii
In close-quarters combat, a swordsman must read the opponent’s timing precisely because there is virtually no room to evade.
ยุทธวิธีyút-tá-wí-tiiของkɔ̌ɔngทีมtiimคือkʉʉดันdanเส้นsênเข้าkâoประชิดbprà-chítเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaบีบbìipพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiเล่นlênและlɛ́ตัดdtàtทางเลือกtaang-lʉ̂ʉakของkɔ̌ɔngฝ่ายตรงข้ามfàai-dtrong-kâam
The team’s tactic is to press up close to the target to squeeze space and cut off the opponent’s options.
2VerbB2
[to] approach closely; come up to
to move very near to or press right up against someone or something
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillขยับkà-yàpขยับkà-yàp1[to] move slightly; shift2[to] advance slightly; move up3[to] adjust; tweakเก้าอี้gâo-îiเก้าอี้gâo-îi1chair2post; position (informal)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerประชิดbprà-chítประชิดbprà-chít1close; adjacent2[to] approach closely; come up toโต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofแทบtɛ̂ɛpแทบtɛ̂ɛp1almost; nearly2virtually; practicallyไม่เหลือmâi-lʉ̌ʉaไม่เหลือmâi-lʉ̌ʉanone left; all goneช่องว่างchɔ̂ng-wâangช่องว่างchɔ̂ng-wâang1gap; empty space2blank; space (in text/form)3gap; deficiency4disparity; divide5loophole; gap in rules
He moved his chair right up against the table, leaving almost no gap.
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ฝูงชนfǔung-chonกรูกันgruu-ganเข้ามาkâo-maaประชิดbprà-chítเวทีwee-tiiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaถ่ายรูปtàai-rûupศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpin
The crowd surged up close to the stage to take photos of the artist.
แมวmaeoค่อยkôiๆ-เดินdernประชิดbprà-chítประตูbprà-dtuuเหมือนmĕuuanกำลังจะgam-lang jàเล็ดลอดlét lôtออกไปòk bpai
The cat slowly walked right up to the door as if about to slip out.
รถเมล์rót-meeจอดjɔ̀ɔtประชิดbprà-chítฟุตปาธfút-bpàatเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎanลงlongได้dâaiสะดวกsà-dùuakและlɛ́ปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-pai
The bus stopped right up against the curb so passengers could disembark conveniently and safely.
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 classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ปร, the first consonant ป sets the 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
bprà
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
ประbpràประbprà1[to] dot; mark with dots or short strokes2dotted; dashed3detriment (astrology)[to] dot; mark with dots or short strokesPart 1
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ประชิดbprà-chítประชิดbprà-chítclose; adjacentclose; adjacentWord