ปรานี
bpraa-niiMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
merciful; compassionate (formal/literary)
Showing mercy or compassion; inclined to forgive or spare (formal or literary).
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herมองmɔɔngมองmɔɔng1[to] look at2[to] watch; observe3[to] view; regard; considerเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooสายตาsǎai-dtaaสายตาsǎai-dtaa1eyesight; vision2look; gaze3view; perspective (figurative)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerปรานีbpraa-niiปรานีbpraa-nii1merciful; compassionate (formal/literary)2[to] show mercy; be lenient with (formal/literary)แม้mɛ́ɛแม้mɛ́ɛ1even if; although; even though2evenเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ทำผิดพลาดtam-pìt-plâatทำผิดพลาดtam-pìt-plâat[to] make a mistakeครั้งใหญ่kráng-yàiครั้งใหญ่kráng-yài1major; large-scale2big time; severely
She looked at him with a compassionate gaze, even though he had made a big mistake.
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ครูkruuพูดด้วยpûut-dûuaiน้ำเสียงnáam-sǐiangปรานีbpraa-niiให้โอกาสhâi-oo-gàatเด็กdèkแก้ตัวgɛ̂ɛ-dtuuaอีกครั้งìik-krángแทนtɛɛnการลงโทษgaan-long-tôotทันทีtan-tii
The teacher spoke in a merciful tone, giving the child another chance instead of punishing immediately.
ในnaiยามวิกฤตyaam-wí-grìtผู้นำpûu-namที่tîiปรานีbpraa-niiจะjàคำนึงถึงkam-nʉng-tʉ̌ngความทุกข์kwaam-túkของkɔ̌ɔngประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonก่อนgɔ̀ɔnกฎเกณฑ์gòt-geenอันanเคร่งครัดkrêeng-krát
In times of crisis, a compassionate leader considers the people’s suffering before rigid regulations.
ผู้พิพากษาpûu-pí-pâak-sǎaมีmiiท่าทีtâa-tiiปรานีbpraa-niiต่อdtɔ̀ɔผู้ต้องหาpûu-dtɔ̂ng-hǎaเพราะprɔ́เห็นhěnความสำนึกผิดkwaam-sǎm-nʉ́k-pìtชัดเจนchát-jeen
The judge showed mercy toward the defendant because the remorse was evident.
Even though he made a serious mistake, the elders still showed mercy toward him.
She looked at the homeless child with a compassionate gaze.
ผู้พิพากษาpûu-pí-pâak-sǎaเอ่ยyèeถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamปรานีbpraa-niiแต่dtɛ̀ɛย้ำyámว่าwâaความยุติธรรมkwaam-yú-dtì-tamต้องdtɔ̂ngคงอยู่kong-yùu
The judge spoke words of mercy but emphasized that justice must remain.
แม้mɛ́ɛเสียงวิจารณ์sǐiang-wí-jaanจะjàดังขึ้นdang-kʉ̂nเขาkǎoยังyangยืนหยัดyʉʉn-yàtในnaiท่าทีtâa-tiiปรานีbpraa-niiต่อdtɔ̀ɔผู้กระทำผิดpûu-grà-tam-pìtครั้งแรกkráng-rɛ̂ɛk
Even as criticism grew louder, he stood firm in a merciful stance toward first-time offenders.
2VerbB2
[to] show mercy; be lenient with (formal/literary)
To treat someone with mercy or leniency; to forgive or spare from punishment (formal or literary).
Examples
ศาลsǎanศาลsǎan1court (of law)2shrine; spirit houseได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerปรานีbpraa-niiปรานีbpraa-nii1merciful; compassionate (formal/literary)2[to] show mercy; be lenient with (formal/literary)โดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withลดโทษlót-tôotลดโทษlót-tôot[to] reduce a penalty; [to] commute a sentenceให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillรับสารภาพráp-sǎa-rá-pâapรับสารภาพráp-sǎa-rá-pâap[to] confess; [to] plead guiltyและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)สำนึกผิดsǎm-nʉ́k-pìtสำนึกผิดsǎm-nʉ́k-pìt[to] feel remorseful; [to] be repentant
The court showed mercy by reducing his sentence because he confessed and repented.
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ครูkruuได้dâaiปรานีbpraa-niiโดยdooiไม่mâiลงโทษlong-tôotหนักnàkเพราะprɔ́นักเรียนnák-riianบอกbɔ̀ɔkความจริงkwaam-jingทั้งหมดtáng-mòt
The teacher showed mercy by not punishing harshly because the student told the whole truth.
ผู้ว่าฯpôo wâaมีmeeคำสั่งkam sàngให้hâiปรานีbpraa-neeผู้กระทำผิดpôo grà-tam pìtครั้งแรกkráng râekโดยdoiเปลี่ยนbplìianโทษจำคุกtôht jam kúkเป็นbpenบริการbor-rí-gaanสังคมsăng-kom
The governor ordered leniency for first-time offenders by commuting prison sentences to community service.
แม้mɛ́ɛหลักฐานlàk-tǎanชัดเจนchát-jeenคณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaanยังyangปรานีbpraa-niiด้วยdûuaiเหตุผลhèet-pǒnว่าwâaผู้ต้องหาpûu-dtɔ̂ng-hǎaช่วยเหลือchûuai-lʉ̌ʉaการสืบสวนgaan-sʉ̀ʉp-sǔuanอย่างเต็มที่yàang-dtem-tîi
Even though the evidence was clear, the committee spared him on the grounds that he fully cooperated with the investigation.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ปร, the first consonant ป sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bpraa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |