ปาย
bpaaiMeaning
1Proper nounB1
Pai (town in Mae Hong Son, Thailand)
A town and district in Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand, known as a popular tourist destination.
Examples
เดือนหน้าdʉʉan-nâaเดือนหน้าdʉʉan-nâa1next month2next month (time adverbial)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out; visit (for fun)2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeingปายbpaaiปายbpaaiPai (town in Mae Hong Son, Thailand)
Next month, I want to travel to Pai.
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ปายbpaaiเป็นbpenเมืองmeuuangเล็กๆlék lékในnaiหุบเขาhùp kăoที่têeนักท่องเที่ยวnák tông tîaoชาวต่างชาติchaao dtàang châatชอบchôpไปbpaiกันganมากmâak
Pai is a small town in a valley that foreign tourists really like to visit.
ตอนdtonไปปายbpai bpaaiพวกเราpûuak raoเช่าchâoมอเตอร์ไซค์mo-dter-sáiขับkàpเที่ยวtîaoรอบๆrôp rôpเมืองmeuuang
When we went to Pai, we rented a motorcycle to drive around the town.
ถึงแม้ว่าtĕung máe wâaปายbpaaiจะมีjà meeความเป็นkwaam bpenเมืองท่องเที่ยวmeuuang tông tîiaoมากขึ้นmâak kêunแต่dtàeก็gâwยังคงyang kongเสน่ห์sà-nàeของkŏngเมืองmeuuangสโลว์ไลฟ์sà-loh láifที่têeดึงดูดdeung dòotให้hâiคนkonกลับglàpไปเยือนbpai yeuuanซ้ำๆsám-sám
Even though Pai has become more commercialized, it still retains the charm of a slow-life town that attracts people to visit again and again.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bpaai
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 | — | — |