ปาหี่
bpaa-hìiMeanings
1NounB2
street magic show
a traditional street magic or acrobatic performance, historically used to attract a crowd in order to sell medicine or goods
Examples
สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔn1formerly; in the past; back then2the old days; former timesตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)6[to] send for; fetch [sb]7[to] light; kindle (literary)งานวัดngaan-wátงานวัดngaan-wáttemple fairมักจะmák-jàมักจะmák-jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)ปาหี่bpaa-hìiปาหี่bpaa-hìi1street magic show2sham; farce; charadeเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofดึงดูดdʉng-dùutดึงดูดdʉng-dùut[to] attract; draw inความสนใจkwaam-sǒn-jaiความสนใจkwaam-sǒn-jai1interest; curiosity2attention; focusก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîibefore (introducing a clause)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ขายkǎaiขายkǎai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfยาyaaยาyaa1medicine; medication2drug (narcotic/illicit)3chemical/agent4[to] caulk; seal
In the past, at temple fairs, there were often people performing street magic to attract attention before selling medicine.
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เด็กๆdèk dèkชอบchôpไปbpaiยืนดูyeun dooนักแสดงnák sà-daengเล่นlênปาหี่bpaa-hèeที่têeลานlaanกลางglaangหมู่บ้านmòo bâanอย่างสนุกสนานyàang sà-nùk-sà-năan
The children liked to stand and watch the performers do street magic at the village square with great enjoyment.
คณะká-náนักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngเร่rêeใช้cháiการเล่นgaan-lênปาหี่bpaa-hìiและlɛ́มายากลmaa-yaa-gonเป็นbpenกลยุทธ์gon-lá-yútในnaiการเรียกgaan-rîiakลูกค้าlûuk-káaให้มาhâi-maaซื้อsʉ́ʉยาสมุนไพรyaa-sà-mǔn-praiของkɔ̌ɔngพวกเขาpûuak-kǎo
The traveling troupe used street magic and acrobatic performances as a strategy to draw customers into buying their herbal medicines.
ศิลปะsǐn-lá-bpàการเล่นgaan-lênปาหี่bpaa-hìiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเร่ขายrêe-kǎaiยาyaaตามdtaamต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàtกำลังจะgam-lang-jàสูญหายไปsǔun-hǎai-bpaiตามdtaamกาลเวลาgaan-wee-laaเพราะprɔ́คนยุคใหม่kon-yúk-màiไม่mâiนิยมní-yomดูduuกันganแล้วlɛ́ɛo
The art of performing street magic to peddle medicine in the provinces is fading away over time because modern people no longer enjoy watching it.
2NounC1
sham; farce; charade
a deceptive act, sham, or farce; a staged event designed to fool or distract people (commonly used in political or social contexts)
Examples
การเลือกตั้งgaan-lʉ̂ʉak-dtângการเลือกตั้งgaan-lʉ̂ʉak-dtângelection; choosing by voteครั้งนี้kráng-níiครั้งนี้kráng-níi1this time; this occasion2this time (around); on this occasionถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)วิจารณ์wí-jaanวิจารณ์wí-jaan1[to] critique; [to] comment on2[to] criticize (often negatively)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)แค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asการเล่นgaan-lênการเล่นgaan-lên1play; playing (for fun)2performance; style of play3playing with; manipulation for effectปาหี่bpaa-hìiปาหี่bpaa-hìi1street magic show2sham; farce; charadeเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหลอกlɔ̀ɔkหลอกlɔ̀ɔk1[to] deceive; cheat; trick2[to] scare; spook; play a trick on3fake; sham; counterfeit4[to] lure; bait; entice (under false pretenses)ประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon1classifier: คน2the public; the people (citizens of a country)
This election was criticized as just being a sham to fool the public.
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คณะกรรมการká-ná gam-má-gaanสอบสวนsòp sŭuanถูกtòokตั้งขึ้นdtâng kûenมาmaaเล่นlênปาหี่bpaa-hèeเท่านั้นtâo nánไม่ได้mâi dâaiมีmeeความตั้งใจkwaam dtâng jaiที่จะtêe jàหาhăaตัวdtuuaผู้กระทำผิดpôo grà-tam pìtมาmaaลงโทษlong tôhtจริงๆjing jing
The investigative committee was set up merely as a farce; there is no real intention to find and punish the actual wrongdoers.
นโยบายná-yoo-baaiแก้ปัญหาgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaคอร์รัปชันkɔɔ-ráp-chânของkɔ̌ɔngรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanชุดchútนี้níiเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangปาหี่bpaa-hìiทางการเมืองtaang-gaan-mʉʉangที่tîiจัดฉากjàt-chàakขึ้นkʉ̂nเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดlótกระแสgrà-sɛ̌ɛความไม่พอใจkwaam-mâi-pɔɔ-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngมวลชนmuuan-chon
This government's anti-corruption policy is merely a political farce staged to alleviate the masses' dissatisfaction.
การจัดตั้งgaan jàt dtângโครงการkrohng gaanเพื่อpêuuaสังคมsăng-komของkŏngบริษัทbor-rí-sàtนั้นnánแท้จริงแล้วtáe jing láaeoเป็นbpenแค่kâeการเล่นgaan lênปาหี่bpaa-hèeเพื่อpêuuaฟอกขาวfôk kăaoภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lákที่têeย่ำแย่yâm yâeของkŏngองค์กรong gon
The establishment of that company's social project is actually just a sham intended to whitewash the organization's poor image.
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid 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
bpaa
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 | — | — |