ปาเข้าไป(bpaa kâo bpai)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] throw [sth] in/into

To hurl or throw something into a place or container.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillปาbpaaปาbpaa1[to] throw; fling; hurl2to discard carelesslyขยะkà-yàขยะkà-yà1trash; garbage; rubbish2litter3junk; worthless stuff (figurative)เข้าไปในkâo bpai naiเข้าไปในkâo bpai nai[to] go into [sth]; [to] enter [sth]ถังtăngถังtăng1container; bucket; bin; tank2drum (large cylindrical container)3fuel tank4classifier: containers (drums/tanks/bins)
He threw the trash into the bin.
2AdverbB2

as many as; no less than (before numbers)

Used before numbers or amounts to emphasize that the figure is large or surprisingly high (colloquial), e.g., ปาเข้าไปสามชั่วโมง “a full three hours.”

Examples

รอrorรอror1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitรถเมล์rót mayรถเมล์rót may1bus; city bus2[to] take the bus; ride the busแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)แป๊บเดียวbpáep diiaoแป๊บเดียวbpáep diiao1for a moment; very briefly2just a moment!แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)เหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughนานมากnaan mâakนานมากnaan mâakfor a very long timeพอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeนาฬิกาnaa-lí-gaaนาฬิกาnaa-lí-gaa1clock; watch2classifier: clocks, watches3o'clock; time of dayอีกทีèek teeอีกทีèek tee1another time; later2again; once moreก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerปาเข้าไปbpaa kâo bpaiปาเข้าไปbpaa kâo bpai1[to] throw [sth] in/into2as many as; no less than (before numbers)ครึ่งkrêungครึ่งkrêung1half (50%)2half (modifier)ชั่วโมงchûua-mohngชั่วโมงchûua-mohng1hour (60 minutes)2classifier: hours of timeแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
I was only waiting for the bus for a moment, but it felt so long. When I checked the clock again, a full half-hour had already passed.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ปาbpaaปาbpaa1[to] throw; fling; hurl2to discard carelesslyPart 1
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เข้าไปkâo bpaiเข้าไปkâo bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)Part 2
ปาเข้าไปbpaa kâo bpaiปาเข้าไปbpaa kâo bpai[to] throw [sth] in/into