ปาโป่ง
bpaa-bpòongMeanings
1NounB1
balloon dart game
a traditional carnival or temple fair game where players throw darts at balloons to win prizes
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คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเล่นlênเล่นlên1[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.)ปาโป่งbpaa-bpòongปาโป่งbpaa-bpòong1balloon dart game2[to] throw darts at balloonsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerงานวัดngaan-wátงานวัดngaan-wáttemple fairกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkเถอะtə̀เถอะtə̀1suggestion/encouragement particle2prompting/permission particle3resignation/emphasis particle
Let's go play the balloon dart game at the temple fair tonight.
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ซุ้มsúmปาโป่งbpaa-bpòongเป็นที่นิยมbpen-tîi-ní-yomมากmâakในหมู่nai-mùuวัยรุ่นwai-rûnที่มาtîi-maaเที่ยวtîiaoงานngaanฤดูหนาวrʉ́-duu-nǎao
The balloon dart booth is very popular among teenagers visiting the winter fair.
เขาkǎoเสียเงินsǐia-ngənไปbpaiหลายlǎaiร้อยrɔ́ɔiบาทbàatกับgàpร้านráanปาโป่งbpaa-bpòongเพื่อที่จะpʉ̂ʉa-tîi-jàได้dâaiตุ๊กตาdtúk-gà-dtaaตัวใหญ่dtuua-yài
He spent several hundred baht at the balloon dart stall to get a large doll.
เคล็ดลับklét-lápในnaiการชนะgaan-chá-náเกมgeemปาโป่งbpaa-bpòongคือkʉʉการgaanเล็งlengไปที่bpai-tîiลูกโป่งlûuk-bpòongที่tîiพองลมpɔɔng-lomตึงdtʉngที่สุดtîi-sùtเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiแตกง่ายdtɛ̀ɛk-ngâai
The secret to winning the balloon dart game is aiming at the most inflated balloons so they pop easily.
2VerbB1
[to] throw darts at balloons
to throw darts at balloons, typically as an activity at a fair or festival
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พี่ชายpîi-chaaiพี่ชายpîi-chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingปาโป่งbpaa-bpòongปาโป่งbpaa-bpòong1balloon dart game2[to] throw darts at balloonsเก่งมากgèng-mâakเก่งมากgèng-mâak1very good (at [sth]); highly skilled2well done!; great job!
My older brother is very good at throwing darts at balloons.
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พวกเราpûuak-raoแข่งกันkɛ̀ng-ganปาโป่งbpaa-bpòongว่าwâaใครkraiจะได้jà-dâaiคะแนนká-nɛɛnเยอะกว่าyə́-gwàa
We competed in throwing darts at balloons to see who would get a higher score.
ถ้าtâaอยากได้yàak-dâaiตุ๊กตาหมีdtúk-gà-dtaa-mǐiตัวนั้นdtuua-nánเธอtəəต้องdtɔ̂ngปาโป่งbpaa-bpòongให้hâiแตกdtɛ̀ɛkครบkrópห้าhâaใบbai
If you want that teddy bear, you must throw darts and pop all five balloons.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaเขาkǎoจะjàพยายามpá-yaa-yaamปาโป่งbpaa-bpòongหลายlǎaiครั้งkrángแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ยังyangปาbpaaพลาดไปplâat-bpaiอย่างyàangน่าเสียดายnâa-sǐia-daai
Even though he tried throwing darts at the balloons many times, he unfortunately still missed.
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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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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โป่งbpòongโป่งbpòong1[to] bulge; swell outward2bulging; swollen outward3salt lick; mineral lick[to] bulge; swell outwardPart 2
ปาโป่งbpaa-bpòongปาโป่งbpaa-bpòongballoon dart gameballoon dart gameWord