ปิกนิก
bpìk-níkMeanings
1NounA2
picnic
a casual meal taken outdoors, often in a park or natural setting
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วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)เสื่อsʉ̀ʉaเสื่อsʉ̀ʉamatไปปิกนิกbpai-bpìk-níkไปปิกนิกbpai-bpìk-ník[to] go on a picnicที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-náสวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-nápublic park
Today we’re taking a mat for a picnic at the park.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaฉันchǎnไปปิกนิกbpai-bpìk-níkริมแม่น้ำrim-mɛ̂ɛ-náamกินginข้าวกล่องkâao-glɔ̀ngกันgan
Yesterday my family went for a picnic by the river and ate packed meals.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeเราraoนัดnátเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanไปปิกนิกbpai bpík-níkใต้dtâiต้นไม้ใหญ่dtôn máai yàiเผื่อpèuuaฝนตกfŏn dtòkจะได้jà dâaiหลบlòpได้dâi
Tomorrow we’re meeting friends for a picnic under a big tree, in case it rains so we can take cover.
เขาkǎoเตรียมdtriiamแซนด์วิชsɛɛn-wítผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiและlɛ́ผ้าpâaปูbpuuสำหรับsǎm-ràpปิกนิกbpìk-níkที่tîiชายหาดchaai-hàat
They prepared sandwiches, fruit, and a blanket for a picnic at the beach.
2VerbA2
[to] picnic
to eat a casual meal outdoors for leisure
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พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปปิกนิกbpai-bpìk-níkไปปิกนิกbpai-bpìk-ník[to] go on a picnicที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสวนกันsǔuan-ganสวนกันsǔuan-gan1[to] pass each other in opposite directions2in opposite directions (adv.)3[to] run counter to each other; conflict
Tomorrow let’s go have a picnic at the park.
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เสาร์นี้sǎo-níiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaจะjàปิกนิกbpìk-níkริมแม่น้ำrim-mɛ̂ɛ-náamเอาaoข้าวกล่องkâao-glɔ̀ngไปbpaiกินกันgin-gan
This Saturday the family will picnic by the river and bring lunch boxes to eat.
เราraoอยากyàakปิกนิกbpìk-níkตอนเย็นdtɔɔn-yenเพราะprɔ́อากาศเย็นaa-gàat-yenลงlongและlɛ́เงียบngîiapกว่าgwàa
We want to picnic in the evening because it’s cooler and quieter.
ถ้าtâaฝนfǒnไม่mâiตกdtòkเราraoกะว่าgà-wâaจะjàปิกนิกbpìk-níkใต้dtâaiต้นไม้ใหญ่dtôn-máai-yàiแล้วlɛ́ɛoเล่นlênเฟfeeรสrótบีbiiหลังlǎngอาหารaa-hǎan
If it doesn’t rain, we plan to picnic under the big tree and play frisbee after the meal.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bpìk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |