ปี่พาทย์(bpèe pâat)
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Thai classical ensemble (piphat)
A traditional Thai classical music ensemble, mostly percussion and wind (e.g., ranat, khong wong, pi nai). Some types may include strings in modern practice.
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ตอนเด็กdton dèkตอนเด็กdton dèkduring childhoodๆ-ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เคยkoeiเคยkoei1ever; used to (past experience)2[used to] (past experience/habit)ขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better7[to] sprout; grow; appearเวทีway-teeเวทีway-tee1stage; platform2forum; arena3ring; platform (combat sports)รำโขนram kŏhnรำโขนram kŏhn1Khon dance-drama performance2[to] perform Khonที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotโรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)โดยdoiโดยdoi1by (transport/communication)2in a ... way; -ly3by (passive marker in formal style)4by; via; throughมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoปี่พาทย์bpèe pâatปี่พาทย์bpèe pâatThai classical ensemble (piphat)คอยkoiคอยkoi1[to] wait (for [sb]/[sth])2keep (doing); keep on (doing)3[to] be on standby; be readyบรรเลงban-layngบรรเลงban-layng[to] play (music); perform (instrumental)จังหวะjang-wàจังหวะjang-wà1rhythm; beat2tempo; pace3timing; moment4stroke; move; step (in sports/dance)5engine strokeให้เราhâi raoให้เราhâi rao1give us; give me2for us; for me3let us; allow me/usรำramรำram1[to] dance (traditional)2rice bran; rice husk powderตรงdtrongตรงdtrong1straight (not bent)2direct; straightforward; frank3[to] be straight; align4directly; straight (direction/path)5exact; matching; correspondingท่าtâaท่าtâa1posture; pose; stance2move; technique; style3harbor; port; pier; landing4appearance suggesting an outcome; sign5manner; way; airพอดีpo deeพอดีpo dee1just right; exactly suitable2exactly; just (in time/amount)3happen to; by chance4just enough
As a child, I performed khon at school with a piphat ensemble providing the rhythm so we could dance precisely to the moves.
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ปี่พาทย์bpèe pâatปี่พาทย์bpèe pâatThai classical ensemble (piphat)