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bpîiMeanings
1NounB2
ticket; pass; token (dated)
a ticket, pass, or token, for example for a bus or a show. This usage is somewhat dated. (from Teochew Chinese 票)
Examples
สมัยก่อนsà-măi gònสมัยก่อนsà-măi gòn1formerly; in the past; back then2the old days; former timesต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastเข้าคิวkâo kiwเข้าคิวkâo kiw[to] queue; line up; wait in lineซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offปี้bpêeปี้bpêe1ticket; pass; token (dated)2[to] have sex; copulate (vulgar slang)3older sibling; senior person (Northern Thai dialect)4token money (archaic)หนังnăngหนังnăng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of yearโรงภาพยนตร์rohng-pâap-pá-yonโรงภาพยนตร์rohng-pâap-pá-yoncinema; movie theaterไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)จองjongจองjong1[to] reserve; book2[to] claim; hold (for [sb])ออนไลน์on-laaiออนไลน์on-laai1online (connected to the internet)2online; on the internetง่ายๆngâai ngâaiง่ายๆngâai ngâai1easy; simple; uncomplicated2plain; low-key; informal3simply; casually; without much effort4easygoing; not fussy (of a person)แบบนี้bàep néeแบบนี้bàep née1like this; in this way2this kind/type (modifier)3this kind (standalone)
In the old days, you had to queue up to buy a movie ticket at the cinema, not book it easily online like this.
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คุณยายkun yaaiเล่าlâoว่าwâaตอนdtonสาวๆsăao săaoค่าkâaปี้bpêeรถเมล์rót mayแค่kâeไม่กี่mâi gèeสตางค์sà-dtaangเองayng
Grandma said that when she was young, the bus fare (ticket) was only a few satang.
คำว่าkam-wâaปี้bpîiในnaiความหมายkwaam-mǎaiว่าwâaตั๋วdtǔuaเป็นbpenคำยืมkam-yʉʉmจากjàakภาษาจีนpaa-sǎa-jiinแต้จิ๋วdtɛ̂ɛ-jǐuที่tîiปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iมีmiiคนใช้kon-cháiแล้วlɛ́ɛo
The word 'pîi' meaning 'ticket' is a loanword from Teochew Chinese that is rarely used nowadays.
คนรุ่นใหม่kon-rûn-màiอาจจะไม่àat-jà-mâiเข้าใจkâo-jaiถ้าtâaเราraoใช้cháiคำว่าkam-wâaปี้bpîiแทนtɛɛnคำว่าkam-wâaตั๋วdtǔuaเพราะprɔ́เป็นbpenศัพท์sàpที่tîiค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangเก่าgào
The younger generation might not understand if we use the word 'pîi' instead of 'tǔa' (ticket) because it's a rather dated term.
2VerbC1
[to] have sex; copulate (vulgar slang)
to have sexual intercourse. This term is considered vulgar slang.
Examples
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเมาmaoเมาmao1drunk; intoxicated2motion-sick; dizzy; nauseatedแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)พูดจาpûut-jaaพูดจาpûut-jaa[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)หยาบคายyàap-kaaiหยาบคายyàap-kaairude; vulgar; coarseว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปหาbpai-hǎaไปหาbpai-hǎa1[to] go see [sb]; [to] visit [sb]2[to] go look for [sb/sth]; [to] seek [sth]คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleปี้bpîiปี้bpîi1ticket; pass; token (dated)2[to] have sex; copulate (vulgar slang)3older sibling; senior person (Northern Thai dialect)4token money (archaic)
His friend got drunk and spoke crudely about going to find someone to f*ck.
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ในnaiกลุ่มวัยรุ่นglùm-wai-rûnชายchaaiบางคนbaang-konอาจàatใช้cháiคำว่าkam-wâaปี้bpîiอย่างyàangไม่mâiคิดkítอะไรà-raiแต่dtɛ̀ɛมันmanเป็นbpenคำkamที่tîiหยาบคายyàap-kaaiมากmâak
Among some groups of teenage boys, the word 'bpîi' might be used casually, but it is a very vulgar word.
เขาkǎoหมกมุ่นmòk-mûnอยู่yùuแต่dtɛ̀ɛกับgàpเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangกินginเที่ยวtîiaoปี้bpîiไม่เคยmâi-kəəiสนใจsǒn-jaiสร้างsâangอนาคตà-naa-kótให้hâiตัวเองdtuua-eengเลยləəi
He's obsessed only with eating, traveling, and f*cking, never caring about building a future for himself.
บทสนทนาbòt-sǒn-tá-naaของkɔ̌ɔngตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnในnaiหนังnǎngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiดิบเถื่อนdìp-tʉ̀ʉanมากmâakมีแต่mii-dtɛ̀ɛคำว่าkam-wâaกูguuมึงmʉngกับgàpเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangปี้bpîiกันgan
The characters' dialogue in this movie is very raw and crude, full of aggressive pronouns and talk about f*cking.
3NounC1
older sibling; senior person (Northern Thai dialect)
an older brother or sister; a term of address for a slightly older person, used respectfully in the Northern Thai dialect (equivalent to พี่พี่pîi1older sibling2older person (informal address) 'pîi').
Examples
ปี้bpîiปี้bpîi1ticket; pass; token (dated)2[to] have sex; copulate (vulgar slang)3older sibling; senior person (Northern Thai dialect)4token money (archaic)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forข้าวซอยkâao-sɔɔiข้าวซอยkâao-sɔɔiKhao Soi (Northern Thai curry noodle soup)ชามchaamชามchaam1bowl2portion (bowlful)3classifier: bowls/bowlfulsนึงnʉngนึงnʉngone (colloquial)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
Older brother/sister, one bowl of Khao Soi, please.
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ตอนdtɔɔnไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoเชียงใหม่chiiang-màiผมpǒmได้dâaiหัดhàtพูดpûutภาษาเหนือpaa-sǎa-nʉ̌ʉaกับgàpปี้bpîiคนขายของkon-kǎai-kɔ̌ɔngที่tîiกาดหลวงgàat-lǔuang
When I traveled to Chiang Mai, I got to practice speaking the Northern dialect with the older lady vendor at Kad Luang market.
ปี้bpîiจันดีjan-diiเปิ้นbpə̂ənเป็นbpenที่เคารพtîi-kao-rópของkɔ̌ɔngคนkonในnaiหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanเฮาhaoเลยləəiเลือกlʉ̂ʉakเปิ้นbpə̂ənเป็นผู้ใหญ่bpen-pûu-yàiบ้านbâan
Older sister/brother Chandi is respected by the people in the village, so we chose her/him to be the village headman.
สมัยsà-mǎiละอ่อนlá-ɔ̀ɔnผมpǒmต้องdtɔ̂ngตามdtaamปี้bpîiไปbpaiเลี้ยงlíiangควายkwaaiตี้dtîiทุ่งนาtûng-naaทุกวันtúk-wanจนjonตะวันตกดินdtà-wan-dtòk-din
When I was a kid, I had to follow my older brother to tend the buffaloes in the rice field every day until sunset.
4NounC2
token money (archaic)
a small, flat token, often made of porcelain or glass, formerly used as currency in gambling houses or brothels.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)พิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panพิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panmuseumจัดแสดงjàt-sà-dɛɛngจัดแสดงjàt-sà-dɛɛng1[to] exhibit [sth]; display [sth] (to the public)2[to] stage; put on [a performance/exhibition]ปี้กระเบื้องbpîi-grà-bʉ̂ʉangปี้กระเบื้องbpîi-grà-bʉ̂ʉangporcelain gambling tokenที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเคยkəəiเคยkəəi1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderแทนtɛɛnแทนtɛɛn1instead; rather2[to] replace; substitute for3in place of; on behalf ofเงินสดngən-sòtเงินสดngən-sòt1cash2cash (as opposed to credit)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)บ่อนพนันbɔ̀ɔn-pá-nanบ่อนพนันbɔ̀ɔn-pá-nangambling den/houseสมัยsà-mǎiสมัยsà-mǎi1period; era; age2term; tenure3during; in the time ofรัชกาลrát-chá-gaanรัชกาลrát-chá-gaanreign (of a monarch); specific numbered reignที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal marker5
The museum displays porcelain tokens that were used instead of cash in gambling dens during the reign of King Rama V.
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นักสะสมnák-sà-sǒmของเก่าkɔ̌ɔng-gàoกำลังgam-langตามหาdtaam-hǎaปี้โรงบ่อนbpîi-roong-bɔ̀ɔnที่tîiมีmiiลวดลายlûuat-laaiหายากhǎa-yâakซึ่งsʉ̂ngราคาraa-kaaประมูลbprà-muunอาจàatสูงถึงsǔung-tʉ̌ngหลักแสนlàk-sɛ̌ɛn
An antique collector is searching for 'gambling house tokens' with rare patterns, whose auction price could reach hundreds of thousands.
ปี้bpîiที่tîiทำจากtam-jàakแก้วgɛ̂ɛoหรือrʉ̌ʉกระเบื้องgrà-bʉ̂ʉangเหล่านี้lào-níiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangสื่อกลางsʉ̀ʉ-glaangแลกเปลี่ยนlɛ̂ɛk-bplìianแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangสะท้อนถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-tʉ̌ngโครงสร้างทางสังคมkroong-sâang-taang-sǎng-komและlɛ́เศรษฐกิจsèet-tà-gìtในnaiชุมชนchum-chonชาวจีนchaao-jiinอพยพòp-pá-yópยุคแรกyúk-rɛ̂ɛk
These glass or porcelain tokens were not merely a medium of exchange, but also reflected the social and economic structure of early Chinese immigrant communities.
การถอดรหัสgaan tòt rá-hàtสัญลักษณ์sàn-yá-lákบนbonปี้bpêeแต่ละdtàe láชิ้นchínทำให้tam hâiนักประวัติศาสตร์nák bprà-wàt-sàatสามารถsăa-mâatปะติดปะต่อbpà-dtìt-bpà-dtòrเรื่องราวrêuuang raaoของkŏngเศรษฐกิจsèht-tà-gìtใต้ดินdtâi dinและláeวิถีชีวิตwí-thĭi chee-wítในnaiย่านyâanสำเพ็งsăm-pengเมื่อmêuuaกว่าgwàaศตวรรษsà-dtà-wátก่อนgònได้dâi
Decoding the symbols on each token allows historians to piece together the story of the underground economy and the way of life in the Sampheng district over a century ago.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
bpîi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |