ปี้น
bpîinMeanings
1InterjectionB2
honk!; beep!
the sound of a car horn or similar horn, often written repeatedly as ปี้นๆ; a variant spelling of ปี๊นปี๊นbpíinhonk; beep
Examples
รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileคันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesหลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureบีบbèepบีบbèep1[to] squeeze; compress2[to] pinch3[to] force; pressure [sb] (figurative)แตรdtraeแตรdtrae1vehicle horn2brass wind instrument; hornดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeปี้นbpêenปี้นbpêen1honk!; beep!2[to] turn over; [to] flipๆ-เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ขับkàpขับkàp1[to] drive; operate (a vehicle)2[to] expel; drive out; repel3[to] sing; chant (traditional)4[to] excrete; secrete; emitช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be lateเกินไปgern bpaiเกินไปgern bpaitoo; overly; excessively
The car behind honked "beep beep" loudly because I was driving too slow.
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พอporสัญญาณไฟsăn-yaan faiเปลี่ยนเป็นbplìian bpenสีเขียวsĕe kĭiaoปุ๊บbpúpรถตู้rót dtûuก็gâwบีบbèepแตรdtraeปี้นbpêenๆ-ไล่ทันlâi tanทีtee
As soon as the traffic light turned green, the van immediately honked "beep beep" to hurry us up.
คนขับรถบรรทุกkon kàp rót ban-túkบีบbèepแตรdtraeปี้นbpêenๆ-เพื่อpêuuaส่งsòngสัญญาณเตือนsăn-yaan dteuuanรถจักรยานยนต์rót jàk-gà-yaan yonที่têeกำลังจะgam-lang jàเลี้ยวlíiaoตัดหน้าdtàt nâa
The truck driver honked "beep beep" to warn the motorcycle that was about to cut in front of him.
เสียงsĭiangแตรdtraeปี้นbpêenๆ-ที่têeดังสนั่นdang sà-nànมาจากmaa jàakสี่แยกsèe yâekตอนกลางdton glaangดึกdèukทำให้tam hâiชาวบ้านchaao bâanแถวนั้นtăeo nánตกใจตื่นdtòk jai dtèunกันganหมดmòt
The loud "beep beep" horn sound coming from the intersection in the middle of the night woke all the locals up in shock.
2VerbC1
[to] turn over; [to] flip
to turn over, to flip, or to turn inside out (commonly used in Northern and Isan dialects)
Examples
ตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodes6[to] castrate (an animal)7[to] air-layer (a branch)ซักผ้าsák-pâaซักผ้าsák-pâa[to] wash clothes; [to] do laundryอย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmอย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmdon't forget (to...)ปี้นbpîinปี้นbpîin1honk!; beep!2[to] turn over; [to] flipกางเกงยีนส์gaang-geeng-yiinกางเกงยีนส์gaang-geeng-yiinjeans; denim trousers/pantsเอาaoเอาao1[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)ด้านในdâan-naiด้านในdâan-nai1inside; on the inside2inside; interior3inner; interiorออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outก่อนนะgɔ̀ɔn-náก่อนนะgɔ̀ɔn-náfirst (polite); used on leaving ('I'll go first')
When washing clothes, don't forget to turn the jeans inside out first.
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เวลาwee-laaทอดtɔ̂ɔtหมูmǔuต้องdtɔ̂ngรอrɔɔให้hâiสุกsùkด้านdâanหนึ่งnʉ̀ngก่อนgɔ̀ɔnแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iปี้นbpîinกลับglàpอีกìikด้านdâanจะได้jà-dâaiไม่mâiไหม้mâi
When frying pork, you must wait for one side to cook first and then flip it to the other side so it won't burn.
ลูกชายlûuk-chaaiรีบrîipแต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuuaไปbpaiโรงเรียนroong-riianจนเผลอjon-plə̌əใส่sàiเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaปี้นbpîinโดยไม่รู้ตัวdooi-mâi-rúu-dtuua
The son hurried to get dressed for school and accidentally wore his shirt inside out without realizing it.
ผู้ต้องสงสัยpûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎiยอมyɔɔmปี้นbpîinกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoกางเกงgaang-geengทุกtúkใบbaiออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaให้hâiตำรวจdtam-rùuatดูduuเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแสดงsà-dɛɛngความบริสุทธิ์ใจkwaam-bɔɔ-rí-sùt-jaiว่าwâaไม่ได้mâi-dâaiซุกซ่อนsúk-sɔ̂ɔnสิ่งsìngผิดกฎหมายpìt-gòt-mǎai
The suspect agreed to turn all his pants pockets inside out for the police to see, in order to show his innocence that he wasn't hiding anything illegal.
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
bpîin
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 | — | — |