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bpuuMeanings
1NounA1
crab
a crustacean with a hard shell, ten legs, and claws; found in the sea or on land
Examples
ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerชายหาดchaai-hàatชายหาดchaai-hàatbeach; shoreมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoปูbpuuปูbpuu1crab2[to] pave; spread a layerเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningข้างkâangข้างkâang1side; flank2beside; next to; by3side; party (in a dispute or game)4side; lateral (modifier)ไปมาbpai-maaไปมาbpai-maa1[to] go back and forth; frequent2back and forth; to and fro
At the beach, crabs walk sideways back and forth.
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Yesterday we went to catch crabs at Don Hoi Lot.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeครูkruuจะพาjà paaเด็กๆdèk dèkไปดูbpai dooปูbpooท่ามกลางtâam glaangป่าชายเลนbpàa chaai layn
Tomorrow the teacher will take the children to see crabs in the mangrove forest.
2VerbB1
[to] pave; spread a layer
to cover a surface by laying materials in a flat layer (e.g., bricks, tiles, mats, cloth, leaves)
Examples
ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ปูbpuuปูbpuu1crab2[to] pave; spread a layerอิฐìtอิฐìtbrick (building block)หน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing sideพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after today
The builder will lay bricks in front of the house tomorrow.
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เราraoใช้cháiเสื่อsèuuaปูพื้นbpoo péunห้องนั่งเล่นhông nûng lênเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเด็กๆdèk dèkนั่งเล่นnâng lênได้dâiสบายsà-baaiขึ้นkêun
We laid mats on the living room floor so the kids can play more comfortably.
เขาkǎoปูbpuuกระเบื้องgrà-bʉ̂ʉangห้องครัวhɔ̂ng-kruuaเสร็จsètแล้วlɛ́ɛoและlɛ́ตั้งใจdtâng-jaiจะjàปูbpuuผ้าpâaปูbpuuโต๊ะdtóให้hâiเข้าชุดkâo-chútกันgan
He finished laying tiles in the kitchen and plans to lay a matching tablecloth.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanช่วยกันchûuai-ganปูbpuuใบbaiตองเรียงdtɔɔng-riiangเป็นbpenแผ่นpɛ̀nยาวyaaoสำหรับsǎm-ràpวางwaangอาหารaa-hǎanในงานบุญnai-ngaan-bun
The villagers helped lay banana leaves in long sheets to place food on for the merit-making event.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
bpuu
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 | — | — |