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bpàaoMeanings
1InterjectionA1
No; not (colloquial)
A colloquial or spoken form of เปล่าเปล่าbplàao1empty; blank; bare2no; not; nothing3in vain; for nothing, used to say “no” or to deny something.
Examples
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A: Are you tired? B: No, not tired.
Aเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเธอtəəไปbpaiดูหนังduu-nǎngมาmaaเหรอrə̌əBป่าวbpàaoเราraoอยู่yùuบ้านbâanทั้งวันtáng-wanเลยləəi
A: Did you go to the movies yesterday? B: No, I was at home all day.
Aนี่เธอnîi-təəโกรธgròotอะไรà-raiฉันchǎnรึเปล่าrʉ́-bplàaoBป่าวbpàaoไม่ได้mâi-dâaiโกรธgròotสักหน่อยsàk-nɔ̀i
A: Are you mad at me about something? B: No, I'm not mad at all.
2ParticleA2
or not? (colloquial question particle)
A colloquial or spoken form of เปล่าเปล่าbplàao1empty; blank; bare2no; not; nothing3in vain; for nothing, used as a question particle at the end of a sentence to mean “or not?”.
Examples
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Are we eating dinner together tonight or not?
Are you coming to my birthday party tomorrow or not?
ฉันchǎnไม่แน่ใจmâi-nɛ̂ɛ-jaiว่าwâaร้านนั้นráan-nánจะjàยังyangเปิดbpə̀ətอยู่yùuป่าวbpàaoตอนdtɔɔnเราraoไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ng
I'm not sure if that shop will still be open when we get there or not.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bpàao
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |