ป้า
bpâaMeanings
1NounA2
aunt (older sister of father or mother)
one’s paternal or maternal aunt who is older than one’s parent
Examples
ป้าbpâaป้าbpâa1aunt (older sister of father or mother)2auntie; middle‑aged/older woman (address)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)พี่สาวpîi-sǎaoพี่สาวpîi-sǎaoolder sister; elder female siblingของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; base
My aunt is my mother’s older sister.
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Yesterday I visited my aunt who is my father’s older sister.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiป้าbpâaของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenพี่สาวpîi-sǎaoของkɔ̌ɔngแม่mɛ̂ɛจะjàมาหาmaa-hǎa
Tomorrow my aunt, who is my mother’s older sister, will come to visit.
ตอนเด็กdton dèkฉันchănอยู่yòoกับgàpป้าbpâaที่têeเป็นbpenพี่สาวpêe săaoของkŏngแม่mâeบ่อยbòiๆ-เพราะpráwพ่อแม่pôr mâeทำงานtam ngaanต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàt
When I was a child, I often stayed with my aunt, my mother’s older sister, because my parents worked in another province.
2NounA2
auntie; middle‑aged/older woman (address)
a familiar or polite form of address for a middle‑aged or older woman, not necessarily a relative
Examples
ป้าbpâaป้าbpâa1aunt (older sister of father or mother)2auntie; middle‑aged/older woman (address)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offน้ำหนึ่งnáam-nʉ̀ngน้ำหนึ่งnáam-nʉ̀ngfirst-rate; top-qualityขวดkùuatขวดkùuat1bottle2classifier: bottle
Auntie, may I buy one bottle of water?
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เมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoฉันchǎnถามทางtǎam-taangกับgàpป้าbpâaที่tîiขายkǎaiข้าวแกงkâao-gɛɛngหน้าปากซอยnâa-bpàak-sɔɔi
This morning I asked for directions from the auntie who sells curry at the alley entrance.
Let me help carry your things, auntie.
Auntie, which side do I catch the bus to Sanam Luang?
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
bpâa
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 | — | — |