ป้าบ
bpâapMeanings
1InterjectionB1
smack!; whack!
onomatopoeic sound indicating a sharp, sudden slap or hit; also used to emphasize a sudden impact
Examples
ลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnball (for sports/games)ชนchonชนchon1[to] crash; collide2[to] clink (glasses); toast3people; tribe; classกำแพงgam-pɛɛngกำแพงgam-pɛɛng1wall (barrier)2barrier; obstacle (figurative)ดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeป้าบbpâapป้าบbpâap1smack!; whack!2[to] hit with a smackทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyหันมาhǎn-maaหันมาhǎn-maa1[to] turn toward here; face this way2[to] switch to; turn to; begin doingมองmɔɔngมองmɔɔng1[to] look at2[to] watch; observe3[to] view; regard; consider
The ball hit the wall with a sharp smack, and everyone turned to look.
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ทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiหนังยางnǎng-yaangดีดกลับdìit-glàpมันmanกระแทกgrà-tɛ̂ɛkมือmʉʉผมpǒmดังdangป้าบbpâapจนjonสะดุ้งsà-dûng
As soon as the rubber band snapped back, it hit my hand with a sharp smack, making me jump.
ฝนfŏnเม็ดใหญ่mét yàiตกกระทบdtòk grà-tópหลังคาlăng kaaสังกะสีsăng-gà-sĕeดังdangป้าบbpâapๆ-จนjonคุยกันkui ganแทบtâepไม่รู้เรื่องmâi rúu rêuuang
Big raindrops hit the tin roof with sharp plap-plap sounds, making it hard to talk.
พอpɔɔประตูbprà-dtuuปิดbpìtแรงrɛɛngเกินไปgəən-bpaiเสียงsǐiangป้าบbpâapที่tîiดังdangสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnทั้งtángห้องhɔ̂ngยิ่งyîngตอกย้ำdtɔ̀ɔk-yámความเงียบkwaam-ngîiapอันanตึงเครียดdtʉng-krîiat
When the door slammed too hard, the loud smack echoed through the room, intensifying the tense silence.
2VerbB2
[to] hit with a smack
to strike with a sharp, smacking motion (colloquial; used in expressive narration)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหงุดหงิดngùt-ngìtหงุดหงิดngùt-ngìt1irritable; easily annoyed2[to] feel irritated; get annoyedจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofยกyókยกyók1[to] lift; raise2[to] give; dedicate; donate3[to] promote; elevate (rank/status)4[to] cite; invoke (as an example/reason)5classifier: round6[to] waive; remit; dismissฝ่ามือfàa meuuฝ่ามือfàa meuupalm (of the hand)ตีโต๊ะdtee dtóตีโต๊ะdtee dtó1bang the table2forcefully insistป้าบbpâapป้าบbpâap1smack!; whack!2[to] hit with a smackแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)หายใจhăai jaiหายใจhăai jai[to] breathe; respireแรงๆraeng raengแรงๆraeng raeng1forcefully; hard; intensely; loudly2very strong; intense; harsh; potent
He got so irritated that he smacked the table with his palm and breathed heavily.
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แม่ดุmɛ̂ɛ-dùกลางglaangครัวkruuaแล้วlɛ́ɛoเอามือao-mʉʉฟาดเขียงป้าบfâat-kǐiang-bpâapเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiทุกคนtúk-konเงียบngîiap
Mom scolded in the kitchen and smacked the cutting board to make everyone quiet.
พอpɔɔเขาkǎoได้ยินdâi-yinข้อกล่าวหาkɔ̂ɔ-glàao-hǎaไม่เป็นธรรมmâi-bpen-tamเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂วางwaangแฟ้มfɛ́ɛmลงบนlong-bonโต๊ะdtóป้าบbpâapแสดงท่าทีsà-dɛɛng-tâa-tiiไม่พอใจmâi-pɔɔ-jaiอย่างชัดเจนyàang-chát-jeen
As soon as he heard the unfair accusation, he slammed the file down on the table with a smack, clearly showing his displeasure.
ระหว่างrá-wàangการโต้วาทีgaan-dtôo-waa-tiiเธอtəəวางwaangหลักฐานlàk-tǎanลงlongตรงหน้าdtrong-nâaคู่กรณีkûu-gɔɔ-rá-niiป้าบbpâapเดียวdiiaoทำให้tam-hâiทั้งtángห้องhɔ̂ngเงียบกริบngîiap-grìp
During the debate, she struck the evidence down sharply in front of her opponent, making the whole room fall silent.
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 endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
bpâap
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 | — | — |