ป้ายยา
bpâai-yaaMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] apply medicine (by dabbing/smearing)
to apply or dab medicine onto a wound or body part; to smear on ointment or liquid medicine
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)แผลplɛ̌ɛแผลplɛ̌ɛ1wound; sore; lesion; injury (on the body)2wound (classifier: แผล)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyป้ายยาbpâai-yaaป้ายยาbpâai-yaa1[to] apply medicine (by dabbing/smearing)2[to] tempt [sb] to buy [sth]เร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soon
You have a cut, go apply some medicine quickly.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛกำลังgam-langป้ายยาbpâai-yaaที่tîiหัวเข่าhǔua-kàoให้hâiลูกชายlûuk-chaaiเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoล้มlómตอนdtɔɔnเล่นฟุตบอลlên-fút-bɔɔn
The mother is applying medicine to her son's knee because he fell while playing football.
พยาบาลสอนpá-yaa-baan-sɔ̌ɔnวิธีwí-tiiทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àatแผลplɛ̌ɛก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiจะjàป้ายbpâaiยาฆ่าเชื้อyaa-kâa-chʉ́ʉaให้hâiฉันchǎn
The nurse taught me how to clean the wound before dabbing the antiseptic on it.
สำหรับsăm-ràpแผลไฟไหม้plăe fai mâiเล็กน้อยlék nóiควรkuuanปล่อยให้bplòi hâiน้ำเย็นnáam yenไหลผ่านlăi pàanสักพักsàk pákแล้วจึงláew jeungค่อยๆkôi kôiซับsápให้hâiแห้งhâengและláeป้ายยาbpâai yaaสำหรับsăm-ràpแผลไฟไหม้plăe fai mâiโดยเฉพาะdoi chá-pór
For a minor burn, you should let cool water run over it for a while, then gently pat it dry and apply an ointment specifically for burns.
2VerbB2
[to] tempt [sb] to buy [sth]
to tempt or persuade someone to buy or become interested in something, often by showing how good it is; to get someone hooked on a product or hobby
Examples
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowเพิ่งpə̂ngเพิ่งpə̂ng1just; recently2only just now; only nowป้ายยาbpâai-yaaป้ายยาbpâai-yaa1[to] apply medicine (by dabbing/smearing)2[to] tempt [sb] to buy [sth]ลิปสติกlíp-sà-dtìkลิปสติกlíp-sà-dtìklipstickสีsǐiสีsǐi1color2paint3[to] rub; scrub; polishใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerสวยsǔuaiสวยsǔuai1beautiful; pretty2nicely done; fine3beautifully; nicely; neatlyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)6[to] send for; fetch [sb]7[to] light; kindle (literary)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
My friend just tempted me with a new lipstick color; it was so pretty I had to go buy it.
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ตอนแรกdtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛkก็gɔ̂ไม่ได้mâi-dâaiสนใจsǒn-jaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔโดนdoonเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanป้ายยาbpâai-yaaทุกวันtúk-wanสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก็gɔ̂ซื้อsʉ́ʉเครื่องทำกาแฟkrʉ̂ʉang-tam-gaa-fɛɛมาmaaจนได้jon-dâai
At first, I wasn't interested, but after my colleague kept trying to get me hooked on it every day, I finally ended up buying a coffee machine.
เธอterหยุดyùtป้ายยาbpâai yaaฉันchănด้วยdûuayของkŏngน่ารักๆnâa rák nâa rákพวกนี้pûuak néeสักทีsàk teeเถอะtòeแค่นี้kâe néeเงินngernในnaiกระเป๋าgrà-bpăoก็gâwจะjàหมดแล้วmòt láew
Please stop tempting me with all these cute things; my wallet is almost empty as it is.
แค่kâeดูdooรีวิวree wiuในnaiยูทูบyuu-tôopไปbpaiห้าhâaนาทีnaa-teeก็gâwโดนdohnป้ายยาbpâai yaaให้hâiซื้อséuสกินแคร์sà-gin kaaeตัวdtuuaใหม่màiเรียบร้อยrîiap róiทั้งที่táng têeของเก่าkŏng gàoก็gâwยังyangใช้cháiไม่mâiหมดmòt
After watching a YouTube review for just five minutes, I was successfully persuaded to buy a new skincare product, even though I haven't finished the old one.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
bpâai
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ป้ายbpâaiป้ายbpâai1sign; signboard2label; tag3classifier for signs/labels4[to] smear; dab; applysign; signboardPart 1
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ยาyaaยาyaa1medicine; medication2drug (narcotic/illicit)3chemical/agent4[to] caulk; sealmedicine; medicationPart 2
ป้ายยาbpâai-yaaป้ายยาbpâai-yaa[to] apply medicine (by dabbing/smearing)[to] apply medicine (by dabbing/smearing)Word