ป้าศรี
bpâa-sǐiMeaning
1Proper nounB1
Aunt Sri (address/name)
A familiar or respectful way to address or refer to a woman named Sri, typically older than the speaker; a personal name with kinship title.
Examples
เมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoเมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháothis morning; earlier this morningฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offขนมkà-nǒmขนมkà-nǒmsnack; sweet; dessertจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmป้าศรีbpâa-sǐiป้าศรีbpâa-sǐiAunt Sri (address/name)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหน้าปากซอยnâa-bpàak-sɔɔiหน้าปากซอยnâa-bpàak-sɔɔientrance of an alley
This morning I bought snacks from Aunt Sri at the entrance of the alley.
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ถ้าtâaมีmiiเวลาว่างwee-laa-wâangเย็นนี้yen-níiเราraoแวะwɛ́ไปเยี่ยมbpai-yîiamป้าศรีbpâa-sǐiที่บ้านtîi-bâanกันganไหมmǎi
If you have time, shall we drop by to visit Aunt Sri at her house this evening?
ป้าศรีbpâa sĕeเล่าให้ฟังlâo hâi fangว่าwâaตอนเด็กdton dèkๆ-เธอterชอบchôpอ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕuมากกว่าmâak gwàaดูทีวีdoo tee wee
Aunt Sri told us that when she was a child, she preferred reading books to watching TV.
แม้mɛ́ɛป้าศรีbpâa-sǐiจะjàย้ายyáaiจังหวัดjang-wàtไปbpaiนานแล้วnaan-lɛ́ɛoชุมชนchum-chonยังyangพูดถึงpûut-tʉ̌ngเธอtəəด้วยdûuaiความเคารพkwaam-kao-rópเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Even though Aunt Sri moved to another province long ago, the community still speaks of her with respect.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ป้าศรี said ป้า-สี?
bpâa-sǐi
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ป้าbpâaป้าbpâa1aunt (older sister of father or mother)2auntie; middle‑aged/older woman (address)aunt (older sister of father or mother)Part 1
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ศรีsǐiศรีsǐi1glory; splendor; honor; auspiciousness2honorific/prefix meaning 'auspicious; venerable'3(astrology) charm; fortune (in Thaksa system)glory; splendor; honor; auspiciousnessPart 2
ป้าศรีbpâa-sǐiป้าศรีbpâa-sǐiAunt Sri (address/name)Aunt Sri (address/name)Word