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bpâmMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
bold; big-hearted; generous
Bold and willing to take risks or spend generously; commonly used in ใจป้ำใจป้ำjai-bpâmgenerous with money; free-spending.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentพี่pîiพี่pîi1older sibling2older person (informal address)3I; you (for the older person)ใจป้ำjai-bpâmใจป้ำjai-bpâmgenerous with money; free-spendingเลี้ยงข้าวlíiang-kâaoเลี้ยงข้าวlíiang-kâao[to] treat [sb] to a mealทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)คนในทีมkon-nai-tiimคนในทีมkon-nai-tiimteammate; team memberเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
You're feeling generous today, treating the whole team to a meal!
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ลุงlungใจป้ำjai-bpâmซื้อsʉ́ʉจักรยานjàk-grà-yaanให้hâiหลานlǎanคนละkon-láคันkanเด็กdèkดีใจdii-jaiกันganใหญ่yài
Uncle generously bought each of his nieces and nephews a bicycle, and the kids were thrilled.
แม้mɛ́ɛร้านráanจะjàเพิ่งเปิดpə̂ng-bpə̀ətได้dâaiไม่นานmâi-naanเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngก็gɔ̂ใจป้ำjai-bpâmแจกjɛ̀ɛkคูปองkuu-bpɔɔngกินginฟรีfriiให้hâiลูกค้าlûuk-káaที่tîiมาช่วยmaa-chûuaiอุดหนุนùt-nǔnในnaiวันแรกwan-rɛ̂ɛk
Although the restaurant had only recently opened, the owner generously gave free-meal vouchers to the customers who had supported it on its first day.
เขาkǎoใจป้ำjai-bpâmยอมyɔɔmควักkwákเงินเก็บngən-gèpก้อนgɔ̂ɔnใหญ่yàiลงทุนlong-tunกับgàpร้านráanของkɔ̌ɔngเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanทั้งที่táng-tîiรู้rúuว่าwâaอาจàatต้องdtɔ̂ngรอrɔɔอีกìikหลายlǎaiปีbpiiกว่าจะgwàa-jàคืนkʉʉnทุนtun
He boldly put a large chunk of his savings into his friend's shop, knowing it might take years to recover his investment.
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
bpâm
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 | — | — |