ป๊าด
bpáatMeaning
1InterjectionB1
wow; whoa
an exclamation expressing surprise, amazement, or shock
Examples
ป๊าดbpáatป๊าดbpáatwow; whoaรถrótรถrótcar; vehicleคันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesนี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneสวยsǔuaiสวยsǔuai1beautiful; pretty2nicely done; fine3beautifully; nicely; neatlyจังเลยjang-ləəiจังเลยjang-ləəiso; very; really (intensifier)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเท่าไหร่tâo-ràiเท่าไหร่tâo-rài1how much/how many (amount/price)2how (to what degree/extent)3not much/many (after negation)4no matter how much/manyเนี่ยnîiaเนี่ยnîia1deictic/emphatic particle (‘this/that here/there’)2focus/emotion particle3discourse marker (framing)
Wow! This car is so beautiful. How much did you buy it for?
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ป๊าดbpáatทำไมtam-maiวันนี้wan-níiอากาศaa-gàatมันmanถึงtʉ̌ngได้dâaiร้อนอบอ้าวrɔ́ɔn-òp-âaoขนาดนี้kà-nàat-níi
Whoa! Why is the weather so sweltering hot today?
Gosh! Did you eat three plates of rice all by yourself?
ป๊าดbpáatไม่mâiคิดkítเลยləəiว่าwâaโครงการใหญ่kroong-gaan-yàiขนาดนี้kà-nàat-níiจะjàสร้างsâangเสร็จsètภายในpaai-naiเวลาwee-laaแค่kɛ̂ɛไม่กี่mâi-gìiเดือนdʉʉan
Wow! I never thought a project this huge would be completed in just a few months.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
bpáat
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |