ป๊าๆ
bpáa bpáaMeaning
1NounA1
Dad; Papa
Dad; Papa (affectionate term for father, typically repeated by children when calling out)
Examples
ป๊าๆbpáa bpáaป๊าๆbpáa bpáaDad; Papaซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offขนมkà-nŏmขนมkà-nŏmsnack; sweet; dessertอันนี้an néeอันนี้an néethis; this one (near the speaker)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)หนูnŏoหนูnŏo1mouse; rat2I; me (polite, childlike/feminine in Thai)3you (addressing a child/younger person)หน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)
Papa, papa! Buy this snack for me, please.
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Papa, papa! Wake up, it's late.
Papa, papa, look! I finished drawing a picture of our family.
Papa, papa! Can we go to the zoo this weekend?
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ป๊าๆ said ป๊า-ป๊า?
bpáa bpáa
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
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 tri
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
bpáa
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 | — | — |