ผับ
pàpMeaning
1NounA2
pub; bar
a venue that serves alcoholic drinks where people socialize, often with music or live bands
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastผับpàpผับpàppub; barใกล้บ้านglâi-bâanใกล้บ้านglâi-bâannear (one's) home; nearby home
Tonight we're going to a pub near home.
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Yesterday the pub had a live band and it was very crowded.
ผมpǒmชอบchɔ̂ɔpผับpàpที่tîiเปิดbpə̀ətเพลงpleengไม่mâiดังdangเกินไปgəən-bpaiจะได้jà-dâaiคุยกันkui-ganรู้เรื่องrúu-rʉ̂ʉang
I like pubs where the music isn't too loud so we can actually talk.
ผับpàpแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiมีmiiเครื่องดื่มkrʉ̂ʉang-dʉ̀ʉmหลากหลายlàak-lǎaiและlɛ́มีmiiเวทีwee-tiiสำหรับsǎm-ràpโชว์chooทุกคืนtúk-kʉʉnศุกร์sùk
This pub has a wide variety of drinks and a stage for shows every Friday night.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
pàp
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |