ผ่านไป
pàan-bpaiMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] pass by; go past
to move past someone, something, or a place
Examples
รถเมล์rót-meeรถเมล์rót-meebus; city busผ่านไปpàan-bpaiผ่านไปpàan-bpai1[to] pass by; go past2[to] elapse; go by (time)3[to] pass; be over (an event or experience)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
The bus has already passed by.
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Just now, I saw him walk past the front of the house.
We drove past several provinces before reaching Chiang Mai.
ขณะที่kà-nà-tîiกำลังgam-langรอrɔɔเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanอยู่yùuก็gɔ̂มีmiiขบวนรถkà-buuan-rótของkɔ̌ɔngนายกรัฐมนตรีnaa-yók-rát-tà-mon-dtriiขับkàpผ่านไปpàan-bpaiพอดีpɔɔ-dii
While I was waiting for my friend, the prime minister's motorcade happened to drive past.
2VerbA2
[to] elapse; go by (time)
for time to pass so that a period or moment is over
Examples
หนึ่งปีnʉ̀ng-bpiiหนึ่งปีnʉ̀ng-bpiione yearผ่านไปpàan-bpaiผ่านไปpàan-bpai1[to] pass by; go past2[to] elapse; go by (time)3[to] pass; be over (an event or experience)เร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soonมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
One year passed by very quickly.
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วันหยุดสุดสัปดาห์wan-yùt-sùt-sàp-daaผ่านไปpàan-bpaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiต้องdtɔ̂ngไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaan
The weekend is over; tomorrow I have to go to work.
เผลอplə̌əแป๊บเดียวbpɛ́p-diiaoช่วงเวลาchûuang-wee-laaแห่งhɛ̀ngความสุขkwaam-sùkก็gɔ̂ผ่านไปpàan-bpaiเสียแล้วsǐia-lɛ́ɛo
In the blink of an eye, the happy moment has already passed.
ไม่ว่าmâi-wâaเราraoจะjàมีความสุขmii-kwaam-sùkหรือrʉ̌ʉความทุกข์kwaam-túkเวลาwee-laaไม่เคยmâi-kəəiหยุดyùtรอrɔɔใครkraiและlɛ́จะjàผ่านไปpàan-bpaiเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Whether we are happy or sad, time never waits for anyone and will always pass.
3VerbB1
[to] pass; be over (an event or experience)
for an event, situation, or experience to end or recede into the past
Examples
เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ร้ายๆráai ráaiร้ายๆráai ráai1bad; wicked; nasty2at worst (ร้ายๆ ก็ ...)ผ่านไปpàan bpaiผ่านไปpàan bpai1[to] pass by; go past2[to] elapse; go by (time)3[to] pass; be over (an event or experience)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเริ่มต้นใหม่rôem dtôn màiเริ่มต้นใหม่rôem dtôn mài[to] start over; [to] start againกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkเถอะtòeเถอะtòe1suggestion/encouragement particle2prompting/permission particle3resignation/emphasis particle
The bad things are over. Let's start anew.
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เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiเราraoคุยกันkui-ganไปbpaiเยอะyə́แล้วlɛ́ɛoให้hâiมันmanผ่านไปpàan-bpaiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iกลับมาglàp-maaว่าwâaกันganใหม่mài
We've discussed this topic a lot already; let's let it go for now and come back to it later.
ช่วงchûuangที่tîiยากลำบากyâak-lam-bàakที่สุดtîi-sùtในnaiชีวิตchii-wítของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnได้dâaiผ่านไปpàan-bpaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiฉันchǎnรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเข้มแข็งkêm-kɛ̌ngขึ้นkʉ̂nมากmâak
The most difficult period of my life has passed; now I feel much stronger.
แม้máeความผิดพลาดkwaam pìt plâatครั้งkrángนั้นnánจะjàสร้างsâangบาดแผลbàat plăeลึกๆléuk léukแต่dtàeเขาkăoก็gâwพยายามpà-yaa-yaamเรียนรู้riian róoที่จะtêe jàปล่อยให้bplòi hâiมันmanผ่านไปpàan bpaiและláeก้าวเดินgâao dernต่อไปdtòr bpai
Even though that mistake created a deep wound, he tried to learn to let it pass and move forward.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
pàan
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; through[to] pass (by/through)Part 1
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ผ่านไปpàan-bpaiผ่านไปpàan-bpai[to] pass by; go past[to] pass by; go pastWord