พา
paaMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] take; bring; lead [sb]
to lead or take someone (or an animal) along to a place; to bring someone with you
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureพาpaaพาpaa1[to] take; bring; lead [sb]2[to] lead to; result inหนูnǔuหนูnǔu1mouse; rat2I; me (polite, childlike/feminine in Thai)3you (addressing a child/younger person)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastสวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-náสวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-nápublic park
Dad takes me to the park.
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Yesterday I took the cat to the vet.
This Saturday he will take his friend to the beach.
ไกด์gáiพาpaaนักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoเดินdəənลัดตรอกlát-dtrɔ̀ɔkไปยังbpai-yangวัดwátเก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛ
The guide led the tourists through the alleys to an ancient temple.
2VerbB2
[to] lead to; result in
to bring about or lead to a result (often with abstract subjects, e.g., stress leads to illness)
Examples
ความเครียดkwaam-krîiatความเครียดkwaam-krîiat1stress; mental strain2strain (mechanics)3physiological stress; biological stressเรื้อรังrʉ́ʉa-rangเรื้อรังrʉ́ʉa-rangchronic; long-standingพาpaaพาpaa1[to] take; bring; lead [sb]2[to] lead to; result inให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ร่างกายrâang-gaaiร่างกายrâang-gaaibodyอ่อนล้าɔ̀ɔn-láaอ่อนล้าɔ̀ɔn-láaexhausted; very tiredและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เจ็บป่วยjèp-bpùuaiเจ็บป่วยjèp-bpùuai[to] be ill; be sickได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerง่ายngâaiง่ายngâai1easy; simple2easily; readily
Chronic stress leads to fatigue and makes one prone to illness.
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การใช้เงินgaan-chái-ngənเกินgəənตัวdtuuaพาpaaให้เกิดhâi-gə̀ətหนี้nîiและlɛ́ความกดดันkwaam-gòt-danในnaiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruua
Overspending leads to debt and pressure within the family.
ความประมาทkwaam bprà-màatในnaiขั้นตอนkân dtonเล็กๆlék lékพาpaaให้hâiโครงการkrohng gaanทั้งtángโครงการkrohng gaanล่าช้าlâa cháaเกินgernกำหนดเวลาgam-nòt way-laa
Negligence in small steps led the entire project to be delayed past the deadline.
ข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunที่tîiบิดเบือนbìt-bʉʉanพาpaaให้hâiสังคมsǎng-komเข้าใจผิดkâo-jai-pìtและlɛ́ตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiจากjàakฐานข้อมูลtǎan-kɔ̂ɔ-muunที่tîiไม่ถูกต้องmâi-tùuk-dtɔ̂ng
Distorted information leads society to misunderstand and make decisions based on inaccurate data.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
paa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |