พามา
paa-maaMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] bring/lead [sb] here
to bring or lead someone (often a person or animal) to the speaker's location; to escort [sb] here.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพาpaaพาpaa1[to] take; bring; lead [sb]2[to] lead to; result inหมาmǎaหมาmǎa1dog2dog (insult)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerที่บ้านtîi-bâanที่บ้านtîi-bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)
He brought a dog to my house.
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Today, my friend brought me here to visit the floating market.
ขอบคุณมากkɔ̀ɔp-kun-mâakนะคะná-káที่tîiอุตส่าห์ùt-sàaพาpaaคุณยายkun-yaaiมาส่งmaa-sòngถึงที่tʉ̌ng-tîiโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baan
Thank you so much for taking the trouble to bring grandmother all the way to the hospital.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker[to] come; arrivePart 2
พามาpaa-maaพามาpaa-maa[to] bring/lead [sb] here[to] bring/lead [sb] hereWord