พิการ
pí-gaanMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
disabled; having an impairment
having a physical, mental, or sensory impairment that limits activities or participation
Examples
งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เปิดรับbpə̀ət-rápเปิดรับbpə̀ət-ráp1[to] open for; begin accepting2[to] be open/receptive toผู้สมัครpûu-sà-màkผู้สมัครpûu-sà-màk1applicant; registrant2candidate (esp. election)3contestant; entrantที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ผู้พิการpûu-pí-gaanผู้พิการpûu-pí-gaandisabled personด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; too
This job is open to applicants who are persons with disabilities as well.
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อาคารaa-kaanใหม่màiมีmiiทางลาดtaang-lâatและlɛ́ห้องน้ำสำหรับผู้พิการhɔ̂ng-náam-sǎm-ràp-pûu-pí-gaanเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiทุกคนtúk-konใช้งานได้chái-ngaan-dâaiสะดวกsà-dùuak
The new building has ramps and restrooms for people with disabilities so everyone can use it conveniently.
ทีมtiimจัดงานjàt-ngaanเตรียมdtriiamล่ามภาษามือlâam-paa-sǎa-mʉʉเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaช่วยchûuaiผู้pûuพิการทางการได้ยินpí-gaan-taang-gaan-dâi-yinเข้าถึงkâo-tʉ̌ngข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muun
The organizers prepared sign language interpreters to help people with hearing impairments access information.
นโยบายná-yoo-baaiใหม่màiมุ่งmûngสร้างsâangความเท่าเทียมkwaam-tâo-tiiamโดยdooiจัดสรรjàt-sǎnงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanสนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nǔnอุปกรณ์ù-bpà-gɔɔnช่วยเหลือchûuai-lʉ̌ʉaสำหรับsǎm-ràpผู้พิการpûu-pí-gaanอย่างเป็นระบบyàang-bpen-rá-bòp
The new policy aims to create equality by allocating budget to systematically support assistive devices for people with disabilities.
2VerbB1
[to] be disabled; have an impairment
to be in a state of disability or impairment; often used as a stative verb in Thai
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพิการpí-gaanพิการpí-gaan1disabled; having an impairment2[to] be disabled; have an impairmentตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)แต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangbut still; yetทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
He has been disabled since childhood but can still work.
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เธอtəəพิการpí-gaanทางtaangการเคลื่อนไหวgaan-klʉ̂ʉan-wǎiจึงjʉngใช้cháiรถเข็นrót-kěnในnaiการgaanไปเรียนbpai-riian
She is disabled in mobility, so she uses a wheelchair to attend school.
แม้mɛ́ɛเขาkǎoจะjàพิการpí-gaanเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ฝึกซ้อมfʉ̀k-sɔ́ɔmอย่างหนักyàang-nàkและlɛ́แข่งkɛ̀ngกีฬาgii-laaได้ดีdâai-dii
Even though he is disabled, he trains hard and competes well in sports.
พี่ชายpîi-chaaiพิการpí-gaanจากjàakอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetทำให้tam-hâiต้องdtɔ̂ngปรับbpràpบ้านbâanให้hâiเหมาะกับmɔ̀-gàpการใช้ชีวิตgaan-chái-chii-wít
My older brother became disabled due to an accident, so we had to adapt the house for daily living.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pí
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → 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 | — | — |