พีเอฟ
pii-éepMeanings
1NounB2
Provident Fund (PF)
Provident Fund, a type of employer-sponsored retirement savings plan in Thailand.
Examples
ทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)เดือนdʉʉanเดือนdʉʉan1month2the Moon; moonบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)หักhàkหักhàk1[to] break; snap2broken; snapped3[to] deduct; withhold4[to] swerve; turn the wheel sharply5[to] bend; fold back6minus; lessเงินเดือนngən-dʉʉanเงินเดือนngən-dʉʉansalary; monthly payของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mine5เข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand (in เข้าใจ)5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)กองทุนgɔɔng-tunกองทุนgɔɔng-tun1fund; pool of money2investment fund; mutual fundพีเอฟpii-éepพีเอฟpii-éep1Provident Fund (PF)2Power Forward (PF)
Every month, the company deducts 5% of my salary for the Provident Fund (PF).
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ตอนdtɔɔnลาออกlaa-ɔ̀ɔkจากjàakงานngaanอย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmจัดการjàt-gaanเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเงินngənพีเอฟpii-éepของkɔ̌ɔngคุณkunด้วยdûuaiนะná
When you resign from your job, don't forget to take care of your Provident Fund money.
เราraoสามารถsǎa-mâatเลือกlʉ̂ʉakแผนpɛ̌ɛnการลงทุนgaan-long-tunสำหรับsǎm-ràpเงินngənพีเอฟpii-éepของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoได้dâaiตามdtaamระดับrá-dàpความเสี่ยงkwaam-sìiangที่tîiยอมรับyɔɔm-rápได้dâai
We can choose an investment plan for our Provident Fund money based on our acceptable risk level.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakลาออกlaa-ɔ̀ɔkผมpǒmตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiคงkongเงินngənพีเอฟpii-éepไว้wáiกับgàpบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtจัดการjàt-gaanกองทุนgɔɔng-tunเดิมdəəmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรอrɔɔให้hâiครบกำหนดkróp-gam-nòtอายุaa-yúค่อยkɔ̂iถอนtɔ̌ɔnออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa
After resigning, I decided to keep my Provident Fund money with the same fund management company and wait until I reach retirement age to withdraw it.
2NounB2
Power Forward (PF)
a basketball position for a strong frontcourt player who usually plays near the basket.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ทีมบาสเกตบอลtiim-bàat-gèt-bɔɔnทีมบาสเกตบอลtiim-bàat-gèt-bɔɔnbasketball teamตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ng1position; location; spot2position; post; job title; role3rank; status4slot; placement; orderพีเอฟpii-éepพีเอฟpii-éep1Provident Fund (PF)2Power Forward (PF)มักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตัวใหญ่dtuua-yàiตัวใหญ่dtuua-yài1big; large-bodied2large letters; uppercase (colloq.)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)แข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛng1strong; robust2healthy; fit
On a basketball team, the PF (Power Forward) position is usually a big and strong person.
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เขาkǎoเป็นbpenผู้เล่นpûu-lênตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngพีเอฟpii-éepที่tîiทำคะแนนtam-ká-nɛɛnได้dâaiเยอะมากyə́-mâakในnaiฤดูกาลrʉ́-duu-gaanนี้níi
He is a Power Forward who has scored a lot of points this season.
โค้ชkóotสั่งให้sàng-hâiพีเอฟpii-éepของkɔ̌ɔngทีมเราtiim-raoประกบbprà-gòpผู้เล่นpûu-lênคนสำคัญkon-sǎm-kanของkɔ̌ɔngฝ่ายตรงข้ามfàai-dtrong-kâam
The coach ordered our team's Power Forward to guard the opponent's key player.
บทบาทbòt-bàatของkɔ̌ɔngพีเอฟpii-éepในnaiบาสเกตบอลbàat-gèt-bɔɔnสมัยใหม่sà-mǎi-màiได้dâaiเปลี่ยนไปbplìian-bpaiมากmâakพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoต้องมีdtɔ̂ng-miiความสามารถkwaam-sǎa-mâatในnaiการยิงgaan-yingไกลglaiมากกว่าmâak-gwàaในอดีตnai-à-dìit
The role of the Power Forward in modern basketball has changed a lot; they need to have better long-range shooting abilities than in the past.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พีเอฟ said พี-เอ๊บ?
pii-éep
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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
pii
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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เอฟéepเอฟéep1the letter F2a failing grade; an “F”3the musical note F4f-number; f-stop (photography)5[to] claim an item (online sale)6F (pay respects online)the letter FPart 2
พีเอฟpii-éepพีเอฟpii-éepProvident Fund (PF)Provident Fund (PF)Word