พี้
píiMeanings
1AdverbB1
here; this way (Isan)
At or toward the place where the speaker is.
Examples
มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)พี้píiพี้píi1here; this way (Isan)2[to] smoke marijuana (slang)3marijuanaก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเน้อnə́əเน้อnə́əsentence-final softening particle (Northern Thai)
Come and sit here for a moment.
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It's hot in the sun over there; come and sit here under the tree instead.
เอาaoตะกร้าdtà-grâaมาmaaวางwaangพี้píiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยไปkɔ̂i-bpaiช่วยกันchûuai-ganเก็บgèpผักpàk
Bring the basket here and put it down first, then we can go pick vegetables together.
พอpɔɔเห็นhěnหลานlǎanยืนyʉʉnหลบlòpอยู่yùuหลังlǎngประตูbprà-dtuuยายyaaiก็gɔ̂เรียกว่าrîiak-wâaมาmaaพี้píiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngกลัวgluuaยายyaaiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiจะjàดุdù
When Grandma saw her grandchild hiding behind the door, she called out, “Come here. Don't be afraid; I'm not going to scold you.”
2VerbB2
[to] smoke marijuana (slang)
to smoke marijuana, especially for its intoxicating effects
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillแอบɛ̀ɛpแอบɛ̀ɛp1[to] do [sth] secretly; [to] conceal (one’s actions)2[to] hide; stay out of sight3secretly; on the slyไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyพี้píiพี้píi1here; this way (Isan)2[to] smoke marijuana (slang)3marijuanaกัญชาgan-chaaกัญชาgan-chaamarijuana; cannabisกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2companion; peer (classmate, colleague)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riianschoolจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)จับได้jàp-dâaiจับได้jàp-dâai1[to] catch; capture [sb/sth] (successfully)2[to] catch (sb) in the act; discover wrongdoing; find out (a secret)3[to] draw; get (by drawing lots)
He sneaked off to smoke marijuana with his friends behind the school until he was caught by the teacher.
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สมัยsà-mǎiวัยรุ่นwai-rûnเขาkǎoเคยkəəiคบkópเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanไม่ดีmâi-diiและlɛ́ชอบchɔ̂ɔpพี้píiยาyaaเป็นประจำbpen-bprà-jam
During his teenage years, he associated with bad friends and used to smoke drugs regularly.
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatบุกbùkจับกุมjàp-gumกลุ่มวัยรุ่นglùm-wai-rûnที่tîiกำลังgam-langมั่วสุมmûua-sǔmพี้píiยาyaaอยู่ในyùu-naiห้องพักhɔ̂ng-pákย่านyâanใจกลางเมืองjai-glaang-mʉʉang
The police raided and arrested a group of teenagers who were gathering to smoke drugs in an apartment in the city center.
ถ้าtâaพี้píiกัญชาgan-chaaหนักnàkเกินไปgəən-bpaiอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiสมองsà-mɔ̌ɔngเสื่อมsʉ̀ʉamหรือrʉ̌ʉมีปัญหาmii-bpan-hǎaทางtaangประสาทbprà-sàatในnaiระยะยาวrá-yá-yaaoได้dâai
If you smoke too much marijuana, it can cause long-term brain or neurological problems.
3NounC1
marijuana
chopped marijuana prepared for smoking
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerค้นkónค้นkón1[to] search; look for2[to] research; investigate; inquire intoเจอjəəเจอjəə1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceพี้píiพี้píi1here; this way (Isan)2[to] smoke marijuana (slang)3marijuanaซุกซ่อนอยู่súk-sɔ̂ɔn-yùuซุกซ่อนอยู่súk-sɔ̂ɔn-yùu[to] be hidden; [to] be concealedในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)กระเป๋าเสื้อgrà-bpǎo-sʉ̂ʉaกระเป๋าเสื้อgrà-bpǎo-sʉ̂ʉashirt pocket; jacket pocketของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffชายchaaiชายchaai1man; male person2male sex3male; masculine4edge; brim; hem; shoreวัยรุ่นwai-rûnวัยรุ่นwai-rûn1teenager; youth (person/people)2teenage; for teens; youthful3adolescence; the teenage yearsคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)
The police found chopped marijuana hidden in that young man's shirt pocket.
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เขาkǎoเอาaoพี้píiที่tîiเตรียมไว้dtriiam-wáiมาmaaมวนmuuanเป็นbpenบุหรี่bù-rìiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสูบsùupเองeengที่บ้านtîi-bâanในnaiวันหยุดwan-yùt
He took the prepared chopped marijuana and rolled it into a cigarette to smoke by himself at home on his day off.
ในอดีตnai-à-dìitการครอบครองgaan-krɔ̂ɔp-krɔɔngพี้píiถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenความผิดkwaam-pìtทางกฎหมายtaang-gòt-mǎaiและlɛ́มีmiiระวางโทษrá-waang-tôotที่tîiค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangรุนแรงrun-rɛɛng
Despite campaigns about the dangers of drugs, there are still people secretly selling chopped marijuana to youth in slums.
ชายชราchaai chá-raaหยิบyìpกล่องglòngไม้máiเก่าๆgào gàoออกมาòk maaภายในpaai naiบรรจุban-jùพี้péeที่têeถูกtòokหั่นhànเตรียมไว้dtriiam wáiอย่างประณีตyàang bprà-nêetสำหรับsăm-ràpสูบsòopยามว่างyaam wâang
The old man took out an old wooden box; inside, it contained chopped marijuana meticulously prepared for smoking during his leisure time.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
píi
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |