พ้นภัย
pón-paiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] be safe from danger; [to] escape danger
to be free from danger; to be safe or out of harm's way.
Examples
ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)พายุpaa-yúพายุpaa-yú1storm2storm (figurative)ผ่านไปpàan-bpaiผ่านไปpàan-bpai1[to] pass by; go past2[to] elapse; go by (time)3[to] pass; be over (an event or experience)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)พวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideพ้นภัยpón-paiพ้นภัยpón-pai[to] be safe from danger; [to] escape dangerแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
The storm has passed now. We are safe.
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ทุกคนtúk-konวิ่งหนีwîng-nǐiออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakตึกdtʉ̀kที่tîiไฟไหม้fai-mâiได้dâaiทันเวลาtan-wee-laaและlɛ́พ้นภัยpón-paiในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùt
Everyone managed to run out of the burning building in time and was finally out of harm's way.
เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngรีบrîipอพยพòp-pá-yópไปbpaiอยู่ที่yùu-tîiสูงsǔungเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจะjàพ้นภัยpón-paiจากjàakน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuam
We must quickly evacuate to higher ground to be safe from the flood.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakสงครามsǒng-kraamที่tîiยาวนานyaao-naanในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonก็gɔ̂หวังว่าwǎng-wâaประเทศbprà-têetจะjàกลับglàpสู่sùuความสงบสุขkwaam-sà-ngòp-sùkและlɛ́พ้นภัยpón-paiเสียทีsǐia-tii
After a long war, the people finally hope the country will return to peace and be free from danger at last.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พ้นภัย said พ้น-ไพ?
pón-pai
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pón
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
พ้นpónพ้นpón1[to] get past; be beyond2[to] be free from; escape; exempt from3beyond; past (as preposition/formal particle)[to] get past; be beyondPart 1
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พ้นภัยpón-paiพ้นภัยpón-pai[to] be safe from danger; [to] escape danger[to] be safe from danger; [to] escape dangerWord