ภพหน้า
póp-nâaMeaning
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next life; next rebirth
the next existence after this life in the sense of a subsequent rebirth (especially in Buddhist belief); often used idiomatically to mean in a future life
Examples
คนไทยkon-taiคนไทยkon-taiThai person; Thai people; Thai nationalหลายคนlǎai-konหลายคนlǎai-konmany/several peopleเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâa[to] believe (that) ...การทำบุญgaan-tam-bunการทำบุญgaan-tam-bun1merit-making (Buddhist practice)2merit-making ceremony/eventในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ชาติchâatชาติchâat1nation; country2race; ethnic or national origin3life; lifetime; incarnation4birth; lineage (lit.)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ส่งผลดีsòng-pǒn-diiส่งผลดีsòng-pǒn-dii[to] have a positive effect (on [sb]/[sth]); benefitไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ngไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ng1[to] arrive at; get to; reach (a place)2[to] reach; extend to (level/amount/scope)3[to] reach; be delivered to (sb/sth)ภพหน้าpóp-nâaภพหน้าpóp-nâanext life; next rebirth
Many Thai people believe that making merit in this life will have good results in the next existence.
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ถ้าtâaชาติchâatนี้níiเราraoไม่ได้mâi-dâaiคู่กันkûu-ganก็gɔ̂ขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiได้dâaiเจอกันjəə-ganอีกทีìik-tiiในnaiภพหน้าpóp-nâaนะná
If we are not meant to be together in this life, I hope we meet again in the next one.
รอrorให้hâiเขาkăoเปลี่ยนbplìianนิสัยní-săiเหรอrŏeรอrorถึงtĕungภพหน้าpóp nâaตอนdtonบ่ายๆbàai bàaiเถอะtòe
Waiting for him to change his ways? You'll be waiting until the afternoon of the next life! (Idiomatic: It will never happen.)
เขาkǎoไม่สนใจmâi-sǒn-jaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangบุญกรรมbun-gamหรือrʉ̌ʉภพหน้าpóp-nâaเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaชีวิตchii-wítมีmiiแค่kɛ̂ɛปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banเท่านั้นtâo-nán
He isn't interested in karma or the next life because he believes that life only exists in the present.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ภพหน้า said พบ-หน้า?
póp-nâa
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 endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -พ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
póp
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ภพpópภพpóp1realm; plane of existence2existence; lifetime in the cycle of rebirth3(Buddhism) becoming; existencerealm; plane of existencePart 1
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ภพหน้าpóp-nâaภพหน้าpóp-nâanext life; next rebirthnext life; next rebirthWord