มือเบา
mʉʉ-baoMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
gentle-handed; light touch
using little force; handling or treating gently (e.g., massage, medical or cosmetic procedures)
Examples
พยาบาลpá-yaa-baanพยาบาลpá-yaa-baan1nurse2[to] nurse; [to] care forคนนี้kon-níiคนนี้kon-níithis personฉีดยาchìit-yaaฉีดยาchìit-yaa1[to] give an injection; [to] get a shot2[to] spray medicine/chemicalsมือเบาmʉʉ-baoมือเบาmʉʉ-bao1gentle-handed; light touch2light-fingered; prone to steal3petty thief; pickpocketมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เจ็บjèpเจ็บjèp1sore; painful2[to] hurt; be in pain3hurt (emotionally)4injuredเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
This nurse gives injections very gently; it didn't hurt at all.
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เวลาway-laaทำแผลtam plăeให้hâiลูกlôokต้องdtôngมือmeuuเบาๆbao baoหน่อยnòiเดี๋ยวdĭiaoเขาkăoจะjàเจ็บjèp
When you're dressing the child's wound, you need to be gentle, or he'll be in pain.
ฉันchănชอบchôpมาmaaนวดnûuatหน้าที่nâa têeร้านนี้ráan néeเพราะpráwพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanมือเบาmeuu baoและláeนวดnûuatสบายsà-baaiสุดๆsùt sùt
I like getting facials at this shop because the staff is gentle and gives an extremely comfortable massage.
ทันตแพทย์tan-dtà-pâetคนkonนั้นnánมีชื่อเสียงmee chêuu sĭiangว่าwâaมือเบาmeuu baoมากmâakขนาดkà-nàatขูดหินปูนkòot hĭn bpuunที่ว่าtêe wâaน่ากลัวnâa gluuaยังyangแทบtâepไม่mâiรู้สึกrúu-sèukอะไรà-raiเลยloie
That dentist is famous for being very gentle; even during a teeth scaling, which is said to be scary, I barely felt a thing.
2AdjectiveB2
light-fingered; prone to steal
inclined to steal small or easily taken items; apt to pilfer
Examples
ระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2watch out!; caution!3[to] watch out for; guard againstพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan1employee; staff member; worker2attendant; clerk (service role)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)หน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangrather; quite; fairlyมือเบาmʉʉ-baoมือเบาmʉʉ-bao1gentle-handed; light touch2light-fingered; prone to steal3petty thief; pickpocket
Be a bit careful with that employee; he's rather apt to pilfer.
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ของkŏngเล็กๆlék lékน้อยๆnói nóiในnaiออฟฟิศóf-fítหายhăaiบ่อยbòiสงสัยsŏng săiว่าwâaมีmeeคนkonมือเบาmeuu baoอยู่ในyòo naiทีมteem
Small things in the office often go missing; I suspect there's someone with sticky fingers on the team.
เขาkǎoถูกtùukไล่lâiออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakงานเก่าngaan-gàoเพราะprɔ́เจ้านายjâo-naaiจับได้jàp-dâaiว่าwâaมือเบาmʉʉ-baoชอบchɔ̂ɔpหยิบyìpของในสต็อกkɔ̌ɔng-nai-sà-dtɔ́kกลับบ้านglàp-bâan
He was fired from his old job because his boss caught him pilfering, as he liked to take things from the stockroom home.
คนkonที่têeมีmeeนิสัยní-săiมือเบาmeuu baoมักจะmák jàเริ่มrêrmจากjàakของkŏngเล็กๆlék lékน้อยๆnói nóiและláeอาจàatพัฒนาpát-tá-naaไปสู่bpai sòoการลักขโมยgaan lák-kà-mooiที่têeร้ายแรงráai raengขึ้นkêunได้dâi
People with a tendency to pilfer often start with small items, and it can develop into more serious theft.
3NounB2
petty thief; pickpocket
a person who steals small items, especially by stealth (colloquial)
Examples
ระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2watch out!; caution!3[to] watch out for; guard againstคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)หน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to 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 stirringมือเบาmeuu baoมือเบาmeuu bao1gentle-handed; light touch2light-fingered; prone to steal3petty thief; pickpocketชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)หยิบyìpหยิบyìp1[to] pick up; take (with fingers)2[to] select; choose (a small item)3a pinch (measure)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleน้อยๆnói nóiน้อยๆnói nói1slightly; a little; a bit2small; slight; little (amount/degree)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคนอื่นkon èunคนอื่นkon èun1other people; others2someone else; another person
Be a bit careful with that person. They're a pilferer, always taking other people's small things.
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ตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeเขาkăoมาmaaทำงานtam ngaanที่นี่têe nêeของใช้kŏng cháiในnaiออฟฟิศóf-fítก็gâwหายhăaiบ่อยๆbòi bòiไม่น่าเชื่อmâi nâa chêuuaว่าwâaคนkonแต่งตัวdtàeng dtuuaดีๆdee deeจะjàมือเบาmeuu baoขนาดนี้kà-nàat née
Since he started working here, office supplies have gone missing often. It's unbelievable that a well-dressed person could be such a pilferer.
เขาkǎoถูกtùukไล่lâiออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakงานngaanเพราะprɔ́นิสัยní-sǎiมือเบาmʉʉ-baoแม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเป็นbpenของkɔ̌ɔngราคาไม่แพงraa-kaa-mâi-pɛɛngแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ทำลายtam-laaiความไว้วางใจkwaam-wái-waang-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaan
He was fired because of his pilfering habit. Even though the items weren't expensive, it destroyed the trust of his colleagues.
อย่าyàaทิ้งtíngของมีค่าkŏng mee kâaไว้บนwái bonโต๊ะทำงานdtó tam ngaanโดยdoiไม่mâiดูแลdoo laeเพราะpráwถ้าtâaเจอjerคนkonมือเบาmeuu baoเข้าkâoอาจจะàat jàฉวยโอกาสchŭuai oh-gàatหยิบyìpไปbpaiได้dâiง่ายๆngâai ngâai
Don't leave valuables on your desk unattended, because if a pilferer comes along, they might easily seize the opportunity to take them.
Tones
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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
mʉʉ
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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เบาbaoเบาbao1light (not heavy)2soft; quiet (of sound)3gentle; mild; light (degree/force)4easy; light (workload/effort)5[to] urinate (polite euphemism)6[to] lighten; reduce; easelight (not heavy)Part 2
มือเบาmʉʉ-baoมือเบาmʉʉ-baogentle-handed; light touchgentle-handed; light touchWord