ย้อนไป
yɔ́ɔn-bpaiMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] go back; return (to an earlier time/place)
to go back or return to an earlier point in time or to a previous place or position
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forย้อนyɔ́ɔnย้อนyɔ́ɔn1[to] turn/go back; reverse; rewind2[to] look back; recall; refer back (to the past)3retro-; back- (prefixal use)4[to] retort; talk backไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitเชียงใหม่chiiang-màiเชียงใหม่chiiang-mài1Chiang Mai (city in northern Thailand)2Chiang Mai Provinceอีกครั้งìik-krángอีกครั้งìik-krángagain; once more
I want to go back and visit Chiang Mai again.
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พอporนึกnéukย้อนไปyón bpaiถึงtĕungสมัยเด็กๆsà-măi dèk dèkก็gâwรู้สึกrúu-sèukมีความสุขmee kwaam sùkทุกทีtúk tee
Whenever I think back to my childhood, I always feel happy.
เราraoเดินหลงdəən-lǒngทางtaangเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngย้อนไปyɔ́ɔn-bpaiที่tîiจุดjùtเริ่มต้นใหม่rə̂əm-dtôn-mài
We got lost, so we had to go back to the starting point.
ถ้าtâaสามารถsǎa-mâatย้อนไปyɔ́ɔn-bpaiในอดีตnai-à-dìitได้dâaiผมpǒmจะjàตั้งใจเรียนdtâng-jai-riianภาษาต่างประเทศpaa-sǎa-dtàang-bprà-têetให้hâiมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
If I could go back to the past, I would study foreign languages more diligently.
2VerbB2
[to] date back (to); trace/refer back
to relate or refer back to something earlier, or to be traceable to an earlier time, event, stage, or cause
Examples
ประเพณีสงกรานต์bprà-pee-nii-sǒng-graanประเพณีสงกรานต์bprà-pee-nii-sǒng-graanSongkran traditionสามารถsǎa-mâatสามารถsǎa-mâat1able; capable2talented; competentย้อนไปyɔ́ɔn-bpaiย้อนไปyɔ́ɔn-bpai1[to] go back; return (to an earlier time/place)2[to] date back (to); trace/refer back3[to] rewind/scroll backได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingสมัยsà-mǎiสมัยsà-mǎi1period; era; age2term; tenure3during; in the time ofสุโขทัยsù-kǒo-taiสุโขทัยsù-kǒo-tai1Sukhothai Province2Sukhothai city (Mueang Sukhothai)3Sukhothai Kingdom/Capital
The Songkran tradition can be traced back to the Sukhothai period.
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สาเหตุsăa-hètของkŏngความขัดแย้งkwaam kàt yáengครั้งนี้kráng néeย้อนไปyón bpaiถึงtĕungความเข้าใจผิดkwaam kâo jai pìtเล็กๆlék lékน้อยๆnói nóiเมื่อmêuuaหลายlăaiปีก่อนbpee gòn
The cause of this conflict traces back to a small misunderstanding several years ago.
จากjàakการสืบค้นgaan-sʉ̀ʉp-kónพบว่าpóp-wâaรากเหง้าrâak-ngâoของkɔ̌ɔngปัญหาสังคมbpan-hǎa-sǎng-komนี้níiย้อนไปyɔ́ɔn-bpaiถึงtʉ̌ngการเปลี่ยนแปลงgaan-bplìian-bplɛɛngโครงสร้างkroong-sâangทางเศรษฐกิจtaang-sèet-tà-gìtครั้งใหญ่kráng-yàiในอดีตnai-à-dìit
The investigation found that the root of this social problem can be traced back to major economic structural changes in the past.
วิวัฒนาการwí-wát-tá-naa-gaanของkɔ̌ɔngภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiสามารถsǎa-mâatย้อนไปyɔ́ɔn-bpaiถึงtʉ̌ngจารึกjaa-rʉ́kและlɛ́เอกสารโบราณèek-gà-sǎan-boo-raanที่tîiแสดงให้เห็นถึงsà-dɛɛng-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngการเปลี่ยนแปลงgaan-bplìian-bplɛɛngทีละเล็กทีละน้อยtii-lá-lék-tii-lá-nɔ́ɔi
The evolution of the Thai language is traceable to ancient inscriptions and documents that show gradual changes over time.
3VerbB2
[to] rewind/scroll back
to move backward along a timeline, media track, page, or list (e.g., rewind a video, scroll back in a chat)
Examples
ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]ย้อนไปyɔ́ɔn-bpaiย้อนไปyɔ́ɔn-bpai1[to] go back; return (to an earlier time/place)2[to] date back (to); trace/refer back3[to] rewind/scroll backตรงที่dtrong-tîiตรงที่dtrong-tîi1exactly where; at the spot where2in that; in the fact thatเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)กี๊gíiกี๊gíieek; squeal (high-pitched cry)หน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)ได้ไหมdâai-mǎiได้ไหมdâai-mǎi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)ไม่ทันmâi-tanไม่ทันmâi-tan1not in time; too late2[to] miss [sth]; fail to be in time (for [sth])3[to] not keep up (with [sb]/[sth]); be outpaced4[to] not get the chance to (do [sth])
Can you rewind to the part he just said? I didn't catch it.
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ฉันchǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉanย้อนไปyɔ́ɔn-bpaiในnaiแชทchɛ́tเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาhǎaที่อยู่tîi-yùuที่tîiเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanส่งมาsòng-maaให้hâiเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan
I had to scroll back in the chat to find the address my friend sent yesterday.
วิทยากรwít-tá-yaa-gɔɔnขอkɔ̌ɔย้อนไปyɔ́ɔn-bpaiที่tîiสไลด์sà-laiก่อนหน้าgɔ̀ɔn-nâaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaอธิบายà-tí-baaiข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunเพิ่มเติมpə̂əm-dtəəmเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpกราฟgráapนั้นnán
The speaker asked to go back to the previous slide to explain additional information about that graph.
ตอนdtonตัดต่อวิดีโอdtàt dtòr wí-dee-ohผมpŏmต้องdtôngคอยkoiกดgòtย้อนไปyón bpaiทีteeละเฟรมlá fraymเพื่อpêuuaหาจังหวะhăa jang-wàที่têeดีที่สุดdee têe sùtในnaiการตัดgaan dtàtเปลี่ยนbplìianฉากchàak
When editing the video, I had to keep rewinding frame by frame to find the best moment to cut to the next scene.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
yɔ́ɔn
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
ย้อนyɔ́ɔnย้อนyɔ́ɔn1[to] turn/go back; reverse; rewind2[to] look back; recall; refer back (to the past)3retro-; back- (prefixal use)4[to] retort; talk back[to] turn/go back; reverse; rewindPart 1
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ย้อนไปyɔ́ɔn-bpaiย้อนไปyɔ́ɔn-bpai[to] go back; return (to an earlier time/place)[to] go back; return (to an earlier time/place)Word