สิพา
sì-paaMeaning
1VerbB2
[will] take/bring (Isan future marker + ‘พาพาpaa1[to] take; bring; lead [sb]2[to] lead to; result in’)
Isan form meaning ‘will take/bring along’ (สิสิsì1emphatic particle (statement)2urging/encouraging particle (imperative) = will + พาพาpaa1[to] take; bring; lead [sb]2[to] lead to; result in = to take/lead); marks a future or intended action of taking [sb/sth] along
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayข้อยสิkôi sìพาpaaพาpaa1[to] take; bring; lead [sb]2[to] lead to; result inแม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseไปหาหมอbpai hăa mŏไปหาหมอbpai hăa mŏ[to] go to the doctorที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerอำเภอam-perอำเภอam-per1district (administrative unit)2district office / district town (metonymy)
Tomorrow I will take my mom to see the doctor at the district office.
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มื้อนี้mʉ́ʉ-níiเฮาhaoสิพาsì-paaเด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔiไปbpaiเล่นlênสวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-náหลังlǎngเลิกเรียนlə̂ək-riian
Today we will take the kid to play at the park after school.
If it rains heavily, I will bring a raincoat along in the afternoon.
งานบุญngaan bunเดือนหน้าdeuuan nâaสิพาsì paaเพื่อนpêuuanต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàtไปbpaiฮู้จักฮีตคองhûu-jàk hîit kongบ้านเฮาbâan hao
At next month’s merit-making event, I will take my out-of-town friends along to get to know our local traditions.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sì
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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
สิsìสิsì1emphatic particle (statement)2urging/encouraging particle (imperative)emphatic particle (statement)Part 1
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สิพาsì-paaสิพาsì-paa[will] take/bring (Isan future marker + ‘พา’)[will] take/bring (Isan future marker + ‘พา’)Word