อภัย
à-paiMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] forgive; pardon (formal/literary)
to forgive someone for a wrongdoing; to grant pardon (formal or literary usage)
Examples
ขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâi1May ...; I wish that ...2to request that; to ask thatท่านtânท่านtân1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)อภัยà-paiอภัยà-pai1[to] forgive; pardon (formal/literary)2forgiveness; pardon (formal/literary)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerกระทำผิดgrà-tam-pìtกระทำผิดgrà-tam-pìt[to] do wrong; [to] commit an offenseไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessively
I ask for your forgiveness for what I have done wrong.
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ในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ยอมyɔɔmอภัยà-paiเขาkǎoหลังจากlǎng-jàakได้dâaiฟังfangคำอธิบายkam-à-tí-baai
In the end she forgave him after hearing his explanation.
ผมpǒmเขียนkǐianจดหมายjòt-mǎaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanอภัยà-paiความผิดkwaam-pìtครั้งนี้kráng-níi
I wrote a letter to ask the manager to forgive this mistake.
ศาลsăanมีอำนาจmee am-nâatอภัยโทษà-pai-tôhtในกรณีที่nai gà-rá-nee têeมีเหตุผลmee hèht pŏnอันanควรkuuan
The court has the authority to grant pardon in cases with sufficient grounds.
2NounB2
forgiveness; pardon (formal/literary)
the act of forgiving or granting pardon; clemency (formal or literary usage)
Examples
ศาลsǎanศาลsǎan1court (of law)2shrine; spirit houseมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคำสั่งkam-sàngคำสั่งkam-sàng1order; command2instruction; directive3court/administrative order4computer commandให้อภัยhâi-à-paiให้อภัยhâi-à-pai1[to] forgive [sb]2[to] pardon; excuseและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ลดโทษlót-tôotลดโทษlót-tôot[to] reduce a penalty; [to] commute a sentenceผู้กระทำความผิดpûu-grà-tam-kwaam-pìtผู้กระทำความผิดpûu-grà-tam-kwaam-pìtoffender; perpetrator; culpritตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)6[to] send for; fetch [sb]7[to] light; kindle (literary)หลักlàkหลักlàk1main; principal; primary2principle; basis; foundation3post; pillar; stake4classifier: posts; stakes; digit positionsเมตตาธรรมmêet-dtaa-tamเมตตาธรรมmêet-dtaa-tamloving-kindness; compassion; benevolence (Buddhist virtue)
The court ordered clemency and reduced the offender's sentence based on compassion.
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ในnaiพิธีpí-tiiเจ้าภาพjâo-pâapกล่าวglàaoคำkamอภัยà-paiต่อdtɔ̀ɔผู้pûuล่วงเกินlûuang-gəənเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaยุติyú-dtìความขัดแย้งkwaam-kàt-yɛ́ɛng
At the ceremony, the host declared pardon toward the offenders to end the conflict.
คณะกรรมการká-ná gam-má-gaanมีมติmee má-dtìให้hâiอภัยโทษà-pai-tôhtแบบbàepมีmeeเงื่อนไขngêuuan kăiแก่gàeผู้กระทำผิดpôo grà-tam pìtครั้งแรกkráng râek
The committee resolved to grant conditional pardon to first-time offenders.
พระราชกระแสprá-râat-chá-grà-sɛ̌ɛทรงsongอภัยà-paiแก่gɛ̀ɛผู้pûuต้องdtɔ̂ngคำพิพากษาkam-pí-pâak-sǎaบางรายbaang-raaiเนื่องในnʉ̂ʉang-naiโอกาสพิเศษoo-gàat-pí-sèet
A royal command granted clemency to certain convicted individuals on a special occasion.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อภัย said อะ-ไพ?
à-pai
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
à
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid 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 | — | — |