อะป๋า
à-bpǎaMeaning
1NounA2
dad; father
dad or father (an affectionate term or loanword from Chinese, often used in Thai-Chinese families)
Examples
อะป๋าà-bpǎaอะป๋าà-bpǎadad; fatherกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesกินข้าวgin-kâaoกินข้าวgin-kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)อยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]ครัวkruuaครัวkruua1kitchen2cuisine3household (archaic/lit.)
Papa is eating in the kitchen.
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Today, Papa will take us to the beach.
I bought a new shirt for Papa for Father's Day.
ตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛอะป๋าà-bpǎaเกษียณอายุgà-sǐian-aa-yúท่านtânก็gɔ̂ใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiอยู่yùuกับgàpการgaanปลูกbplùukต้นไม้dtôn-máaiในnaiสวนsǔuan
Ever since Papa retired, he spends most of his time planting trees in the garden.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
อะàอะà1uh; um (hesitation)2huh?; what? (prompt/attention)3softening/filler particle (colloquial)uh; um (hesitation)Part 1
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อะป๋าà-bpǎaอะป๋าà-bpǎadad; fatherdad; fatherWord