อาสาบ่
aa-săa bòMeaning
1VerbB1
Will you volunteer? (Isan dialect)
A question in the Northeastern (Isan) dialect asking 'Will you volunteer?' or 'Are you volunteering?'. The word 'บ่บ่bò1not; no (Isan/Northern particle)2yes–no question particle (Isan/Northern)' is an Isan question particle equivalent to 'ไหมไหมmǎi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silk' in Central Thai.
Examples
สิsìสิsì1will; shall (Isan)2emphatic particle (statement)3urging/encouraging particle (imperative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyซ่อยsôiซ่อยsôi[to] help; assistงานวัดngaan wátงานวัดngaan wáttemple fairมื้ออื่นméu èunมื้ออื่นméu èuntomorrow (Isan/Lao)เจ้าjâoเจ้าjâo1lord; master; owner2ruler; prince (royal title)3deity; spirit (title/noun)4prefix: familiar or affectionate term before names or nouns5polite sentence-final particle (Northern Thai, mainly female)6yes; okay (polite, Northern Thai)7you (familiar/regional; archaic/literary)8classifier for businesses, suppliers, or individual partiesอาสาบ่aa-săa bòอาสาบ่aa-săa bòWill you volunteer? (Isan dialect)
We're going to help at the temple fair tomorrow. Are you volunteering?
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ทางอำเภอtaang am-perต้องการdtông gaanคนkonไปbpaiซ่อยsôiผู้ประสบภัยpôo bprà-sòp paiน้ำท่วมnáam tûuamมีไผอาสาmee pài aa-săaบ่bò
The district office needs people to help the flood victims. Is anyone volunteering?
เห็นhĕnผู้pôoเฒ่าเพิ่นอยู่tâo pêrn yòoผู้เดียวpôo diiaoยากyâakเวียกบ้านเวียกซานwîiak bâan wîiak saanเจ้าjâoบ่bòอาสาaa-săaไปbpaiซ่อยsôiเพิ่นpêrnแหน่nàeบ่bò
Seeing the old lady living alone, struggling with her chores, won't you volunteer to give her a hand?
โครงการkrohng gaanสร้างsâangฝายชะลอน้ำfăai chá-lo náamของkŏngหมู่mòoบ้านเฮาbâan haoยังyangขาดคนkàat konอยู่yòoหลายlăaiเจ้าjâoอาสาaa-săaมาmaaเป็นแกนนำbpen gaen namเลยloieบ่bò
Our village's weir construction project is still short on people. Will you volunteer to be a leader for it?
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
aa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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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บ่bòบ่bò1not; no (Isan/Northern particle)2yes–no question particle (Isan/Northern)not; no (Isan/Northern particle)Part 2
อาสาบ่aa-săa bòอาสาบ่aa-săa bòWill you volunteer? (Isan dialect)Will you volunteer? (Isan dialect)Word