อีพ่อ
ii-pɔ̂ɔMeaning
1InterjectionC1
father; dad (Isan)
a regional term for one's father, used in Isan speech, including as a familiar form of address.
Examples
อีพ่อii-pɔ̂ɔอีพ่อii-pɔ̂ɔfather; dad (Isan)มื้อนี้mʉ́ʉ-níiมื้อนี้mʉ́ʉ-níi1this meal2today (Isan/Northeastern Thai)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)หยังyǎngหยังyǎng1what (Isan/Lao dialect)2something; anything (Isan)เดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …ข่อยkɔ̀ɔiข่อยkɔ̀ɔi1I; me (Isan/Lao; humble/familiar)2Siamese rough bushสิsìสิsì1will; 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; excessivelyซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)
Dad, what would you like to eat today? I'll go get it for you at the market.
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ถึงtĕungอีพ่อee pôrสิsìอ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕuบ่bòคล่องklôngแต่dtàeเรื่องrêuuangทำนาtam naaเพิ่นpêrnฮู้hûuหลายlăaiกว่าgwàaข่อยkòiที่têeเรียนจบriian jòpมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiเสียอีกsĭia èek
Although my father isn't a fluent reader, he knows far more about rice farming than I do, even with my university degree.
ตอนdtonเป็นbpenเด็กdèkข่อยkòiเคยkoeiน้อยใจnói jaiที่têeอีพ่อee pôrบ่bòค่อยkôiเว้าwáoหวานนำwăan namแต่dtàeพอporใหญ่yàiขึ้นkêunจั่งjàngเข้าใจว่าkâo jai wâaเพิ่นpêrnแสดงsà-daengความkwaamฮักhákด้วยdûuayการกระทำgaan grà-tamมากกว่าmâak gwàaคำเว้าkam wâo
As a child, I used to feel hurt that my father rarely spoke affectionately to me, but as I grew older, I came to understand that he expressed his love through actions rather than words.
อีพ่อee pôrบ่bòเคยkoeiมีmeeมรดกmor-rá-dòkเป็นbpenเงินทองngern tongให้hâiลูกlôokมีแต่mee dtàeคำสอนkam sŏnที่ว่าtêe wâaซื่อsêuกินginบ่bòหมดmòtคดkótกินginบ่bòนานnaanซึ่งsêungข่อยkòiยึดyéutไว้wáiเตือนใจdteuuan jaiมาตลอดmaa dtà-lòt
My father never had wealth to leave his children, only the teaching that honesty sustains you while dishonesty won't last—a principle I've always kept close to my heart.
Tones
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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
ii
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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พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figurefather; dadPart 2
อีพ่อii-pɔ̂ɔอีพ่อii-pɔ̂ɔfather; dad (Isan)father; dad (Isan)Word