เบาแรง
bao-rɛɛngMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] save effort; [to] reduce labor
to save effort; to reduce the amount of physical labor or energy required for a task
Examples
มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herมาช่วยmaa-chûuaiมาช่วยmaa-chûuai[to] come and helpทำงานบ้านtam-ngaan-bâanทำงานบ้านtam-ngaan-bâan[to] do housework; do household choresทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เบาแรงbao-rɛɛngเบาแรงbao-rɛɛng1[to] save effort; [to] reduce labor2less tiring; requiring less effortไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเยอะyə́เยอะyə́1many; much; a lot (of)2a lot; much (colloq.)3excessive; too muchเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Having you help with the chores saves me a lot of effort.
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Using a cart to transport goods helps save the workers a lot of physical effort.
เครื่องซักผ้าkrʉ̂ʉang-sák-pâaเป็นbpenเครื่องใช้ไฟฟ้าkrʉ̂ʉang-chái-fai-fáaที่tîiช่วยchûuaiเบาแรงbao-rɛɛngคุณแม่kun-mɛ̂ɛในnaiแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láวันwan
A washing machine is an appliance that saves mom's physical labor every day.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtนำnamเทคโนโลยีték-noo-loo-yiiใหม่màiมาใช้maa-cháiในnaiโรงงานroong-ngaanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเบาแรงbao-rɛɛngพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanและlɛ́เพิ่มpə̂əmความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-pai
The company adopted new technology in the factory to reduce the physical labor required from employees and increase safety.
2AdjectiveB1
less tiring; requiring less effort
requiring less work or energy; making a task feel easier or less tiring
Examples
งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)7ngan (land unit: 400 m², a quarter of a rai)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เบาแรงbao-rɛɛngเบาแรงbao-rɛɛng1[to] save effort; [to] reduce labor2less tiring; requiring less effortกว่าที่gwàa-tîiกว่าที่gwàa-tîi1than (what/that)2not until; by the time thatคิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; planไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ng1don't have to; no need to2no need to; don't have to; don't3don't; no needยกyókยกyók1[to] lift; raise2[to] give; dedicate; donate3[to] promote; elevate (rank/status)4[to] cite; invoke (as an example/reason)5classifier: round6[to] waive; remit; dismissของหนักkɔ̌ɔng-nàkของหนักkɔ̌ɔng-nàkheavy object; heavy itemเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
This job requires less effort than expected; there's no need to lift heavy things at all.
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เขาkăoเลือกใช้lêuuak cháiวิธีwí-teeที่têeเบาแรงbao raengในnaiการgaanปลูกbplòokต้นไม้dtôn máaiโดยdoiติดตั้งdtìt dtângระบบrá-bòpรดน้ำrót náamอัตโนมัติàt-noh-mát
He chose a less labor-intensive method for gardening by installing an automatic watering system.
การใช้gaan-cháiเครื่องปั่นkrʉ̂ʉang-bpànทำให้tam-hâiขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnการเตรียมอาหารgaan-dtriiam-aa-hǎanเบาแรงbao-rɛɛngขึ้นkʉ̂nมากmâak
Using a blender makes the food preparation process require much less effort.
วิศวกรwít-sà-wá-gɔɔnออกแบบɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛpเครื่องมือkrʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉให้hâiใช้งานได้chái-ngaan-dâaiเบาแรงbao-rɛɛngขึ้นkʉ̂nเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดlótความเหนื่อยล้าkwaam-nʉ̀ʉai-láaของkɔ̌ɔngช่างไม้châang-máai
The engineer designed the tool to require less effort to use, in order to reduce the carpenters' fatigue.
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 endingLive syllableThe vowel เ-า hides a final -ว, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bao
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
เบาbaoเบาbao1light (not heavy)2soft; quiet (of sound)3gentle; mild; light (degree/force)4easy; light (workload/effort)5[to] urinate (polite euphemism)6[to] lighten; reduce; easelight (not heavy)Part 1
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แรงrɛɛngแรงrɛɛng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)4very; extremely (Southern Thai)5expensive; steep (informal)strong; intense; severePart 2
เบาแรงbao-rɛɛngเบาแรงbao-rɛɛng[to] save effort; [to] reduce labor[to] save effort; [to] reduce laborWord