เบี้ย
bîiaMeanings
1NounB1
stipend; allowance; per diem
a small payment or allowance, such as a stipend or per diem; often used in compounds like เบี้ยเลี้ยงเบี้ยเลี้ยงbîia-líiangper diem; daily allowance (daily allowance)
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บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationจ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)4[to] pass a ballเบี้ยเลี้ยงbîia-líiangเบี้ยเลี้ยงbîia-líiangper diem; daily allowanceให้hâiให้hâi1[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)พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan1employee; staff member; worker2attendant; clerk (service role)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaan[to] go to workต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàtต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàt1upcountry; outside the capital2provincial; out-of-town
The company pays a per diem to employees who work in other provinces.
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เดือนนี้deuuan néeฉันchănได้dâiเบี้ยbîiaเสี่ยงภัยsìang paiเพิ่มpêrmเพราะpráwต้องdtôngลงพื้นที่long péun-têe
This month I received additional hazard allowance because I had to work in the field.
โครงการkrohng gaanนี้néeให้hâiเบี้ยbîiaเดินทางdern taangวันละwan láสามร้อยsăam róiบาทbàatสำหรับsăm-ràpผู้เข้าร่วมpôo kâo rûuam
This project provides a travel stipend of 300 baht per day for participants.
มหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiมอบmôpเบี้ยbîiaสนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nŭnรายเดือนraai deuuanให้กับhâi gàpนักศึกษาnák sèuk-săaที่têeทำวิจัยtam wí-jaiภาคสนามpâak sà-năam
The university grants a monthly stipend to students conducting field research.
2NounB1
money (Southern Thai)
Money used to buy things or pay for services, in Southern Thai.
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วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockเบี้ยbîiaเบี้ยbîia1stipend; allowance; per diem2money (Southern Thai)3premium; fee (esp. insurance)4cowrie shell; small shell (former currency)5pawn; person used by others (figurative)6gambling counter; token7pawn (Thai chess)ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
I don't have any money left to buy food today.
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I don't have enough money for the fare, so I have to borrow some from a friend first.
ถึงจะtĕung jàอยากyàakซ่อมsômหลังคาlăng kaaก่อนหน้าgòn nâaฝนfŏnแต่dtàeเบี้ยbîiaที่têeเก็บไว้gèp wáiยังyangไม่mâiพอporเลยloieต้องdtôngรอrorไปก่อนbpai gòn
Although we want to repair the roof before the rainy season, we haven't saved enough money yet, so we'll have to wait.
3NounB2
premium; fee (esp. insurance)
a recurring payment for a policy or service, especially an insurance premium
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ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)4[to] pass a ballเบี้ยbîiaเบี้ยbîia1stipend; allowance; per diem2money (Southern Thai)3premium; fee (esp. insurance)4cowrie shell; small shell (former currency)5pawn; person used by others (figurative)6gambling counter; token7pawn (Thai chess)ประกันสุขภาพbprà-gan sùk-kà-pâapประกันสุขภาพbprà-gan sùk-kà-pâaphealth insuranceทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)เดือนdeuuanเดือนdeuuan1month2the Moon; moonเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofความอุ่นใจkwaam ùn jaiความอุ่นใจkwaam ùn jaipeace of mind; reassurance
I pay my health insurance premium every month for peace of mind.
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This year the company slightly increased the car insurance premium.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunเลือกlêuuakความคุ้มครองkwaam kúm krongสูงsŏongเบี้ยbîiaก็gâwจะjàสูงsŏongตามdtaamเพราะpráwความเสี่ยงkwaam sìiangที่têeรับประกันráp bprà-ganมากขึ้นmâak kêun
If you choose higher coverage, the premium will increase accordingly because more risk is insured.
บางbaangกรมธรรม์grom-má-tanเสนอsà-nĕrผ่อนชำระpòn cham-ráเบี้ยbîiaรายไตรมาสraai dtrai-mâatช่วยchûuaiกระจายgrà-jaaiภาระpaa-ráค่าใช้จ่ายkâa chái jàaiได้ดีขึ้นdâai dee kêun
Some policies offer quarterly premium installments, which help spread out the financial burden.
4NounB2
cowrie shell; small shell (former currency)
a cowrie or similar small shell, historically used as money or counters
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สมัยก่อนsà-măi gònสมัยก่อนsà-măi gòn1formerly; in the past; back then2the old days; former timesชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)บางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slight3thin; sparseพื้นที่púen têeพื้นที่púen têe1area; space; surface; land area2region; zone; locality; area3space; arena (figurative)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderเปลือกหอยbplèuuak hŏiเปลือกหอยbplèuuak hŏishell; seashellที่เรียกว่าtêe rîiak wâaที่เรียกว่าtêe rîiak wâacalled; known asเบี้ยbîiaเบี้ยbîia1stipend; allowance; per diem2money (Southern Thai)3premium; fee (esp. insurance)4cowrie shell; small shell (former currency)5pawn; person used by others (figurative)6gambling counter; token7pawn (Thai chess)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สื่อกลางsèuu glaangสื่อกลางsèuu glaang1medium; communication channel2intermediary; medium of exchangeแลกเปลี่ยนlâek bplìianแลกเปลี่ยนlâek bplìian1[to] exchange; trade2[to] exchange (currency)3[to] share; swap (ideas/information/experiences)
In the past, villagers in some areas used shells called cowries as a medium of exchange.
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Collectors keep ancient cowries as a collection.
ในnaiเอกสารèk-gà-săanประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ay-chiia dtà-wan-òk chĭiang dtâiมีmeeบันทึกban-têukว่าwâaมีmeeการใช้gaan cháiเบี้ยbîiaซื้อขายséu kăaiสินค้าsĭn-káaในnaiตลาดdtà-làatท่าเรือtâa reuua
Historical documents of Southeast Asia record the use of cowries to trade goods in port markets.
พิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panจัดแสดงjàt sà-daengเบี้ยbîiaหลากlàakชนิดchà-nítเพื่อpêuuaอธิบายà-tí-baaiวิวัฒนาการwí-wát-tá-naa-gaanของkŏngเงินตราngern dtraaยุคแรกเริ่มyúk râek rêrm
The museum exhibits various types of cowries to illustrate the evolution of early currency.
5NounB2
pawn; person used by others (figurative)
A person used or controlled by someone more powerful to help achieve that person's aims.
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เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เบี้ยbîiaเบี้ยbîia1stipend; allowance; per diem2money (Southern Thai)3premium; fee (esp. insurance)4cowrie shell; small shell (former currency)5pawn; person used by others (figurative)6gambling counter; token7pawn (Thai chess)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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)เจ้านายjâo naaiเจ้านายjâo naai1boss; employer; superior2master; owner (of servant or animal)3royalty; member of a royal familyใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderเล่นงานlên ngaanเล่นงานlên ngaan1[to] attack; go after; give a hard time2[to] hit hard; take a toll on; afflict3[to] deal with decisively; take action againstเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaancoworker; colleague; workmate
He doesn't want to be a pawn his boss uses to undermine his coworkers.
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แม้máeจะjàได้dâiรับตำแหน่งráp dtam-nàengใหญ่โตyài dtohแต่dtàeเขาkăoกลับglàpเป็นเพียงbpen piiangเบี้ยbîiaที่têeผู้มีอำนาจpôo mee am-nâatใช้cháiปกป้องbpòk bpôngผลประโยชน์pŏn-bprà-yôhtของkŏngตนdton
Despite being given a high-ranking position, he is merely a pawn that powerful people use to protect their own interests.
ชาวบ้านchaao bâanไม่mâiยอมyomเป็นbpenเบี้ยbîiaในnaiเกมgaymการเมืองgaan meuuangจึงjeungรวมตัวกันruuam dtuua ganเรียกร้องrîak róngสิทธิsìt-tìในnaiการตัดสินใจgaan dtàt-sĭn jaiเรื่องrêuuangที่têeกระทบgrà-tópชุมชนchum-chon
The villagers refused to be pawns in political games, so they united to demand a say in decisions affecting their community.
6NounB2
gambling counter; token
A small object used as a playing piece or to represent money in a gambling game.
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เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทอยtɔɔiทอยtɔɔi[to] toss; [to] cast (dice)ลูกเต๋าlûuk-dtǎoลูกเต๋าlûuk-dtǎodie; diceแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เลื่อนlʉ̂ʉanเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉan1[to] slide; move along; move (something) smoothly2[to] scroll3[to] shift; move (time/place)4[to] postpone; delay5[to] be promoted; advanceเบี้ยบนbîia-bonเบี้ยบนbîia-bonsuperior position; upper handกระดานgrà-daanกระดานgrà-daan1board; plank2board (blackboard/whiteboard)3game boardสกาsà-gaaสกาsà-gaaska (music genre)ไปตามbpai-dtaamไปตามbpai-dtaam1[to] go along [sth]; [to] follow [sth]2[to] go get [sb]; [to] fetchแต้มdtɛ̂ɛmแต้มdtɛ̂ɛm1point; score; tally2dot; speck; spot3[to] dot; dab; apply a small amountที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
He rolled the dice and moved his backgammon piece along the board according to the number he rolled.
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ก่อนgònเริ่มrêrmเล่นlênผู้เล่นpôo lênแต่ละdtàe láคนkonได้dâiเบี้ยbîiaสิบsìpตัวdtuuaไว้ใช้wái cháiแทนtaenเงินเดิมพันngern derm-pan
Before the game began, each player received ten counters to use in place of betting money.
แม้máeเบี้ยbîiaที่têeใช้cháiในnaiวงwongพนันpá-nanนี้néeจะjàทำจากtam jàakพลาสติกpláat-sà-dtìkธรรมดาtam-má-daaแต่dtàeแต่ละตัวdtàe lá dtuuaก็gâwใช้cháiแทนtaenเงินได้ngern dâaiตามdtaamมูลค่าmoon-lá-kâaที่têeตกลงกันdtòk long ganไว้wái
Although the counters used in this gambling game are made of ordinary plastic, each one represents an agreed amount of money.
ก่อนจะgòn jàจ่ายjàaiเงินรางวัลngern raang-wanเจ้ามือjâo meuต้องdtôngตรวจdtrùuatจำนวนjam-nuuanเบี้ยbîiaของkŏngผู้เล่นpôo lênแต่ละdtàe láคนkonให้hâiตรงกับdtrong gàpยอดyôtที่têeบันทึกไว้ban-túek wái
Before paying out the winnings, the banker must check that each player's counter total matches the recorded amount.
7NounC1
pawn (Thai chess)
the pawn piece in Thai chess (หมากรุกไทย/makruk)
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เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningเบี้ยbîiaเบี้ยbîia1stipend; allowance; per diem2money (Southern Thai)3premium; fee (esp. insurance)4cowrie shell; small shell (former currency)5pawn; person used by others (figurative)6gambling counter; token7pawn (Thai chess)ขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)หน้าหนึ่งnâa nèungหน้าหนึ่งnâa nèungfront page (of a newspaper)ช่องchâwngช่องchâwng1opening; gap; slot2TV channel; broadcast channel3compartment; section4field (form); input box5classifier for channels/slots6opportunity; window7lane; passageเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเปิดทางbpèrt taangเปิดทางbpèrt taang1[to] clear a path; let [sb]/[sth] through2[to] give right-of-way; yield3[to] pave the way; enable; facilitateให้hâiให้hâi1[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)เรือreuuaเรือreuuaboat; ship; vessel
He moved the pawn forward one square to open a path for the rook.
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ในnaiหมากรุกmàak rúkไทยtaiเบี้ยbîiaที่têeเลื่อนlêuuanถึงtĕungฐานtăanฝ่ายตรงข้ามfàai dtrong kâamจะjàเลื่อนยศlêuuan yótเป็นbpenเรือreuuaม้าmáaหรือrĕuโคนkohnได้dâi
In Thai chess, a pawn that reaches the opponent’s back rank can be promoted to a rook, knight, or bishop.
เขาkăoยอมyomสละsà-làเบี้ยbîiaเพื่อpêuuaดึงdeungคู่แข่งkôo kàengให้ออกhâi òkตำแหน่งdtam-nàengแล้วláeoปิดbpìtเกมgaymด้วยdûuayยุทธวิธีyút-tá-wí-teeรุกฆาตrúk-kâatสองชั้นsŏng chán
He sacrificed a pawn to pull the opponent out of position, then closed the game with a double-layered checkmating tactic.
การเดินgaan dernเบี้ยbîiaแบบbàepกดดันgòt danจุดอ่อนjùt ònทำให้tam hâiโครงสร้างkrohng sâangเบี้ยbîiaฝ่ายตรงข้ามfàai dtrong kâamแตกกระจายdtàek grà-jaaiเปิดช่องbpèrt chôngให้hâiโจมตีราชาjohm-dtee raa-chaa
Applying pawn pressure to weak points shattered the opponent’s pawn structure, opening lines to attack the king.