เบ้ปาก
bêe-bpàakMeaning
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[to] twist one's mouth; grimace
To twist or distort the lips to express displeasure, disgust, or contempt, or as a sign of being about to cry.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3out; outward and away4[to] lead out to; extend toเด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔiเด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔi1little child; little one2young/naive person (figurative)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเบ้ปากbêe-bpàakเบ้ปากbêe-bpàak[to] twist one's mouth; grimaceแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâiร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâi[to] cry; weep
As soon as their mother walked away, the little child pouted and started crying.
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เธอtəəเบ้ปากbêe-bpàakเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเห็นhěnอาหารaa-hǎanจานjaanนั้นnánเพราะprɔ́ไม่ชอบmâi-chɔ̂ɔpกลิ่นglìnของมันkɔ̌ɔng-man
She twisted her mouth in disgust when she saw that dish because she disliked its smell.
พอpɔɔฉันchǎnบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaจะjàลองlɔɔngสมัครงานsà-màk-ngaanนี้níiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เบ้ปากbêe-bpàakใส่sàiเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanคิดว่าkít-wâaฉันchǎnไม่มีmâi-miiทางtaangทำได้tam-dâai
When I said I would try applying for this job, he curled his lip at me as if he thought I had no chance.
แม้mɛ́ɛเขาkǎoจะjàไม่ได้mâi-dâaiพูดpûutคัดค้านkát-káanแต่dtɛ̀ɛการgaanเบ้ปากbêe-bpàakทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiได้ยินdâi-yinข้อเสนอkɔ̂ɔ-sà-nə̌əก็gɔ̂ทำให้tam-hâiทุกคนtúk-konรู้rúuว่าwâaเขาkǎoไม่พอใจmâi-pɔɔ-jai
Although he voiced no objection, the way he curled his lip as soon as he heard the proposal made his displeasure clear to everyone.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
bêe
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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
เบ้bêeเบ้bêe1[to] warp; deform; become misshapen2skewed; lopsided; asymmetrical3[to] grimace; pout[to] warp; deform; become misshapenPart 1
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เบ้ปากbêe-bpàakเบ้ปากbêe-bpàak[to] twist one's mouth; grimace[to] twist one's mouth; grimaceWord