เบ๋า
bǎoMeanings
1NounB2
bag; wallet; purse; pocket
A nonstandard or playful spelling of เป๋าเป๋าbpǎo1bag; purse; wallet2pocket3lame; limping, a short form of กระเป๋ากระเป๋าgrà-bpǎo1pocket2wallet3bag; handbag; purse: a bag, wallet, purse, or pocket.
Examples
แกgɛɛแกgɛɛ1you (familiar)2he; she (familiar)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asเบ๋าbǎoเบ๋าbǎo1bag; wallet; purse; pocket2bus conductorฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ป่ะbpàป่ะbpà1informal yes-or-no question marker2let's go; come onจำjamจำjam1[to] remember; recall2[to] memorize3[to] recognize4defendant (legal shorthand)ไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเอาไปao-bpaiเอาไปao-bpai1[to] take/carry [sth] away2take it; you can have itวางไว้waang-wáiวางไว้waang-wái[to] put; place (and leave)ไหนnǎiไหนnǎi1which (asking to choose)2which one; which person/thing3where (question)4any; whichever (in indefinite constructions)
Did you see my bag? I can't remember where I put it.
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I just bought a new bag. Isn't it cute?
เดือนนี้dʉʉan-níiช้อปchɔ́ɔpหนักnàkไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iสภาพsà-pâapเบ๋าbǎoตังค์dtangตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiคือkʉʉแฟบfɛ̂ɛpมากmâakไม่mâiเหลือlʉ̌ʉaเงินngənสักsàkบาทbàatเลยləəi
I shopped a bit too heavily this month; my wallet is completely flat right now with not a single baht left.
นางnaangชอบchɔ̂ɔpสะพายsà-paaiเบ๋าbǎoแบรนด์เนมbrɛɛn-neemรุ่นrûnลิมิเต็ดlí-mí-dtètมาmaaทำงานtam-ngaanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaอวดรวยùuat-ruuaiให้hâiเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanเห็นhěn
She likes to carry a limited-edition designer bag to work to show off her wealth to her colleagues.
2NounC1
bus conductor
A nonstandard or playful spelling of เป๋าเป๋าbpǎo1bag; purse; wallet2pocket3lame; limping meaning a bus conductor or ticket collector; from กระเป๋ารถเมล์กระเป๋ารถเมล์grà-bpǎo-rót-meebus conductor.
Examples
จ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)4[to] pass a ballค่ารถkâa-rótค่ารถkâa-rótfare; transport feeให้hâiให้hâi1[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)เบ๋าbǎoเบ๋าbǎo1bag; wallet; purse; pocket2bus conductorไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyหรือยังrʉ̌ʉ-yangหรือยังrʉ̌ʉ-yangquestion particle: “yet?” / “…or not yet?”
Have you paid the fare to the bus conductor yet?
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เบ๋าbǎoสายsǎaiนี้níiตะโกนเรียกdtà-goon-rîiakผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎanเสียงดังมากsǐiang-dang-mâakจนjonฉันchǎnตกใจdtòk-jai
The conductor on this route shouted for passengers so loudly that it startled me.
ทักษะták-sàการทรงตัวgaan-song-dtuuaของkɔ̌ɔngเบ๋าbǎoเวลาwee-laaเดินdəənเบียดbìiatผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎanเก็บตังค์gèp-dtangบนbonรถเมล์rót-meeที่tîiกำลังgam-langวิ่งwîngเนี่ยnîiaเป็นอะไรbpen-à-raiที่tîiน่าทึ่งnâa-tʉ̂ngเสมอsà-mə̌ə
The balancing skill of a bus conductor while squeezing through passengers to collect money on a moving bus is always amazing.
เสียงsĭiangแก๊บๆ-ของkŏngกระบอกgrà-bòkตั๋วdtŭuaคือkeuเอกลักษณ์èk-gà-lákประจำตัวbprà-jam dtuuaของkŏngเบ๋าbăoเลยloieก็gâwว่าwâaได้dâi
The clanking sound of the ticket cylinder can be considered the signature of a bus conductor.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
bǎo
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
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 | — | — |