เปย์
bpeeMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] treat/pay for [sb] (slang)
to pay for someone’s expenses or treat them to things (informal/slang)
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentวันเกิดwan-gə̀ətวันเกิดwan-gə̀ətbirthdayเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ng1don't have to; no need to2no need to; don't have to; don't3don't; no needจ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)4[to] pass a ballนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เปย์bpeeเปย์bpee1[to] treat/pay for [sb] (slang)2[to] spoil [sb] with money or gifts (slang)3[to] splurge on oneself (slang)ค่าkâaค่าkâa1cost; fee; charge2value; numerical value3worth; value (abstract)4monetary value; worth5polite/friendly address particleหนังnǎngหนังnǎng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmเองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itself
It's your birthday today, you don't have to pay. I'll pay for the movie tickets.
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เขาkǎoเป็นbpenคนใจดีkon-jai-diiชอบchɔ̂ɔpเปย์bpeeค่าkâaกาแฟgaa-fɛɛให้hâiเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanเสมอsà-mə̌ə
He's a kind person; he always likes to pay for his colleagues' coffee.
ถึงtʉ̌ngเราraoจะเป็นjà-bpenเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanกันganแต่dtɛ̀ɛฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂เกรงใจgreeng-jaiที่จะtîi-jàให้hâiเขาkǎoเปย์bpeeค่าอาหารkâa-aa-hǎanให้hâiทุกtúkมื้อmʉ́ʉ
Even though we're friends, I feel considerate and don't want him to pay for my meals every time.
ในnaiกลุ่มเพื่อนglùm-pʉ̂ʉanเราraoจะjàสลับกันsà-làp-ganเปย์bpeeไม่ได้mâi-dâaiมีmiiใครคนใดคนหนึ่งkrai-kon-dai-kon-nʉ̀ngต้องdtɔ̂ngจ่ายjàaiให้hâiตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔt
In our group of friends, we take turns paying for things; no single person has to pay for everyone all the time.
2VerbB2
[to] spoil [sb] with money or gifts (slang)
to spend freely on someone to please or spoil them (informal/slang)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเปย์bpeeเปย์bpee1[to] treat/pay for [sb] (slang)2[to] spoil [sb] with money or gifts (slang)3[to] splurge on oneself (slang)แฟนfɛɛnแฟนfɛɛn1romantic partner2fan; supporterหนักnàkหนักnàk1heavy (weight)2serious; severe3heavily; severely; intensely4difficult; tough (mentally/physically demanding)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offของขวัญkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎnของขวัญkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎngift; presentให้hâiให้hâi1[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)เกือบgʉ̀ʉapเกือบgʉ̀ʉapalmost; nearlyทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)อาทิตย์aa-títอาทิตย์aa-tít1classifier for weeks2the Sun3week4Sunday (abbr.)5given nameเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
He spoils his girlfriend a lot, buying her gifts almost every week.
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วันวาเลนไทน์wan-waa-leen-taiปีนี้bpii-níiแฟนfɛɛnฉันchǎnเปย์bpeeช่อดอกไม้chɔ̂ɔ-dɔ̀ɔk-máaiใหญ่มากyài-mâakจนjonคนkonมองmɔɔngทั้งtángออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fít
This Valentine's Day, my boyfriend spoiled me with a huge bouquet of flowers that everyone in the office stared at.
การที่gaan têeเขาkăoเปย์bpayของkŏngแพงๆpaeng paengให้hâiเธอterตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laaอาจàatไม่ได้mâi dâaiหมายความว่าmăai kwaam wâaเขาkăoรักเธอrák terจริงjingก็ได้gôr dâai
The fact that he's always spoiling her with expensive things might not necessarily mean he truly loves her.
หลายคนlǎai-konมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaการgaanเปย์bpeeเป็นbpenวิธีwí-tiiแสดงsà-dɛɛngความรักkwaam-rákแต่dtɛ̀ɛบางครั้งbaang-krángการให้gaan-hâiเวลาwee-laaและlɛ́ความใส่ใจkwaam-sài-jaiก็gɔ̂สำคัญsǎm-kanกว่าgwàaการให้gaan-hâiวัตถุสิ่งของwát-tù-sìng-kɔ̌ɔng
Many people see spoiling someone with gifts as a way to show love, but sometimes giving time and attention is more important than giving material things.
3VerbB2
[to] splurge on oneself (slang)
to treat oneself; to spend freely on one’s own wants (informal/slang)
Examples
ทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateเหนื่อยnʉ̀ʉaiเหนื่อยnʉ̀ʉai1tired; exhausted2[to] get tired; become tired3tiring; exhausting4[to] be short of breath (medical)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทั้งอาทิตย์táng-aa-títทั้งอาทิตย์táng-aa-títall week; the whole weekแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)สุดสัปดาห์นี้sùt-sàp-daa-níiสุดสัปดาห์นี้sùt-sàp-daa-níi1this weekend2this weekend (time phrase)ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forเปย์bpeeเปย์bpee1[to] treat/pay for [sb] (slang)2[to] spoil [sb] with money or gifts (slang)3[to] splurge on oneself (slang)ตัวเองdtuua-eengตัวเองdtuua-eeng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own selfหน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)
I've worked hard all week, so this weekend I'm going to treat myself.
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พอpɔɔเงินเดือนngən-dʉʉanออกɔ̀ɔkเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ไปbpaiเปย์bpeeเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaใหม่màiที่tîiอยากได้yàak-dâaiมานานmaa-naan
Once she got her salary, she went to treat herself to the new clothes she'd wanted for a long time.
การgaanเปย์bpayตัวเองdtuua engด้วยdûuayของkŏngเล็กๆlék lékน้อยๆnói nóiถือเป็นtĕu bpenการให้กำลังใจgaan hâi gam-lang-jaiตัวเองdtuua engที่ดีtêe deeหลังlăngเจอjerงานngaanหนักnàk
Treating yourself with small things is a good way to encourage yourself after dealing with hard work.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakปิดbpìtโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekใหญ่yàiได้สำเร็จdâai-sǎm-rètเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiเปย์bpeeตัวเองdtuua-eengด้วยdûuaiการจองgaan-jɔɔngทริปtrípไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoญี่ปุ่นyîi-bpùn
After successfully closing a big project, he decided to treat himself by booking a trip to Japan.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เปย์ said เป?
bpee
- Silent letterย์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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
bpee
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ย์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |