เปอร์
bpəəMeanings
1NounB1
percent; percentage (colloquial)
Informal Thai shortening of เปอร์เซ็นต์เปอร์เซ็นต์bpəə-sen1percent; percentage; %2commission; cut (informal) ‘percent’; also written เปอร์ฯ; refers to a percentage amount.
Examples
ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)แบตbɛ̀tแบตbɛ̀t1battery (device)2battery level/chargeโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàp1telephone; phone2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3phone callเหลือlʉ̌ʉaเหลือlʉ̌ʉa1[to] remain; be left2[to] have left; have remaining3[to] be left over; be surplus4[to] exceed; be more thanแค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much as10เปอร์bpəəเปอร์bpəə1percent; percentage (colloquial)2commission; cut (by percent)เองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itself
Right now, my phone battery is only at 10 percent.
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This shirt is 30% off, how much is it?
ปีนี้bpii-níiยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎaiของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoเพิ่มขึ้นpə̂əm-kʉ̂nประมาณbprà-maan5เปอร์bpəəเมื่อเทียบกับmʉ̂ʉa-tîiap-gàpปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛo
This year, our sales increased by about 5 percent compared to last year.
ผลสำรวจpǒn-sǎm-rùuatชี้ว่าchíi-wâaผู้ตอบpûu-dtɔ̀ɔpแบบสอบถามbɛ̀ɛp-sɔ̀ɔp-tǎamกว่าgwàaร้อยละrɔ́ɔi-lá70เปอร์เซ็นต์bpəə-senหรือrʉ̌ʉ70เปอร์bpəəสนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nǔnนโยบายná-yoo-baaiนี้níi
The survey results indicate that over 70 percent of respondents support this policy.
2NounB2
commission; cut (by percent)
Colloquial for a commission or share calculated as a percentage, especially in sales or deals (e.g., ได้กี่เปอร์ ‘what percent is the cut?’).
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseขายkǎaiขายkǎai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileคันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)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)ลูกค้าlûuk-káaลูกค้าlûuk-káacustomer; clientได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)จะได้jà-dâaiจะได้jà-dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)เปอร์bpəəเปอร์bpəə1percent; percentage (colloquial)2commission; cut (by percent)เท่าไหร่tâo-ràiเท่าไหร่tâo-rài1how much/how many (amount/price)2how (to what degree/extent)3not much/many (after negation)4no matter how much/manyครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
If I can sell this car to a customer, what percentage [cut] will I get?
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He agreed to give me a cut of the total profit.
นายหน้าnaai-nâaบางคนbaang-konเรียกrîiakเปอร์bpəəสูงเกินไปsǔung-gəən-bpaiทำให้tam-hâiเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngทรัพย์สินsáp-sǐnไม่พอใจmâi-pɔɔ-jai
Some agents demand too high of a cut, which displeases the property owners.
ในnaiวงการwong-gaanศิลปะsǐn-lá-bpàศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpinมักจะmák-jàได้รับdâi-rápส่วนแบ่งsùuan-bɛ̀ngเป็นbpenเปอร์เซ็นต์bpəə-senจากjàakการขายgaan-kǎaiผลงานpǒn-ngaanซึ่งsʉ̂ngเรียกว่าrîiak-wâaเปอร์bpəəในnaiภาษาพูดpaa-sǎa-pûut
In the art world, artists often receive a percentage share from the sale of their work, which is colloquially called 'per'.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เปอร์ said เปอ?
bpəə
- Silent letterร์ 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
bpəə
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ร์ 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 | — | — |