เปิ่น
bpə̀ənMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
awkward; clumsy; gauche; goofy
Behaving in a socially awkward, clumsy, or unsophisticated manner, often in an embarrassing or funny way; gauche.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ทำตัวtam-dtuuaทำตัวtam-dtuua[to] behave; conduct oneself; carry oneselfเปิ่นbpə̀ənเปิ่นbpə̀ənawkward; clumsy; gauche; goofyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodes6[to] castrate (an animal)7[to] air-layer (a branch)เจอjəəเจอjəə1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛparentsของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsแฟนfɛɛnแฟนfɛɛn1romantic partner2fan; supporterครั้งแรกkráng-rɛ̂ɛkครั้งแรกkráng-rɛ̂ɛk1the first time2for the first time3first (of an occurrence)
I acted very awkwardly when I first met my boyfriend's parents.
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เขาkăoเดินdernสะดุดsà-dùtสายไฟsăai faiตัวเองdtuua engล้มlómต่อหน้าdtò nâaคนkonเยอะๆyér-yérดูdooเปิ่นbpèrnสุดๆsùt sùtไปเลยbpai loie
He tripped over his own cable and fell in front of a lot of people, looking extremely clumsy.
ฉันchǎnรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเปิ่นbpə̀ənนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀iที่ใส่tîi-sàiเสื้อยืดsʉ̂ʉa-yʉ̂ʉtมาmaaงานngaanทั้งที่táng-tîiคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnใส่sàiสูทsùutกันganหมดmòt
I felt a bit gauche for wearing a t-shirt to the event when everyone else was wearing a suit.
ด้วยความที่dûuai kwaam têeไม่mâiคุ้นเคยkún koieกับgàpธรรมเนียมtam-niiamตะวันตกdtà-wan dtòkเขาkăoจึงjeungมีmeeท่าทีtâa-teeเปิ่นๆbpêrn-bpêrnเมื่อmêuuaต้องdtôngใช้cháiมีดmêetกับgàpส้อมsômในnaiมื้อค่ำméuu kâmสุดหรูsùt rŏo
Due to his unfamiliarity with Western customs, he behaved in a socially awkward manner when he had to use a knife and fork at the fancy dinner.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bpə̀ən
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |