เป็นไอ
bpen-aiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] evaporate; [to] become steam; [to] vaporize
to turn into steam or vapor; to evaporate.
Examples
น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)กาต้มน้ำgaa-dtôm-náamกาต้มน้ำgaa-dtôm-náamkettleร้อนrɔ́ɔnร้อนrɔ́ɔn1hot (temperature)2spicy (taste)3[to] be hot; feel hot; become hot4urgent; intenseมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofกลายเป็นไอglaai-bpen-aiกลายเป็นไอglaai-bpen-ai[to] evaporate; [to] vaporize
The water in the kettle is so hot it's turning into steam.
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พอpɔɔเปิดbpə̀ətฝาfǎaหม้อmɔ̂ɔไอร้อนai-rɔ́ɔnก็gɔ̂พุ่งpûngออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaทันทีtan-tiiเพราะprɔ́น้ำซุปnáam-súpเดือดdʉ̀ʉatจนjonเป็นไอbpen-ai
When I opened the pot lid, hot steam rushed out because the soup was boiling and turning into vapor.
อย่าyàaทิ้งtíngแก้วน้ำgâew náamไว้wáiในรถnai rótที่จอดtêe jòtตากแดดdtàak dàetนานๆnaan naanนะnáเดี๋ยวdĭiaoก็gâwระเหยrá-hŏeiเป็นไอbpen aiหมดmòt
Don't leave a glass of water in a car parked in the sun for a long time, or it will all evaporate.
หยดน้ำyòt náamบนbonใบไม้bai máaiตอนเช้าdton cháaoจะjàค่อยๆkôi kôiระเหยrá-hŏeiเป็นไอbpen aiเมื่อmêuuaโดนdohnความร้อนkwaam rónจากjàakแสงอาทิตย์săeng aa-tít
Water droplets on leaves in the morning will gradually evaporate into vapor when heated by sunlight.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bpen
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)to be (identity/category/state)Part 1
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เป็นไอbpen-aiเป็นไอbpen-ai[to] evaporate; [to] become steam; [to] vaporize[to] evaporate; [to] become steam; [to] vaporizeWord