เป็นๆ
bpen bpenMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
alive; living
alive; living (especially used to describe animals that are caught, sold, or eaten while still alive)
Examples
ร้านนี้ráan néeร้านนี้ráan néethis shop; this storeขายkăaiขายkăai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfอาหารทะเลaa-hăan tá-layอาหารทะเลaa-hăan tá-layseafoodสดๆsòt sòtสดๆsòt sòt1very fresh2live (broadcast)และláeและláeand (coordinating)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)3classifier: ตัวเป็นๆbpen bpenเป็นๆbpen bpenalive; livingด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; too
This restaurant sells fresh seafood and has live fish too.
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พ่อครัวpôr kruuaจับกุ้งjàp gûngเป็นๆbpen bpenจากjàakตู้dtôoมาmaaทำอาหารtam aa-hăanให้hâiลูกค้าlûuk-káa
The chef caught live shrimp from the tank to cook for the customers.
ฉันchănไม่mâiกล้าglâaกินginปลาหมึกbplaa mèukเป็นๆbpen bpenแบบbàepที่têeคนkonเกาหลีgao lĕeชอบchôpกินกันgin gan
I don't dare to eat live squid like Korean people like to eat.
การนำgaan namสัตว์sàtเป็นๆbpen bpenมาmaaต้มdtômในnaiน้ำเดือดnáam dèuuatกลายเป็นglaai bpenประเด็นถกเถียงbprà-den tòk tĭiangเรื่องrêuuangสวัสดิภาพสัตว์sà-wàt-dì-pâap sàt
Boiling live animals in boiling water has become a debated issue regarding animal welfare.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เป็นๆ said เป็น-เป็น?
bpen bpen
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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 | — | — |