เป๊ก
bpékMeanings
1NounA2
thumbtack; drawing pin
a short pin with a broad head, used to fasten paper or similar material to a board or other surface
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderเป๊กbpékเป๊กbpék1thumbtack; drawing pin2a shot of liquor; small measure3classifier for shots of liquorติดdtìtติดdtìt1[to] stick; attach; fasten2[to] be stuck; be attached; adhere3[to] catch; pick up (disease/odor/habit)4addicted to; hooked on; attached to5close to; adjacent; touching; contiguous6owing; indebted; behind on payments7busy; occupied; tied up8[to] catch fire; light; start; come on9[to] follow closely; keep close toรูปrûupรูปrûup1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)บอร์ดbɔ́ɔtบอร์ดbɔ́ɔt1board (panel; sheet; board-type device)2notice/white board3board (committee; board of directors)4sports board5forum/board (online)
I use a thumbtack to put a picture on the board.
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Yesterday I bought a box of thumbtacks for putting up notices.
Please press the head of the thumbtack in firmly so the paper won't come off.
เป๊กbpékที่tîiใช้cháiติดdtìtตารางเวรdtaa-raang-weenหล่นlònอยู่yùuบนbonพื้นpʉ́ʉnฉันchǎnเลยləəiรีบrîipเก็บgèpก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiจะมีjà-miiคนkonเหยียบyìiap
A thumbtack used to pin up the duty roster was lying on the floor, so I quickly picked it up before someone stepped on it.
2NounB1
a shot of liquor; small measure
A small measure of distilled spirits, about 1 fluid ounce (1 oz.), typically a shot (from English 'peg').
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forกินเหล้าgin-lâoกินเหล้าgin-lâo[to] drink alcoholเป๊กbpékเป๊กbpék1thumbtack; drawing pin2a shot of liquor; small measure3classifier for shots of liquorหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerกลับบ้านglàp-bâanกลับบ้านglàp-bâan[to] go (back) home; return home
He asked for one shot of liquor before going home.
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เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanฉันchǎnสั่งsàngเตกีล่าdtee-gii-lâaมาmaaหนึ่งnʉ̀ngเป๊กbpékแล้วlɛ́ɛoดื่มdʉ̀ʉmรวดเดียวrûuat-diiaoหมดmòtเลยləəi
My friend ordered a shot of tequila and drank it all in one go.
บาร์เทนเดอร์baa-teen-də̂əช่วยchûuaiรินrinวอดก้าwɔ̂ɔt-gâaให้hâiผมpǒmเป๊กbpékนึงnʉngได้ไหมdâai-mǎiครับkráp
Bartender, could you please pour me a shot of vodka?
แค่kâeเหล้าlâoแรงๆraeng raengเป๊กbpékเดียวdiiaoก็gâwสามารถsăa-mâatทำให้tam hâiเขาkăoรู้สึกrúu-sèukมึนหัวmeun hŭuaได้แล้วdâai láew
Just one shot of strong liquor can already make him feel dizzy.
3ClassifierB1
classifier for shots of liquor
A classifier used for counting shots of spirits or small measures of liquor.
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillดื่มdʉ̀ʉmดื่มdʉ̀ʉm1[to] drink2[to] drink alcoholเหล้าlâoเหล้าlâo1liquor; spirits2alcoholic drink (general)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastสามsǎamสามsǎamthree (3)เป๊กbpékเป๊กbpék1thumbtack; drawing pin2a shot of liquor; small measure3classifier for shots of liquor
Last night, he drank three shots of liquor.
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ทุกคนtúk-konในnaiวงwongชนแก้วกันchon-gɛ̂ɛo-ganคนละkon-láเป๊กbpékเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaฉลองchà-lɔ̌ɔngความสำเร็จkwaam-sǎm-rèt
Everyone in the group cheered with one shot each to celebrate their success.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakดื่มdʉ̀ʉmวิสกี้wít-gîiไปbpaiหลายlǎaiเป๊กbpékเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmพูดถึงpûut-tʉ̌ngเรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raaoในอดีตnai-à-dìitที่tîiไม่เคยmâi-kəəiเล่าlâoให้hâiใครkraiฟังfang
After drinking several shots of whiskey, he started talking about past stories he had never told anyone.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
bpék
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |