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bpěeMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
crooked; askew; tilted
not straight; tilted to one side; askew.
Examples
รูปrûupรูปrûup1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ผนังpà-nǎngผนังpà-nǎng1wall (of a room/building)2wall (anatomy/biology)เป๋bpěeเป๋bpěe1crooked; askew; tilted2[to] limp3awry; off-courseนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀iนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀i1a little; a bit2a small amountช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]ขยับkà-yàpขยับkà-yàp1[to] move slightly; shift2[to] advance slightly; move up3[to] adjust; tweakให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ตรงdtrongตรงdtrong1straight (not bent)2directly; straight (direction/path)3direct; straightforward; frank4[to] be straight; align5exact; matching; corresponding6[to] head straight toward [sb/sth/somewhere]ทีtiiทีtii1turn; chance; opportunity; one’s shot2time; occasion; instance3classifier: times; hits; strokes; attempts4please; for me (request particle)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
The picture on the wall is a little askew. Could you please straighten it?
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He tied his necktie tilted to the left, so it didn't look neat.
เวลาwee-laaจอดรถjɔ̀ɔt-rótซ้อนsɔ́ɔnคันkanอย่าyàaจอดjɔ̀ɔtเป๋bpěeจนjonขวางทางkwǎang-taangรถrótคันkanอื่นʉ̀ʉnนะná
When you double-park, don't park so crookedly that you block other cars.
จากjàakการตรวจสอบgaan-dtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpโครงสร้างอาคารkroong-sâang-aa-kaanพบว่าpóp-wâaเสาsǎoต้นdtônหนึ่งnʉ̀ngเป๋bpěeไปbpaiเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiซึ่งsʉ̂ngอาจàatส่งผลต่อsòng-pǒn-dtɔ̀ɔความมั่นคงkwaam-mân-kongในnaiระยะยาวrá-yá-yaao
From the building structure inspection, it was found that one of the pillars is slightly tilted, which could affect its long-term stability.
2VerbB1
[to] limp
to walk with a limp or in an unsteady way.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหกล้มhòk-lómหกล้มhòk-lóm[to] fall downเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningเป๋bpěeเป๋bpěe1crooked; askew; tilted2[to] limp3awry; off-course
He fell down yesterday, so today he's walking with a limp.
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นักฟุตบอลnák-fút-bɔɔnคนkonนั้นnánโดนdoonสกัดsà-gàtล้มลงlóm-longพอpɔɔพยุงpá-yungขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaก็gɔ̂เดินdəənเป๋bpěeออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakสนามsà-nǎam
That football player was tackled and fell, and when he was helped up, he limped off the field.
คุณลุงkun-lungข้างบ้านkâang-bâanขาkǎaไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iดีdiiเวลาwee-laaเดินdəənจะjàเป๋bpěeไปbpaiข้างkâangหนึ่งnʉ̀ngตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔt
The old man next door has a bad leg; he always walks with a limp to one side.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakดื่มdʉ̀ʉmไปbpaiหลายlǎaiแก้วgɛ̂ɛoเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmเดินdəənเป๋bpěeไปbpaiเป๋bpěeมาmaaจนjonเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanต้องdtɔ̂ngช่วยchûuaiพยุงpá-yung
After several drinks, he started walking unsteadily back and forth until his friend had to help support him.
3AdjectiveB2
awry; off-course
(of a situation or plan) going wrong or deviating from the intended course.
Examples
แผนการเดินทางpɛ̌ɛn-gaan-dəən-taangแผนการเดินทางpɛ̌ɛn-gaan-dəən-taangitinerary; travel planของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao1our (belonging to us)2oursเป๋bpěeเป๋bpěe1crooked; askew; tilted2[to] limp3awry; off-courseไปหมดbpai-mòtไปหมดbpai-mòt1completely; all gone2entirely; across the boardเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเที่ยวบินtîiao-binเที่ยวบินtîiao-binflight (air journey or service)ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3to be correct/right4proper; morally right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6passive marker (often adverse)ยกเลิกyók-lə̂əkยกเลิกyók-lə̂ək1[to] cancel; call off2[to] revoke; abolish; repeal3[to] discontinue; terminate
Our travel plans went completely awry because the flight was cancelled.
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โครงการkroong-gaanเริ่มrə̂əmเป๋bpěeตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛหัวหน้าโครงการhǔua-nâa-kroong-gaanลาออกlaa-ɔ̀ɔkไปbpai
The project started to go off course ever since the project manager resigned.
การเจรจาgaan-jee-rá-jaaเริ่มrə̂əmเป๋bpěeเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaฝ่ายfàaiหนึ่งnʉ̀ngเสนอsà-nə̌əเงื่อนไขngʉ̂ʉan-kǎiใหม่màiที่tîiไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiคาดคิดkâat-kítเข้ามาkâo-maa
The negotiation started to go off track when one party introduced unexpected new conditions.
ทิศทางtít-taangการพัฒนาgaan-pát-tá-naaของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtเป๋bpěeไปbpaiจากjàakวิสัยทัศน์wí-sǎi-tátเดิมdəəmที่tîiวางไว้waang-wáiทำให้tam-hâiพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanหลายคนlǎai-konสับสนsàp-sǒn
The company's development direction has deviated from the original vision, causing confusion among many employees.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
bpěe
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
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 | — | — |