เพย์
peeMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] pay (loanword; branding/slang)
to pay; an English-influenced loanword used informally, often in brand names, slang, or fintech contexts
Examples
ค่าkâaค่าkâa1cost; fee; charge2value; numerical value3worth; value (abstract)4monetary value; worth5polite/friendly address particleกาแฟgaa-fɛɛกาแฟgaa-fɛɛcoffee (drink; beans; plant)เท่าไหร่tâo-ràiเท่าไหร่tâo-rài1how much/how many (amount/price)2how (to what degree/extent)3not much/many (after negation)4no matter how much/manyเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เพย์peeเพย์pee1[to] pay (loanword; branding/slang)2pay; payment (loanword; branding/fintech)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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)เองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itself
How much is the coffee? I'll pay for it.
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มื้อนี้mʉ́ʉ-níiหารกันhǎan-ganนะnáเดี๋ยวdǐiaoฉันchǎnโอนoonไปbpaiเพย์peeส่วนsùuanของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnให้hâiทีหลังtii-lǎng
Let's split this meal. I'll transfer money to pay for my share later.
Will the customer pay by credit card or scan to pay?
ในnaiยุคดิจิทัลyúk dí-jí-tanเราraoสามารถsăa-mâatเพย์payค่าบริการkâa bò-rí-gaanต่างๆdtàang-dtàangผ่านpàanแอปพลิเคชันàep-plí-kay-chanบนbonมือถือmeuu tĕuuได้dâiอย่างyàangสะดวกสบายsà-dùuak sà-baai
In the digital age, we can conveniently pay for various services through mobile applications.
2NounB1
pay; payment (loanword; branding/fintech)
a payment; the act of paying; an English-influenced loanword common in names of services and fintech contexts
Examples
เดี๋ยวนี้dǐiao-níiเดี๋ยวนี้dǐiao-níi1right now; at this moment2immediately (imperative)3nowadays; these daysใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderพร้อมเพย์prɔ́ɔm-peeพร้อมเพย์prɔ́ɔm-pee1Thailand’s real-time funds transfer system2[to] transfer via PromptPayสะดวกsà-dùuakสะดวกsà-dùuak1convenient2available; free (time)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Using PromptPay is very convenient these days.
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คุณkunสามารถsǎa-mâatดูduuประวัติbprà-wàtการgaanเพย์peeทั้งหมดtáng-mòtได้dâaiในnaiหน้าnâaสรุปsà-rùpบัญชีban-chii
You can view the entire payment history on the account summary page.
ธนาคารtá-naa-kaanมีmeeบริการbor-rí-gaanออโต้เพย์o-dtôh payสำหรับsăm-ràpจ่ายบิลjàai binรายเดือนraai deuuanอัตโนมัติàt-noh-mát
The bank offers an 'Auto-Pay' service for paying monthly bills automatically.
ระบบrá-bòpเกตเวย์gèet-weeการชำระเงินgaan-cham-rá-ngənของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoรองรับrɔɔng-rápการgaanเพย์peeหลากหลายlàak-lǎaiรูปแบบrûup-bɛ̀ɛpเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaตอบสนองความต้องการdtɔ̀ɔp-sà-nɔ̌ɔng-kwaam-dtɔ̂ng-gaanของkɔ̌ɔngลูกค้าlûuk-káa
Our payment gateway system supports various forms of payment to meet customer needs.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เพย์ said เพ?
pee
- Silent letterย์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
pee
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ย์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |