แก้ผ้า
gɛ̂ɛ-pâaMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] get naked; [to] undress completely
To take off all of one's clothes; to get naked; to undress completely.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillรีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)แก้ผ้าgɛ̂ɛ-pâaแก้ผ้าgɛ̂ɛ-pâa[to] get naked; [to] undress completelyแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เข้าไปkâo-bpaiเข้าไปkâo-bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)อาบน้ำàap-náamอาบน้ำàap-náam1[to] bathe; [to] take a bath/shower2[to] bathe [sb/sth]
He quickly got undressed and went to take a shower.
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Kids in the countryside love to run around naked when it rains.
หมอmɔ̌ɔสั่งให้sàng-hâiคนไข้kon-kâiแก้ผ้าgɛ̂ɛ-pâaท่อนtɔ̂nบนbonเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaตรวจร่างกายdtrùuat-râang-gaai
The doctor told the patient to undress from the waist up for the examination.
การที่gaan-tîiนักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngต้องdtɔ̂ngแก้ผ้าgɛ̂ɛ-pâaในnaiฉากchàakนั้นnánถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenการgaanทุ่มเทtûm-teeเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความสมจริงkwaam-sǒm-jingของkɔ̌ɔngตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔn
The fact that the actor had to get naked in that scene is considered a dedication to the character's realism.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
gɛ̂ɛ
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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
แก้gɛ̂ɛแก้gɛ̂ɛ1[to] fix; solve; correct2[to] undo; unfasten; untie3[to] take off (clothes)4[to] edit; revise; amend5[to] remedy; treat; counteract[to] fix; solve; correctPart 1
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แก้ผ้าgɛ̂ɛ-pâaแก้ผ้าgɛ̂ɛ-pâa[to] get naked; [to] undress completely[to] get naked; [to] undress completelyWord