แบ

bae

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] open; [to] spread out

to open, unfold, or spread out flat (especially hands or palms)

Examples

แบbaeแบbae1[to] open; [to] spread out2older brother; respectful address for an older Muslim man (southern)3[to] reveal; [to] discloseมือmeuuมือmeuu1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)สิsìสิsì1will; shall (Isan)2emphatic particle (statement)3urging/encouraging particle (imperative)
Open your hand.
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เขาkăoแบbaeมือรับmeuu rápลูกอมlûuk omจากjàakแม่mâe
He opened his hand to receive candy from his mother.
เด็กน้อยdèk nôiแบbaeมือmeuuขอkŏrเงินngernไปbpaiซื้อséuขนมkà-nŏm
The little child opened his hand to ask for money to buy snacks.
หมอmŏrบอกให้bòk hâiคนไข้kon kâiแบbaeมือmeuuออกòkเพื่อpêuuaตรวจดูdtrùuat dooบาดแผลbàat plăe
The doctor told the patient to open their hand to examine the wound.
2NounB2

older brother; respectful address for an older Muslim man (southern)

A term used in southern Muslim communities for an older brother or to address an older man respectfully, often before his name.

Examples

แบbaeแบbae1[to] open; [to] spread out2older brother; respectful address for an older Muslim man (southern)3[to] reveal; [to] discloseฮาhaaฮาhaa1funny; hilarious (colloq.)2[to] laugh (colloq.)3ha! (laughter)ซันsanซันsansun (loan/brand)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)พี่ชายpêe chaaiพี่ชายpêe chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineและláeและláeand (coordinating)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseขายของkăai kŏngขายของkăai kŏng[to] sell things; [to] sell goodsที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)ทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
My older brother Hasan helps our mother sell things at the market every day.
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แบbaeอาลีaa-leeครับkrápเย็นนี้yen néeผมpŏmขอkŏrไปbpaiมัสยิดmát-sà-yítด้วยdûuayได้ไหมdâi măiครับkráp
Brother Ali, may I go to the mosque with you this evening?
ถึงtĕungแบbaeอาลีaa-leeจะjàไม่ได้mâi dâaiเป็นbpenญาติyâatกับgàpเราraoแต่dtàeเราraoก็gâwเรียกrîakเขาkăoว่าwâaแบbaeเพราะpráwเขาkăoอายุมากàa-yú mâakกว่าgwàaและláeสนิทsà-nìtกับgàpครอบครัวkrôp kruuaเราrao
Although Ali is not related to us, we address him as an older brother because he is older than us and close to our family.
แม้máeแบbaeมะmáจะjàอายุมากàa-yú mâakกว่าgwàaพวกเราpûuak raoหลายlăaiปีbpeeแต่dtàeแกgaeก็gâwรับฟังความคิดเห็นráp fang kwaam kít hĕnของkŏngคนรุ่นใหม่kon rûn màiเสมอsà-mĕr
Although Brother Ma is many years older than us, he always listens to younger people’s opinions.
3VerbC1

[to] reveal; [to] disclose

to reveal or disclose something completely (such as secrets or cards)

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแบbaeแบbae1[to] open; [to] spread out2older brother; respectful address for an older Muslim man (southern)3[to] reveal; [to] discloseไพ่pâiไพ่pâiplaying card; cardsในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)มือmeuuมือmeuu1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)ทั้งหมดtáng mòtทั้งหมดtáng mòt1all; entire; whole2all; in total; completely3the whole; everythingให้hâiให้hâi1[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)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune
He revealed all the cards in his hand for his friends to see.
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มีmeeความลับkwaam lápอะไรà-raiก็gâwแบbaeออกมาòk maaให้หมดhâi mòtไม่ต้องmâi dtôngปิดบังbpìt bang
Whatever secrets you have, lay them all bare. No need to hide anything.
ในnaiการเจรจาgaan jay-rá-jaaธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtผู้ที่pôo têeแบbaeไพ่pâiให้hâiฝั่งตรงข้ามfàng dtrong kâamรู้rúuจุดประสงค์jùt bprà-sŏngก่อนgònมักmákจะjàเป็นbpenฝ่ายfàaiเสียเปรียบsĭia bprìiap
In business negotiations, the party who reveals their cards and lets the opponent know their intentions first is usually at a disadvantage.
ในnaiการแข่งขันgaan kàeng kănเราraoไม่ควรmâi kuuanแบbaeให้hâiคู่แข่งkôo kàengรู้rúuว่าwâaเราraoมีmeeไม้เด็ดmái dètอะไรà-rai
In a competition, we shouldn't reveal to our opponents what our trump card is.

Related Words

1[to] open; [to] spread out