แบด
bɛ̀ɛtMeanings
1NounA2
badminton (short form)
a colloquial shortening of badminton; the sport of badminton
Examples
ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyตีแบดdtii-bɛ̀ɛtตีแบดdtii-bɛ̀ɛt[to] play badmintonกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmark
Let's go play badminton.
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This evening, I will go play badminton with friends.
Yesterday, he didn't go play badminton because it was raining.
ถ้าtâaอยากyàakสุขภาพดีsùk-kà-pâap-diiการเล่นgaan-lênแบดbɛ̀ɛtก็gɔ̂เป็นbpenทางเลือกtaang-lʉ̂ʉakที่tîiดีนะdii-ná
If you want to be healthy, playing badminton is a good option.
2AdjectiveA2
bad (slang; Eng. loanword, limited)
informal borrowing from English meaning not good or of poor quality; used mainly in youth slang or online; not standard Thai
Examples
นิสัยní-sǎiนิสัยní-sǎi1habit2character; dispositionเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่ดีmâi-diiไม่ดีmâi-dii1not good; bad; poor (quality/condition)2improper; immoral3not well; unwell; not okay4badly; poorlyเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
His personality is really bad.
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Don't act like that, it's not good at all.
My ex had a really bad personality, so we broke up.
ตอนแรกdton râekก็gâwดูเป็นdoo bpenคนดีkon deeแต่dtàeพอporคบkópไปเรื่อยๆbpai rêuuai rêuuaiถึงtĕungรู้rúuว่าwâaเขาkăoไม่ดีmâi deeแค่ไหนkâe năi
At first, he seemed like a good person, but after dating for a while, I realized just how not good he was.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bɛ̀ɛt
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |