แบร์
bɛɛMeanings
1NounB1
bear
a bear (English loanword, typically used in transliterated names, brands, or specific terms like Teddy Bear; the native Thai word is หมีหมีmǐi1bear (animal)2bear; investor expecting prices to fall (finance))
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ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offตุ๊กตาdtúk-gà-dtaaตุ๊กตาdtúk-gà-dtaa1doll; figurine2dummy; puppet; provisional model (figurative)เท็ดtétดี้dîiดี้dîifemme lesbian (Thai LGBT slang)แบร์bɛɛแบร์bɛɛ1bear2bear market; bearish trend3bear; investor expecting prices to fall (finance)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)ลูกสาวlûuk-sǎaoลูกสาวlûuk-sǎaodaughterเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ของขวัญวันเกิดkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎn-wan-gə̀ətของขวัญวันเกิดkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎn-wan-gə̀ətbirthday gift; birthday present
I bought a Teddy Bear doll for my daughter as a birthday gift.
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คาเฟ่kaa-fêhเปิดใหม่bpèrt màiชื่อว่าchêu wâaบราวน์braaoแบร์baeมีmeeมุมmumถ่ายรูปtàai rôopน่ารักๆnâa rák nâa rákเยอะมากyér mâak
The newly opened cafe named Brown Bear has many cute photo spots.
เธอtəəชอบchɔ̂ɔpสะสมsà-sǒmแคร์kɛɛแบร์bɛɛครบkrópทุกtúkสีsǐiและlɛ́เอามาao-maaวางเรียงwaang-riiangกันganบนbonเตียงdtiiang
She likes collecting Care Bears in every color and arranging them on her bed.
แบรนด์เสื้อผ้าbrɛɛn-sʉ̂ʉa-pâaเจ้านี้jâao-níiตั้งชื่อdtâng-chʉ̂ʉคอลเลกชันkɔɔn-lêek-chânใหม่màiว่าwâaแบล็คblɛ̀kแบร์bɛɛเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสื่อถึงsʉ̀ʉ-tʉ̌ngความแข็งแกร่งkwaam-kɛ̌ng-grɛ̀ng
This clothing brand named its new collection Black Bear to convey strength.
2NounB2
bear market; bearish trend
a bear market or a downward trend in prices (used as financial and trading slang)
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ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)ตลาดหุ้นdtà-làat-hûnตลาดหุ้นdtà-làat-hûnstock market; equity marketกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand (in เข้าใจ)5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)สู่sùuสู่sùu1to; toward(s); into (formal/literary)2[to] enter; go toward (literary)ช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2section; segment (part of something)3range; interval (between limits)4span; distance between two pointsตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)แบร์bɛɛแบร์bɛɛ1bear2bear market; bearish trend3bear; investor expecting prices to fall (finance)อย่างชัดเจนyàang-chát-jeenอย่างชัดเจนyàang-chát-jeenclearly; explicitly
Right now, the stock market is clearly entering a bear market phase.
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ในnaiสภาวะsà-paa-wáตลาดdtà-làatแบร์bɛɛนักลงทุนnák-long-tunควรkuuanระมัดระวังrá-mát-rá-wangในnaiการซื้อขายgaan-sʉ́ʉ-kǎaiให้hâiมากmâak
In a bear market condition, investors should be very careful in trading.
เทรดเดอร์trêet-də̂əที่tîiมีประสบการณ์mii-bprà-sòp-gaanสามารถsǎa-mâatทำกำไรtam-gam-raiได้dâaiแม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaตลาดdtà-làatจะjàอยู่yùuในช่วงnai-chûuangแบร์bɛɛก็ตามgɔ̂-dtaam
Experienced traders can make a profit even when the market is in a bear phase.
ความกังวลkwaam-gang-wonเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเงินเฟ้อngən-fə́əส่งผลให้sòng-pǒn-hâiตลาดคริปโตdtà-làat-kríp-dtooเข้าสู่kâo-sùuภาวะpaa-wáแบร์bɛɛยาวนานyaao-naanกว่าที่gwàa-tîiคาดไว้kâat-wái
Inflation concerns have caused the crypto market to enter a bear state longer than expected.
3NounB2
bear; investor expecting prices to fall (finance)
An investor who expects prices in a financial market to fall.
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เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)แบร์bɛɛแบร์bɛɛ1bear2bear market; bearish trend3bear; investor expecting prices to fall (finance)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerขายkǎaiขายkǎai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfหุ้นhûnหุ้นhûn1classifier: shares/units of stock2share; stock (finance)3[to] partner; co-invest; hold shares togetherออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3out; outward and away4[to] lead out to; extend toเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâa[to] believe (that) ...ราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2[to] cost; [to be] priced atจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ลดลงlót-longลดลงlót-long[to] decrease; drop; fall; decline; go downอีกìikอีกìik1more; another; further2again3else; other
He is a bearish investor who sold his shares because he believes prices will fall further.
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แบร์bɛɛหลายรายlǎai-raaiยังyangไม่mâiซื้อsʉ́ʉหุ้นhûnเพราะprɔ́คิดว่าkít-wâaราคาraa-kaaจะjàตกลงไปdtòk-long-bpaiกว่าgwàaนี้níi
Many bearish investors are holding off on buying stocks because they think prices will fall further.
แม้mɛ́ɛดัชนีdàt-chá-niiจะjàปรับขึ้นbpràp-kʉ̂nต่อเนื่องdtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangแบร์bɛɛรายนี้raai-níiก็gɔ̂ยังyangถือtʉ̌ʉสถานะsà-tǎa-náขายชอร์ตkǎai-chɔ́ɔtเพราะprɔ́เชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaหุ้นhûnกำลังgam-langแพงpɛɛngเกินจริงgəən-jing
Although the index keeps rising, this bearish investor maintains a short position because he believes stocks are overvalued.
รายงานraai-ngaanกำไรgam-raiที่tîiต่ำกว่าdtàm-gwàaคาดkâatทำให้tam-hâiแบร์bɛɛหลายรายlǎai-raaiมั่นใจmân-jaiว่าwâaราคาหุ้นraa-kaa-hûnของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtนี้níiจะjàลดลงlót-longในไม่ช้าnai-mâi-cháa
The report of lower-than-expected earnings has made many bearish investors confident that the company's share price will fall soon.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แบร์ said แบ?
bɛɛ
- Silent letterร์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bɛɛ
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ร์ 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 | — | — |