แบๆ
bae baeMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
spread open; held flat
spread open or held flat, especially of a hand or part of the body
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillนอนหงายnon ngăaiนอนหงายnon ngăai[to] lie on one's back; lie face upแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)วางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)5[to] set; assign; impose6[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)มือmeuuมือmeuu1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)แบๆbae baeแบๆbae bae1spread open; held flat2plainly; clearly; in plain sightไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ข้างkâangข้างkâang1side; flank2beside; next to; by3classifier: sides; paired parts4side; party (in a dispute or game)5side; lateral (modifier)ลำตัวlam dtuuaลำตัวlam dtuua1torso; trunk2main body; fuselage
He lay on his back and placed his hands flat beside his body.
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หมอmŏrบอกให้bòk hâiคนไข้kon kâiทำมือtam meuuแบๆbae baeแล้วláeoวางwaangลงบนlong bonโต๊ะdtóเพื่อpêuuaตรวจดูdtrùuat dooอาการบาดเจ็บaa-gaan bàat jèp
The doctor told the patient to hold their hand flat and place it on the table to check for injuries.
เด็กน้อยdèk nôiยื่นมือyêun meuuแบๆbae baeมาmaaขอkŏrขนมkà-nŏmจากjàakแม่mâeด้วยdûuayใบหน้าbai nâaยิ้มแย้มyím-yáem
The little child held out a flat, open hand to ask for snacks from their mother with a smiling face.
ในnaiการฝึกgaan fèukศิลปะการต่อสู้sĭn-lá-bpà gaan dtòr sôoบางชนิดbaang chá-nítการใช้gaan cháiฝ่ามือfàa meuuแบๆbae baeกระแทกgrà-tâekเข้าที่kâo têeจุดสำคัญjùt săm-kanสามารถsăa-mâatสร้างsâangความเสียหายkwaam sĭia hăaiได้dâiมากกว่าmâak gwàaการgaanกำหมัดgam màt
In practicing some martial arts, using a flat, open palm to strike a vital point can cause more damage than a clenched fist.
2AdverbB2
plainly; clearly; in plain sight
plainly or clearly visible; openly, without concealment
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillขโมยkà-mooyขโมยkà-mooy1[to] steal2thiefเงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsบริษัทbor-rí-sàtบริษัทbor-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asกันganกันgan1together; 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; earmarkอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainแบๆbae baeแบๆbae bae1spread open; held flat2plainly; clearly; in plain sightแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมรับผิดyom ráp pìtยอมรับผิดyom ráp pìt[to] admit fault; accept blame
He stole the company's money, it was blatantly obvious, but he still refuses to admit guilt.
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ร้านค้าráan káaนี้néeเอาเปรียบao bprìiapลูกค้าlûuk-káaกันganแบๆbae baeเลยloieไม่มีmâi meeหน่วยงานnùuay ngaanไหนnăiเข้ามาkâo maaจัดการjàt gaanได้dâiหรือไงrĕu ngai
This shop is taking advantage of customers completely openly! Is there no agency that can step in and handle this?
พ่อค้าคนกลางpôr káa kon glaangกดราคาgòt raa-kaaสินค้าเกษตรsĭn-káa gà-sètกันganแบๆbae baeโดยที่doy têeเกษตรกรgà-sèt-dtrà-gonรายย่อยraai yôiไม่สามารถmâi săa-mâatต่อรองdtò rongอะไรà-raiได้เลยdâai loei
Middlemen openly suppress the prices of agricultural products, with small-scale farmers completely unable to negotiate.
การทุจริตgaan tút-jà-rìtในnaiโครงการก่อสร้างkroong gaan gò sâangนี้néeทำtamกันganแบๆbae baeโดยdoiผู้รับเหมาpôo ráp măoไม่เกรงกลัวmâi grayng gluuaกฎหมายบ้านเมืองgòt-măai bâan-meuuangเลยloieแม้แต่น้อยmáe dtàe nói
The corruption in this construction project was done shamelessly and openly, with the contractor showing not the slightest fear of the country's laws.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แบๆ said แบ-แบ?
bae bae
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
bae
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |