แปรไป
bprɛɛ-bpaiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] change; alter
To change, alter, or become different from a previous state.
Examples
อากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherวันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentแปรไปbprɛɛ-bpaiแปรไปbprɛɛ-bpai[to] change; alterเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …ร้อนrɔ́ɔnร้อนrɔ́ɔn1hot (temperature)2spicy (taste)3[to] be hot; feel hot; become hot4urgent; intenseเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …ฝนตกfǒn-dtòkฝนตกfǒn-dtòkit is raining; [to] rain
The weather today has changed; one moment it's hot, the next it's raining.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเขาkǎoกลับมาglàp-maaที่tîiบ้านเกิดbâan-gə̀ətหลังจากlǎng-jàakไปbpaiอยู่yùuต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têetสิบsìpปีbpiiทุกอย่างtúk-yàangก็gɔ̂ดูduuแปรไปbprɛɛ-bpaiหมดmòt
When he returned to his hometown after being abroad for ten years, everything seemed to have completely changed.
ตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoได้dâaiเลื่อนตำแหน่งlʉ̂ʉan-dtam-nɛ̀ngนิสัยní-sǎiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmแปรไปbprɛɛ-bpaiไม่เหมือนmâi-mʉ̌ʉanคนเดิมkon-dəəmที่tîiเราraoรู้จักrúu-jàk
Since he got promoted, his personality has started to alter; he's not the same person we used to know.
ค่านิยมkâa-ní-yomของkɔ̌ɔngสังคมsǎng-komสามารถsǎa-mâatแปรไปbprɛɛ-bpaiตามdtaamยุคสมัยyúk-sà-mǎiและlɛ́อิทธิพลìt-tí-ponจากjàakวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamภายนอกpaai-nɔ̂ɔk
Societal values can alter according to the era and influence from external cultures.
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 classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ปร, the first consonant ป sets the 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
bprɛɛ
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
แปรbprɛɛแปรbprɛɛ1[to] change; transform2[to] convert; translate (formal/technical; archaic/literary for translate)[to] change; transformPart 1
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แปรไปbprɛɛ-bpaiแปรไปbprɛɛ-bpai[to] change; alter[to] change; alterWord