แปล
bplɛɛMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] translate
to render words or text from one language into another.
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]แปลbplɛɛแปลbplɛɛ1[to] translate2[to] interpret; explain meaningคำkamคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utteranceนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-tai1Thai language2Thai-language; in Thai3Thai (school subject)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)หน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)
Teacher, please translate this word into Thai.
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Yesterday I translated an email from English for my friend.
เดี๋ยวdǐiaoฉันchǎnจะjàแปลbplɛɛบทความbòt-kwaamนี้níiเป็นbpenภาษาญี่ปุ่นpaa-sǎa-yîi-bpùnก่อนgɔ̀ɔnส่งsòng
I will translate this article into Japanese before submitting it.
เขาkăoแปลbplaaeสุนทรพจน์sǔn-torn-pótสดsòtให้hâiผู้เข้าร่วมประชุมpôo kâo rûuam bprà-chumฟังfangพร้อมกันpróm gan
He translated the speech live for the conference attendees to listen to at the same time.
2VerbB1
[to] interpret; explain meaning
to explain or determine the meaning of something; to construe.
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]แปลความหมายbplɛɛ-kwaam-mǎaiแปลความหมายbplɛɛ-kwaam-mǎai[to] interpret; [to] explain the meaningของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsสุภาษิตsù-paa-sìtสุภาษิตsù-paa-sìt1proverb; saying2aphorism; maximนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)เข้าใจง่ายkâo-jai-ngâaiเข้าใจง่ายkâo-jai-ngâaieasy to understandหน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)ได้ไหมdâai-mǎiได้ไหมdâai-mǎi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)
Teacher, could you help explain the meaning of this proverb in simpler terms?
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ล่ามlâamช่วยchûuaiแปลbplɛɛข้อกฎหมายkɔ̂ɔ-gòt-mǎaiให้hâiจำเลยjam-ləəiชาวต่างชาติchaao-dtàang-châatเข้าใจkâo-jai
The interpreter helped translate the legal provisions for the foreign defendant to understand.
นักโบราณคดีnák boh-raan-ná-ká-deeพยายามpà-yaa-yaamแปลความหมายbplae kwaam măaiของkŏngสัญลักษณ์sàn-yá-lákบนbonผนังpà-năngถ้ำtâmว่าwâaเป็นbpenเรื่องrêuuangเกี่ยวกับgìiao gàpพิธีกรรมpí-tee gamโบราณboh-raan
Archaeologists tried to translate the meaning of the symbols on the cave wall as being about ancient rituals.
เราraoควรkuuanแปลbplɛɛพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamเงียบngîiapของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเป็นbpenสัญญาณsǎn-yaanของkɔ̌ɔngความไม่เห็นด้วยkwaam-mâi-hěn-dûuaiไม่ใช่mâi-châiความเฉยเมยkwaam-chə̌əi-məəi
We should construe his silence as a sign of disagreement, not indifference.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ปล, 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
bplɛɛ
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 | — | — |