แป๊ะ
bpɛ́Meaning
1NounB1
old Chinese man; grandpa
an informal term for an elderly man of Chinese descent, similar to 'grandpa' or 'uncle'
Examples
แป๊ะbpɛ́แป๊ะbpɛ́old Chinese man; grandpaคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ขายkǎaiขายkǎai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfก๋วยเตี๋ยวgǔuai-dtǐiaoก๋วยเตี๋ยวgǔuai-dtǐiaorice noodles; noodle dishอร่อยà-rɔ̀iอร่อยà-rɔ̀i1delicious; tasty2[to] taste good; be deliciousมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
That old Chinese uncle sells very delicious noodles.
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ฉันchǎnเห็นhěnแป๊ะbpɛ́ที่อยู่tîi-yùuข้างบ้านkâang-bâanกำลังgam-langรดน้ำrót-náamต้นไม้dtôn-máaiทุกเช้าtúk-cháao
I see the old Chinese man who lives next door watering his plants every morning.
เวลาwee-laaไปbpaiตลาดdtà-làatผมpǒmมักจะmák-jàแวะwɛ́ทักทายták-taaiแป๊ะbpɛ́เจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngร้านขายของชำráan-kǎai-kɔ̌ɔng-cham
When I go to the market, I often stop by to greet the old Chinese man who owns the grocery store.
วัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamการให้ความเคารพgaan-hâi-kwaam-kao-rópแป๊ะbpɛ́ในnaiชุมชนchum-chonสะท้อนถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-tʉ̌ngการผสมผสานgaan-pà-sǒm-pà-sǎanทางวัฒนธรรมtaang-wát-tá-ná-tamไทยtaiจีนjiinได้dâaiเป็นอย่างดีbpen-yàang-dii
The culture of respecting the elderly Chinese men in the community clearly reflects the Thai-Chinese cultural integration.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
bpɛ́
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |