ใบเทา
bai-taoMeaning
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1,000-baht banknote (slang)
A Thai one-thousand-baht banknote, informally named after its predominantly gray color.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)ใบเทาbai-taoใบเทาbai-tao1,000-baht banknote (slang)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyแลกlɛ̂ɛkแลกlɛ̂ɛk1[to] exchange; swap2[to] exchange money; change currencyเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)แบงก์bɛ́ngแบงก์bɛ́ng1bank (financial institution) [informal]2banknote; bill [informal]ร้อยrɔ́ɔiร้อยrɔ́ɔi1one hundred (100)2[to] string; thread; link together3[to] compose verse; write in poetic formสิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten; unit of tenใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5blade
I exchanged a thousand-baht note for ten hundred-baht notes.
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ค่าซ่อมรถkâa-sɔ̂m-rótสามพันsǎam-panบาทbàatฉันchǎnเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngควักkwákใบเทาbai-taoออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaสามsǎamใบbai
The car repairs cost three thousand baht, so I had to pull out three thousand-baht notes.
ฉันchǎnจะjàจ่ายjàaiด้วยdûuaiใบเทาbai-taoแต่dtɛ̀ɛแม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káaไม่มีmâi-miiเงินทอนngən-tɔɔnเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngโอนเงินoon-ngənแทนtɛɛn
I was going to pay with a thousand-baht note, but the vendor had no change, so I had to make a bank transfer instead.
เมื่อก่อนmʉ̂ʉa-gɔ̀ɔnใบเทาbai-taoใบbaiเดียวdiiaoซื้อของเข้าบ้านsʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔng-kâo-bâanได้dâaiหลายlǎaiถุงtǔngแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔราคาraa-kaaสินค้าsǐn-káaสูงขึ้นsǔung-kʉ̂nเงินngənเท่าเดิมtâo-dəəmกลับglàpซื้อของsʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔngได้dâaiน้อยลงnɔ́ɔi-longมากmâak
A single thousand-baht note used to buy several bags of household supplies, but as prices rose, the same amount of money bought much less.
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 class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ใ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bai
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
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