ใบ้กิน
bâi-ginMeaning
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[to] be speechless (informal)
To be unable to speak or respond because of shock, confusion, embarrassment, anger, or not knowing what to say.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenรู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceiveว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeตัวเองdtuua-eengตัวเองdtuua-eeng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own selfถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)รางวัลใหญ่raang-wan-yàiรางวัลใหญ่raang-wan-yàigrand prize; jackpotเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerใบ้กินbâi-ginใบ้กินbâi-gin[to] be speechless (informal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyพักหนึ่งpák-nʉ̀ngพักหนึ่งpák-nʉ̀ngfor a moment; for a whileก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàbefore (introducing a clause)ร้องrɔ́ɔngร้องrɔ́ɔng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaintออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooความดีใจkwaam-dii-jaiความดีใจkwaam-dii-jaijoy; gladness; delight
When he found out he had won the grand prize, he was speechless for a moment before crying out with joy.
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พอpɔɔเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanถามtǎamต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaทุกคนtúk-konว่าwâaฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpเขาkǎoหรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàaoฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂ใบ้กินbâi-ginไม่รู้mâi-rúuจะjàตอบdtɔ̀ɔpยังไงyang-ngai
When my friend asked in front of everyone whether I liked him, I was speechless and didn't know how to answer.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaรู้rúuว่าwâaเพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìtเอาความao-kwaamลับlápของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoไปbpaiเล่าlâoให้hâiคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnฟังfangเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂โกรธgròotจนใบ้jon-bâiกินginได้แต่dâai-dtɛ̀ɛจ้องjɔ̂ngหน้าnâaเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanโดยdooiไม่mâiพูดpûutอะไรà-rai
When he learned that his close friend had told others his secret, he was so angry he couldn't speak and could only stare at his friend.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàซ้อมsɔ́ɔmตอบคำถามdtɔ̀ɔp-kam-tǎamมาmaaอย่างดีyàang-diiเขาkǎoกลับglàpใบ้กินbâi-ginเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaกรรมการgam-má-gaanถามtǎamว่าwâaจะjàทำอย่างไรtam-yàang-raiถ้าtâaต้องเลือกdtɔ̂ng-lʉ̂ʉakระหว่างrá-wàangความถูกต้องkwaam-tùuk-dtɔ̂ngกับgàpผลประโยชน์pǒn-bprà-yòotของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàt
Although he had thoroughly rehearsed his answers, he was stumped when the panel asked what he would do if he had to choose between doing what was right and serving the company's interests.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
bâi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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
ใบ้bâiใบ้bâi1mute; unable to speak2[to] give clues; hint; communicate by gestures3foolish; stupid; ignorant4mute personmute; unable to speakPart 1
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ใบ้กินbâi-ginใบ้กินbâi-gin[to] be speechless (informal)[to] be speechless (informal)Word