ไบโอ
bai-ooMeanings
1NounB1
bio (biography/profile)
A short personal profile or biographical blurb (loan from English ‘bio’).
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ทวิตtá-wítทวิตtá-wít1[to] tweet; post on X2a tweet; post on Xของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoไบโอbai-oไบโอbai-o1bio (biography/profile)2bio (biology; biological, colloq.)3bio- (life; biological)สั้นๆsân sânสั้นๆsân sânbriefly; in shortว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)นักเขียนnák kĭianนักเขียนnák kĭianwriter; authorและláeและláeand (coordinating)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กาแฟgaa-faeกาแฟgaa-faecoffee (drink; beans; plant)
His Twitter has a short bio saying he’s a writer and coffee lover.
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ฉันchǎnอัปเดตไบโอàp-dèet-bai-ooในnaiโปรไฟล์bproo-faiให้hâiบอกบทbɔ̀ɔk-bòtบาทbàatงานngaanและlɛ́ช่องทางchɔ̂ng-taangติดต่อdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔชัดchátขึ้นkʉ̂n
I updated the bio in my profile to state my job role and contact channels more clearly.
เวลาwee-laaเปิดรับbpə̀ət-rápงานngaanฟรีแลนซ์frii-lɛɛnเขาkǎoมักmákแก้gɛ̂ɛไบโอbai-ooให้hâiเน้นnénผลงานpǒn-ngaanล่าสุดlâa-sùtและlɛ́ทักษะták-sàหลักlàk
When taking on freelance work, he often edits his bio to highlight recent projects and key skills.
ไบโอbai-oที่ดีtêe deeควรkuuanย่อยyôiประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanยาวๆyaao yaaoให้hâiเหลือlĕuuaประโยคprà-yôhkคมๆkom komที่têeสะท้อนsà-tónตัวตนdtuua dtonและláeคุณค่าkun-ná-kâa
A good bio should condense long experience into sharp sentences that reflect one’s identity and value.
2NounB2
bio (biology; biological, colloq.)
A colloquial abbreviation for biology or anything related to biological science.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสอบsɔ̀ɔpสอบsɔ̀ɔp1[to] take an exam; sit a test2exam; test (colloq.)3[to] test; examine (ability)4tapered; narrowing toward one endไบโอbai-ooไบโอbai-oo1bio (biography/profile)2bio (biology; biological, colloq.)3bio- (life; biological)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toทบทวนtóp-tuuanทบทวนtóp-tuuan1[to] review; revise (study)2[to] reconsider; re-examineระบบย่อยอาหารrá-bòp-yɔ̂ɔi-aa-hǎanระบบย่อยอาหารrá-bòp-yɔ̂ɔi-aa-hǎandigestive systemให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ครบkrópครบkróp1complete; full; all present2in full; completely3[time] to be complete; to reach the full term
We have a bio exam tomorrow; we need to review the digestive system thoroughly.
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เขาkăoชอบchôpไบโอbai-oมากกว่าmâak gwàaเคมีke-meeเพราะpráwได้dâiทำtamแลlaeปbpaเกี่ยวกับgìiao gàpพืชpêutและláeสัตว์sàt
He likes bio more than chemistry because he gets to do labs about plants and animals.
อาจารย์aa-jaanไบโอbai-oชวนchuanเราraoทำtamโปรเจกต์bproh-jèkวิจัยwí-jaiเล็กlékๆ-เรื่องrêuuangจุลชีพjun-lá-chêepในดินnai dinหลังlăngฝนตกfŏn dtòk
The bio teacher invited us to do a small research project on soil microbes after rainfall.
หลักสูตรlàk-sùutไบโอbai-ooใหม่màiเน้นnénทักษะták-sàวิเคราะห์wí-krɔ́ข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunจากjàakการทดลองgaan-tót-lɔɔngมากกว่าmâak-gwàaการท่องจำgaan-tɔ̂ɔng-jamคำศัพท์kam-sàp
The new bio curriculum emphasizes data analysis skills from experiments rather than memorizing terminology.
3NounB2
bio- (life; biological)
A prefix meaning ‘life’ or ‘biological’, used before other words (e.g., ไบโอเทคไบโอเทคbai-oo-ték1biotech2BIOTEC (Thailand)).
Examples
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesลงทุนlong-tunลงทุนlong-tun1[to] invest (money; resources)2to take the trouble; to go to the effort (colloquial)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ไบโอเทคbai-oo-tékไบโอเทคbai-oo-ték1biotech2BIOTEC (Thailand)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofพัฒนายาpát-tá-naa-yaaพัฒนายาpát-tá-naa-yaa[to] develop a drug/medicineใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมาจากmaa-jàakมาจากmaa-jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toกระบวนการgrà-buuan-gaanกระบวนการgrà-buuan-gaanprocess; procedureทางชีวภาพtaang-chii-wá-pâapทางชีวภาพtaang-chii-wá-pâap1biological2biologically; by biological means
The company is investing in biotech to develop new drugs derived from biological processes.
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โครงการkrohng gaanไบโอbai-oเอeเeนอnoร์rจี้jêeนี้néeใช้cháiของเหลือkŏng lĕuuaจากjàakการเกษตรgaan gà-sèetมาmaaผลิตpà-lìtเชื้อเพลิงchéuua plerngสะอาดsà-àat
This bioenergy project uses agricultural waste to produce clean fuel.
นักวิจัยnák wí-jaiเสนอsà-nĕrแนวทางnaeo taangไáiบอboอaคอนkonมีmeeให้hâiชุมชนchum-chonเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเศรษฐกิจหมุนเวียนsèet-tà-gìt mŭn-wiianอาศัยaa-săiฐานtăanจากjàakชีวภาพchee-wá-pâap
Researchers proposed a bioeconomy approach for the community so that the circular economy is based on biological resources.
เราraoควรkuuanออกแบบɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛpวัสดุwát-sà-dùไบโอbai-ooที่tîiย่อยสลายyɔ̂ɔi-sà-lǎaiได้dâaiเองeengเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดlótปัญหาbpan-hǎaขยะkà-yàระยะยาวrá-yá-yaao
We should design biodegradable bio-materials that decompose on their own to reduce long-term waste problems.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ 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 | — | — |