ไปงาน
bpai-ngaanMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] attend [an event]
to attend an event, party, wedding, funeral, or other social function; to go to an event.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyงานวันเกิดngaan-wan-gə̀ətงานวันเกิดngaan-wan-gə̀ətbirthday party; birthday celebration (event)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellow
I am going to a friend's birthday party.
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Tomorrow evening, I have to go to my relative's wedding.
He just got back from attending a funeral in another province.
คืนวันศุกร์kʉʉn-wan-sùkนี้níiบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtจะjàจัดเลี้ยงjàt-líiangเราraoเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngไปงานbpai-ngaanกันganทุกคนtúk-kon
This Friday night, the company is hosting a party, so all of us have to go to the event.
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 ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bpai
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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งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)work; job; employmentPart 2
ไปงานbpai-ngaanไปงานbpai-ngaan[to] attend [an event][to] attend [an event]Word