ไปตาม
bpai-dtaamMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] go along [sth]; [to] follow [sth]
To go along a path or route, or to proceed according to a plan, instructions, or a rule.
Examples
ไปตามbpai-dtaamไปตามbpai-dtaam1[to] go along [sth]; [to] follow [sth]2[to] go get [sb]; [to] fetchถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; streetเส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
Go along this road.
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He drove according to the map his friend gave him.
We will walk along the river to get to the village.
เราraoควรkuuanทำtamทุกอย่างtúk-yàangไปตามbpai-dtaamแผนที่pɛ̌ɛn-tîiวางไว้waang-wáiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiงานngaanเสร็จทันเวลาsèt-tan-wee-laa
We should do everything according to the plan we've set in order to finish the work on time.
2VerbA2
[to] go get [sb]; [to] fetch
To go to a place to find and bring someone back; to summon.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseไปตามbpai-dtaamไปตามbpai-dtaam1[to] go along [sth]; [to] follow [sth]2[to] go get [sb]; [to] fetchลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสนามเด็กเล่นsà-nǎam-dèk-lênสนามเด็กเล่นsà-nǎam-dèk-lênplayground; children's play area
Mom is going to the playground to get her child.
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Has Dad gone to get the younger sibling to come home yet?
I will go get the doctor to come and check on the symptoms.
หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaให้hâiเลขาlee-kǎaไปตามbpai-dtaamพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanที่tîiห้องประชุมhɔ̂ng-bprà-chumเพราะprɔ́การประชุมgaan-bprà-chumจะjàเริ่มrə̂əmแล้วlɛ́ɛo
The boss had the secretary go summon the employees to the meeting room because the meeting was about to start.
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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ตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)6[to] send for; fetch [sb]7[to] light; kindle (literary)[to] follow; go afterPart 2
ไปตามbpai-dtaamไปตามbpai-dtaam[to] go along [sth]; [to] follow [sth][to] go along [sth]; [to] follow [sth]Word