ไปทั่ว
bpai-tûuaMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] go everywhere; travel all over
to go to many places or throughout an area; to travel widely
Examples
ปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛoปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛo1last year; the previous year2last year (time marker)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitญี่ปุ่นyîi-bpùnญี่ปุ่นyîi-bpùn1Japan (country)2Japanese (language)3Japanese (person/people)4Japanese; of Japanมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทั่วtûuaทั่วtûua1all over; everywhere2whole; entireเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Last year, I traveled all over Japan.
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เขาkǎoทำงานtam-ngaanเป็นbpenเซลส์แมนseen-mɛɛnเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngเดินทางdəən-taangไปbpaiทั่วประเทศtûua-bprà-têet
He works as a salesman, so he has to travel all over the country.
หลังlǎngเกษียณgà-sǐianพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnจะjàขับรถเที่ยวkàp-rót-tîiaoไปทั่วbpai-tûuaไทยtai
After retirement, my parents plan to drive and travel all over Thailand.
การที่gaan-tîiเขาkǎoได้dâaiเดินทางdəən-taangไปbpaiทั่วโลกtûua-lôokทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoมีประสบการณ์mii-bprà-sòp-gaanชีวิตchii-wítที่tîiน่าสนใจnâa-sǒn-jaiมาmaaเล่าให้ฟังlâo-hâi-fangเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Having traveled all over the world makes him always have interesting life experiences to share.
2AdverbB1
all over; everywhere (extent marker)
used after a verb to indicate distribution over a wide area (e.g., วางของไปทั่ว ‘to put things everywhere’)
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)วิ่งเล่นwîng lênวิ่งเล่นwîng lên[to] run around for fun; rompไปทั่วbpai tûuaไปทั่วbpai tûua1[to] go everywhere; travel all over2all over; everywhere (extent marker)สนามหญ้าsà-năam yâaสนามหญ้าsà-năam yâa1lawn; grassy yard2grass pitch; turf field
The children are running and playing all over the lawn.
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Mom looked for her glasses all over the house, but still couldn't find them.
เขาkǎoทำกาแฟtam-gaa-fɛɛหกใส่hòk-sàiเอกสารสำคัญèek-gà-sǎan-sǎm-kanที่tîiวางอยู่waang-yùuบนbonโต๊ะdtóไปทั่วbpai-tûuaเลยləəi
He spilled coffee all over the important documents that were on the table.
ในnaiคืนkʉʉnวันลอยกระทงwan-lɔɔi-grà-tongผู้คนpûu-konจะjàจุดjùtเทียนtiianวางไว้waang-wáiไปทั่วbpai-tûuaริมตลิ่งrim-dtà-lìngทำให้ดูtam-hâi-duuสวยงามsǔuai-ngaamมากmâak
On the night of Loy Krathong, people light and place candles all along the riverbank, which looks very beautiful.
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
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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ไปทั่วbpai-tûuaไปทั่วbpai-tûua[to] go everywhere; travel all over[to] go everywhere; travel all overWord