ไปที่

bpai-tîi

Meaning

1VerbA1

[to] go to [somewhere]

to travel or move to a specific place or location.

Examples

ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไปที่bpai-tîiไปที่bpai-tîi[to] go to [somewhere]ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)
I go to the market.
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เขาkǎoไปที่bpai-tîiโรงเรียนroong-riianทุกวันtúk-wan
He goes to school every day.
เมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiเราraoไปที่bpai-tîiทะเลtá-lee
Yesterday, we went to the beach.
เย็นนี้yen-níiอยากyàakไปที่bpai-tîiร้านอาหารญี่ปุ่นráan-aa-hǎan-yîi-bpùnไหมmǎi
This evening, do you want to go to a Japanese restaurant?

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

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessively[to] goPart 1
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ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerplace; spot; seat; spacePart 2
ไปที่bpai-tîiไปที่bpai-tîi[to] go to [somewhere][to] go to [somewhere]Word

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