ไปนา
bpai naa
Meanings
1VerbA2
[to] go to the rice field
to go to the paddy/rice field, often implying going to work there.
Examples
เช้านี้cháo néeเช้านี้cháo née1this morning2this morning; earlier today (morning)พ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: father of; master ofไปนาbpai naaไปนาbpai naa1[to] go to the rice field2gone to the fields — set phraseกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ลุงlungลุงlung1uncle (younger brother of parent)2older man (form of address)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofดำนาdam naaดำนาdam naa1[to] transplant rice seedlings2rice-transplanting; transplanting rice
This morning my father went to the rice field with my uncle to transplant rice.
2NounB1
gone to the fields — set phrase
a set phrase meaning someone has gone out to the rice fields, often used to explain their absence
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâa1if; in case2if only; provided that (conditional emphasis)หาhăaหาhăa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3[to] get; procure4[to] earn (money); make a living5[to] visit; go see6[to] call for; ask for; contact (by phone)แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseไม่เจอmâi jerไม่เจอmâi jer[to] not find [sth/sb]ตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseไปนาbpai naaไปนาbpai naa1[to] go to the rice field2gone to the fields — set phraseเดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4if … then (warning; colloquial)5alternating; now … now …บ่ายbàaiบ่ายbàai1afternoon2[to] slant; lean; turn aside3in the afternoonคงkongคงkong1probably; likely2still; unchanged3permanent; lasting4firm; steady; stable5stable; constant6stable; unchanged7[to] keep; preserveกลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] turn over/flip/reverse2contrary; on the contrary3[to] return; go/come back4back; in return
If you can’t find Mom, she has gone to the rice fields; she’ll probably be back in the afternoon.
Word Breakdown
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ไปนาbpai naaไปนาbpai naa[to] go to the rice field