ไปพัก
bpai-pákMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] go rest; [to] go take a break
to go somewhere in order to rest or take a break from an activity.
Examples
ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakเหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakvery tired; exhaustedขอkŏrขอkŏr1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forไปพักbpai pákไปพักbpai pák1[to] go rest; [to] go take a break2[to] go stay; [to] go lodge [somewhere]ก่อนนะgòn náก่อนนะgòn náfirst (polite); used on leaving ('I'll go first')
I'm very tired, I'm going to go rest first.
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นักกีฬาnák-gii-laaวิ่งwîngมาmaaหลายรอบlǎai-rɔ̂ɔpแล้วlɛ́ɛoเขาkǎoเลยไปləəi-bpaiพักpákดื่มน้ำdʉ̀ʉm-náam
The athlete has run many laps, so he went to rest and drink some water.
After I finish this work, I will go take a break.
คุณkunดูหน้าdoo nâaซีดๆsêet sêetนะnáไปพักbpai pákสักครู่sàk krôoดีdeeไหมmăiเดี๋ยวdĭiaoผมpŏmดูงานdoo ngaanต่อให้dtòr hâi
You look pale, how about going to rest for a moment? I'll watch over the work for you.
2VerbA2
[to] go stay; [to] go lodge [somewhere]
to go to a place to stay for a short time, such as a hotel or a friend's house.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปพักbpai-pákไปพักbpai-pák1[to] go rest; [to] go take a break2[to] go stay; [to] go lodge [somewhere]ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerโรงแรมroong-rɛɛmโรงแรมroong-rɛɛmhotel; lodging establishment
I'm going to go stay at a hotel.
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ปิดbpìtเทอมที่แล้วtəəm-tîi-lɛ́ɛoเราraoไปพักbpai-pákบ้านbâanคุณย่าkun-yâaที่tîiต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàt
Last school break, we went to stay at grandma's house in the province.
My friend invited me to go stay at their house in Chiang Mai.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunมาmaaเที่ยวtîaoกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpไปพักbpai pákที่têeคอนโดkon-dooผมก็pŏm gôrได้dâiนะnáไม่ต้องmâi dtôngจองโรงjong rohngแรมraem
If you come visit Bangkok, you can go stay at my condo, you don't have to book a hotel.
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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พักpákพักpák1[to] rest; take a break2[to] stay; lodge3[to] pause; put [sth] on hold4interval; stretch; spell[to] rest; take a breakPart 2
ไปพักbpai-pákไปพักbpai-pák[to] go rest; [to] go take a break[to] go rest; [to] go take a breakWord