ไปมา
bpai-maaMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] go back and forth; frequent
to go back and forth; to travel between two or more places repeatedly; to frequent a place.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไปมาbpai-maaไปมาbpai-maa1[to] go back and forth; frequent2back and forth; to and froบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaanที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaanworkplace; officeทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
I go back and forth between home and work every day.
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ตอนdtonเรียนriianมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiเขาkăoต้องdtôngไปมาbpai maaเชียงใหม่chiiang màiกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpบ่อยๆbòi bòi
When he was in university, he had to travel back and forth between Chiang Mai and Bangkok often.
น้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaaiฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpไปมาbpai-maaสนามเด็กเล่นsà-nǎam-dèk-lênแถวบ้านtɛ̌ɛo-bâanเป็นประจำbpen-bprà-jam
My little brother likes to frequent the neighborhood playground.
คุณพ่อkun-pɔ̂ɔต้องdtɔ̂ngไปมาbpai-maaต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têetเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaประชุมbprà-chumกับgàpลูกค้าlûuk-káaอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌ə
My father always has to travel back and forth to other countries to meet with clients.
2AdverbB1
back and forth; to and fro
(used as an adverb) back and forth; to and fro.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillนอนไม่หลับnɔɔn-mâi-làpนอนไม่หลับnɔɔn-mâi-làp[to] be unable to sleep; [to] suffer from insomniaเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedลุกขึ้นมาlúk-kʉ̂n-maaลุกขึ้นมาlúk-kʉ̂n-maa1[to] get up; [to] stand up2[to] rise up; [to] take actionเดินไปมาdəən-bpai-maaเดินไปมาdəən-bpai-maa[to] walk back and forth; [to] paceในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: rooms
He couldn't sleep, so he got up and walked back and forth in the room.
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เธอtəəชะโงกchá-ngôokหน้าnâaมองmɔɔngไปมาbpai-maaนอกหน้าต่างnɔ̂ɔk-nâa-dtàangเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanกำลังgam-langรอrɔɔใครkraiอยู่yùu
She peeked back and forth out the window, as if she were waiting for someone.
รถรับส่งrót-ráp-sòngจะjàวิ่งwîngไปมาbpai-maaระหว่างrá-wàangโรงแรมroong-rɛɛmกับgàpสนามบินsà-nǎam-binทุกtúkชั่วโมงchûua-moong
The shuttle bus runs back and forth between the hotel and the airport every hour.
เขาkǎoกวาดgwàatสายตาsǎai-dtaaไปมาbpai-maaทั่วทั้งtûua-tángห้องประชุมhɔ̂ng-bprà-chumเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaประเมินbprà-məənปฏิกิริยาbpà-dtì-gì-rí-yaaของkɔ̌ɔngผู้ฟังpûu-fang
He scanned his eyes back and forth across the conference room to gauge the audience's reaction.
Tones
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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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มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker[to] come; arrivePart 2
ไปมาbpai-maaไปมาbpai-maa[to] go back and forth; frequent[to] go back and forth; frequentWord