ไปยัง
bpai-yangMeaning
1PrepositionB1
to; toward (a destination)
Indicates movement or direction to or toward a place or target, especially in written or formal Thai.
Examples
รถไฟrót-faiรถไฟrót-fai1train2railway; rail serviceขบวนkà-buuanขบวนkà-buuan1train (set)2procession; parade; convoy3classifier: trains (by set); processions; grouped vehiclesนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เดินทางdəən-taangเดินทางdəən-taang[to] travel; make a journeyไปยังbpai-yangไปยังbpai-yangto; toward (a destination)เชียงใหม่chiiang-màiเชียงใหม่chiiang-mài1Chiang Mai (city in northern Thailand)2Chiang Mai Province
This train will travel to Chiang Mai.
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พัสดุpát-sà-dùของkɔ̌ɔngคุณkunจะjàถูกtùukจัดส่งjàt-sòngไปยังbpai-yangที่อยู่tîi-yùuที่tîiให้ไว้hâi-wáiภายในpaai-naiสามsǎamวันทำการwan-tam-gaan
Your package will be delivered to the provided address within three business days.
เขาkǎoเขียนkǐianจดหมายjòt-mǎaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaส่งไปsòng-bpaiยังyangครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoที่อยู่tîi-yùuต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têet
He wrote a letter to send to his family who live abroad.
ดาวเทียมdaao-tiiamกำลังgam-langส่งสัญญาณsòng-sǎn-yaanข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunกลับมาglàp-maaยังyangสถานีsà-tǎa-niiควบคุมkûuap-kumบนbonพื้นโลกpʉ́ʉn-lôok
The satellite is transmitting data signals back to the control station on Earth.
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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ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardstill; continuingPart 2
ไปยังbpai-yangไปยังbpai-yangto; toward (a destination)to; toward (a destination)Word