ไปวันๆ
bpai wan wanMeanings
1AdverbB2
idly day to day; just getting by
living or spending time from day to day without clear plans, ambition, or progress; just getting by.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeงานพิเศษngaan pí-sètงานพิเศษngaan pí-sèt1side job; part-time job2extra task; additional dutyหาเงินhăa ngernหาเงินhăa ngern[to] earn money; [to] make moneyใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderไปวันๆbpai wan wanไปวันๆbpai wan wan1idly day to day; just getting by2[to] drift along; pass the days aimlesslyยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockแผนpăenแผนpăen1plan; strategy2scheme; plotสำหรับsăm-ràpสำหรับsăm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingอนาคตà-naa-kótอนาคตà-naa-kót1future (time to come)2prospectsที่ชัดเจนtêe chát jayn
He works part-time jobs just to get by day-to-day and doesn't have a clear plan for the future yet.
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ช่วงนี้chûuang néeรู้สึกrúu-sèukเบื่อๆbèuua bèuuaเลยloieใช้ชีวิตไปวันๆchái chee-wít bpai wan-wanไม่ได้mâi dâaiตั้งเป้าหมายdtâng bpâo-măaiอะไรà-raiเป็นพิเศษbpen pí-sèt
Lately, I've been feeling bored, so I'm just living day by day without setting any particular goals.
หลังจากlăng jàakเรียนจบriian jòpเขาkăoก็gâwยังyangหางานhăa ngaanที่têeชอบchôpไม่ได้mâi dâaiเลยloieต้องdtôngทำงานtam ngaanรับจ้างráp jâangไปวันๆbpai wan wanเพื่อpêuuaรอโอกาสro oh-gàatที่têeดีกว่าdee gwàa
After graduating, he still couldn't find a job he liked, so he has to do gig work just to get by while waiting for a better opportunity.
การgaanใช้ชีวิตไปวันๆchái chee-wít bpai wan-wanโดยdoiไม่มีmâi meeความทะเยอทะยานkwaam tá-yoe-tá-yaanอาจàatทำให้tam hâiคุณkunพลาดplâatโอกาสoh-gàatในnaiการเติบโตgaan dtèrp dtohและláeพัฒนาpát-tá-naaตัวเองdtuua eng
Living from day to day without ambition might cause you to miss opportunities for growth and self-development.
2VerbB2
[to] drift along; pass the days aimlessly
to pass one’s days without meaningful activity or purpose; to merely muddle through life.
Examples
ตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeตั้งแต่dtâng dtàefrom; since (starting point)เกษียณgà-sĭianเกษียณgà-sĭian1[to] retire2retiredคุณตาkun dtaaคุณตาkun dtaa1grandfather (maternal)2elderly man (polite address)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerไม่รู้mâi rúuไม่รู้mâi rúu1[to] not know; be unaware (of); be uncertain2I don't know.จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ทำอะไรtam à-raiทำอะไรtam à-raiwhat are you doing?เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)ๆ-นอนnonนอนnon1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downๆ-ดูทีวีdoo tee weeดูทีวีdoo tee wee[to] watch TVไปวันๆbpai wan wanไปวันๆbpai wan wan1idly day to day; just getting by2[to] drift along; pass the days aimlessly
Since retiring, grandpa doesn't know what to do, so he just sits and lies around watching TV to pass the days.
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ฉันchănไม่mâiอยากyàakใช้ชีวิตchái chee-wítวัยรุ่นwai rûnไปวันๆbpai wan wanแบบbàepไร้สาระrái săa-ràอยากyàakทำอะไรtam à-raiที่têeมีความหมายmee kwaam-măaiมากกว่านี้mâak gwàa née
I don't want to spend my teenage years just muddling through pointlessly; I want to do something more meaningful.
ภาวะซึมเศร้าpaa-wá seum sâoทำให้tam hâiเขาkăoสูญเสียsŏon sĭiaความสนใจkwaam sŏn jaiในnaiทุกสิ่งtúk sìngและláeใช้ชีวิตไปวันๆchái chee-wít bpai wan-wanอย่างyàangว่างเปล่าwâang bplào
Depression caused him to lose interest in everything and merely live his life emptily from one day to the next.
หลายคนlăai konติดอยู่dtìt yòoในวังnai wangวนwonของkŏngการทำงานgaan tam ngaanที่têeตัวเองdtuua engไม่ชอบmâi chôpเพียงpiiangเพื่อpêuuaหาเงินhăa ngernและláeปล่อยให้bplòi hâiชีวิตchee-wítผ่านไปpàan bpaiวันๆwan wanโดยปราศจากdoy bpràat-sà-jàakความสุขkwaam sùkที่แท้จริงtêe táe jing
Many people are stuck in the cycle of working a job they don't like, just to earn money and let life pass by day by day without true happiness.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ไปวันๆ said ไป-วัน-วัน?
bpai wan wan
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 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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ไปวันๆbpai wan wanไปวันๆbpai wan wanidly day to day; just getting byidly day to day; just getting byWord