ไปเจอ

bpai-jəə

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] go meet [sb]

to go to meet or see someone (usually planned).

Examples

เย็นนี้yen-níiเย็นนี้yen-níi1this evening2this evening's (as a modifier)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)ไปเจอbpai-jəəไปเจอbpai-jəə1[to] go meet [sb]2[to] come across [sb/sth]เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellow
This evening, I'm going to meet my friend.
3 more examples
วันเสาร์นี้wan-sǎo-níiเราraoมีนัดmii-nátไปเจอbpai-jəəครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaที่tîiห้างhâang
This Saturday, we have a plan to go meet our family at the mall.
เขาkǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngไปเจอbpai-jəəหมอmɔ̌ɔตามนัดdtaam-nátทุกtúkเดือนdʉʉan
He has to go see the doctor for his appointment every month.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiผมpǒmต้องdtɔ̂ngรีบrîipไปเจอbpai-jəəหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaที่tîiออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítแต่เช้าdtɛ̀ɛ-cháaoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaคุยkuiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekใหม่mài
Tomorrow I have to hurry to go meet my boss at the office early in the morning to discuss the new project.
2VerbA2

[to] come across [sb/sth]

to encounter or find someone or something by chance (often after going somewhere).

Examples

ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไปเจอbpai-jəəไปเจอbpai-jəə1[to] go meet [sb]2[to] come across [sb/sth]หมาmǎaหมาmǎa1dog2dog (insult)น่ารักnâa-rákน่ารักnâa-rák1cute; adorable; lovely2endearing; likable (personality)3sweet; considerate (behavior)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)
I found a cute dog at the park.
3 more examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanผมpǒmไปเจอbpai-jəəเพื่อนเก่าpʉ̂ʉan-gàoโดยบังเอิญdooi-bang-əənที่tîiห้างhâang
Yesterday, I ran into an old friend by chance at the mall.
เขาkǎoไปเจอbpai-jəəกระเป๋าตังค์grà-bpǎo-dtangของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengในรถnai-rót
He happened to find his own wallet in the car.
ตอนdtɔɔnเดินเที่ยวdəən-tîiaoในnaiเมืองเก่าmʉʉang-gàoผมpǒmไปเจอbpai-jəəร้านráanอาหารพื้นเมืองaa-hǎan-pʉ́ʉn-mʉʉangร้านráanหนึ่งnʉ̀ngที่tîiอร่อยà-rɔ̀iมากmâak
While walking around the old town, I came across a local restaurant that was very delicious.

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

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessively[to] goPart 1
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เจอjəəเจอjəə1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experience[to] meet; run intoPart 2
ไปเจอbpai-jəəไปเจอbpai-jəə[to] go meet [sb][to] go meet [sb]Word

Related Words

1[to] go meet [sb]

2[to] come across [sb/sth]