ไปเป็น
bpai-bpenMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] go to be; take up a post as
to go and assume a new role, position, or status, often at another place or organization
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปเป็นbpai-bpenไปเป็นbpai-bpen[to] go to be; take up a post asครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเชียงใหม่chiiang-màiเชียงใหม่chiiang-mài1Chiang Mai (city in northern Thailand)2Chiang Mai Provinceปีหน้าbpii-nâaปีหน้าbpii-nâanext year
He will go to be a teacher in Chiang Mai next year.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakเรียนจบriian-jòpเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ไปเป็นbpai-bpenทนายความtá-naai-kwaamที่tîiบริษัทกฎหมายbɔɔ-rí-sàt-gòt-mǎaiชื่อดังchʉ̂ʉ-dang
After graduating, she went to be a lawyer at a famous law firm.
พี่ชายpîi-chaaiของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiลาออกlaa-ɔ̀ɔkจากjàakงานngaanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaไปเป็นbpai-bpenเกษตรกรgà-sèet-dtà-gɔɔnที่tîiบ้านเกิดbâan-gə̀ət
My older brother decided to quit his job to go be a farmer in his hometown.
ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanคนเก่าkon-gàoลาออกlaa-ɔ̀ɔkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaไปเป็นbpai-bpenที่ปรึกษาtîi-bprʉ̀k-sǎaให้กับhâi-gàpบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ng
The old manager resigned to go and be a consultant for a rival company.
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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เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)to be (identity/category/state)Part 2
ไปเป็นbpai-bpenไปเป็นbpai-bpen[to] go to be; take up a post as[to] go to be; take up a post asWord