ไปเหลา
bpai-lǎoMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] go sharpen; go whittle
To go and sharpen, whittle, or pare something, such as a pencil or piece of wood; figuratively, to go refine something.
Examples
สไลด์sà-laiสไลด์sà-lai1[to] slide; glide; skid2slide (playground or water slide)3slide (presentation page)4[to] swipe; scroll (touchscreen)5slide (microscope/photo film) [loan/tech]นำเสนอnam-sà-nə̌əนำเสนอnam-sà-nə̌ə1[to] present [sth]2[to] propose; put forward [sth]3[to] submit [sth]นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ดีdiiดีdii1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bileเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultไปเหลาbpai-lǎoไปเหลาbpai-lǎo[to] go sharpen; go whittleอีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)นิดนะnít-náนิดนะnít-nájust a little; a bit, pleaseครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
This presentation slide doesn't look quite right yet; let me go and polish it a bit more.
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บทความbòt-kwaamนี้níiเนื้อหาnʉ́ʉa-hǎaดีdiiแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛต้องdtɔ̂ngเอาaoไปเหลาbpai-lǎoสำนวนsǎm-nuuanภาษาpaa-sǎaให้hâiสละสลวยsà-là-sà-lǔuaiขึ้นkʉ̂n
The content of this article is good, but it needs to be taken to have the wording polished to be more eloquent.
หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaแผนpɛ̌ɛnโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekโดยรวมdooi-ruuamโอเคoo-keeแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛให้hâiเอาaoไปเหลาbpai-lǎoรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanกับgàpไทม์ไลน์tai-laaiอีกทีìik-tii
The boss said the overall project plan is okay, but told me to go refine the details regarding the budget and timeline.
กว่าจะgwàa-jàได้dâaiบทภาพยนตร์bòt-pâap-pá-yonที่tîiสมบูรณ์แบบsǒm-buun-bɛ̀ɛpผู้กำกับpûu-gam-gàpต้องdtɔ̂ngส่งให้sòng-hâiนักเขียนบทnák-kǐian-bòtเอาaoไปเหลาbpai-lǎoแล้วlɛ́ɛoเหลาlǎoอีกìikหลายรอบlǎai-rɔ̂ɔp
To get a perfect screenplay, the director had to send it to the scriptwriter to be refined and re-refined multiple times.
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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ไปเหลาbpai-lǎoไปเหลาbpai-lǎo[to] go sharpen; go whittle[to] go sharpen; go whittleWord