ไปแล้ว

bpai-lɛ́ɛo

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] have gone; have left; be gone (completed action)

indicates that someone or something has already gone/left and is no longer present

Examples

เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛoไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛo1[to] have gone; have left; be gone (completed action)2[to] be off now; I'm leaving (announcement)
He has already gone.
3 more examples
ฉันchǎnโทรหาtoo-hǎaแม่mɛ̂ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛไปbpaiตลาดdtà-làatแล้วlɛ́ɛo
I called Mom, but she had already gone to the market.
รถเมล์rót-meeคันkanสุดท้ายsùt-táaiไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛo
The last bus has already left.
กว่าgwàaผมpŏmจะjàไปถึงbpai tĕungที่têeร้านอาหารráan aa-hăanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanก็gâwกินกันgin ganเสร็จsètแล้วก็láeo gâwกลับไปglàp bpaiแล้วláeo
By the time I got to the restaurant, my friends had already finished eating and had left.
2VerbA2

[to] be off now; I'm leaving (announcement)

used by the speaker to announce their own departure, often with a particle (e.g., ไปแล้วนะ ‘I’m off now’)

Examples

ไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛoไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛo1[to] have gone; have left; be gone (completed action)2[to] be off now; I'm leaving (announcement)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
I'm off now.
3 more examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛครับkrápผมpǒmไปbpaiโรงเรียนroong-riianแล้วlɛ́ɛoนะnáครับkráp
Mom, I'm going to school now!
คุยกันkui-ganสนุกมากsà-nùk-mâakเลยləəiแต่dtɛ̀ɛฉันchǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛoล่ะlâไว้เจอกันwái-jəə-ganใหม่màiนะná
It was great talking, but I have to go now. See you again!
ดึกdʉ̀kแล้วlɛ́ɛoผมpǒmขอตัวkɔ̌ɔ-dtuuaกลับglàpก่อนนะgɔ̀ɔn-náครับkrápไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛoครับkrápสวัสดีsà-wàt-diiครับkráp
It's late, I should be getting back now. I'm off, goodbye!

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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แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)already; now (as of this point)Part 2
ไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛoไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛo[to] have gone; have left; be gone (completed action)[to] have gone; have left; be gone (completed action)Word