ไปไถ
bpai-tǎiMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] go plough
to go to plough a field; to head out to do ploughing
Examples
พรุ่งนี้เช้าprûng-níi-cháoพรุ่งนี้เช้าprûng-níi-cháotomorrow morningพ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปไถbpai-tǎiไปไถbpai-tǎi1[to] go plough2[to] go scrounge money off [sb]; go extort money (slang)นาnaaนาnaapaddy field; rice fieldแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ฟ้าfáaฟ้าfáa1sky2light blue; sky blue3heaven; divine realmยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)สว่างsà-wàangสว่างsà-wàang1bright; well-lit2[to] become bright; be illuminated3clear; evident (figurative)
Tomorrow morning Dad will go to plough the field before dawn.
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ช่วงchûuangหน้าฝนnâa-fǒnชาวบ้านchaao-bâanต้องdtɔ̂ngรีบrîipไปไถbpai-tǎiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเตรียมdtriiamดินdinปลูกbplùukข้าวkâao
During the rainy season, villagers must hurry to plough to prepare the soil for rice planting.
เขาkǎoตื่นdtʉ̀ʉnตีห้าdtii-hâaแล้วlɛ́ɛoขับรถkàp-rótไถtǎiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiไถtǎiที่tîiแปลงbplɛɛngหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanทุกวันtúk-wan
He wakes up at 5 a.m. and drives the tractor to go plough the plot behind the house every day.
ผู้ใหญ่บ้านpûu-yài-bâanบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiเราraoแบ่งbɛ̀ngเวรweenไปไถbpai-tǎiทีละtii-láแปลงbplɛɛngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaประหยัดน้ำbprà-yàt-náamมันmanและlɛ́เวลาwee-laa
The village headman told us to take turns heading out to plough one plot at a time to save fuel and time.
2VerbB2
[to] go scrounge money off [sb]; go extort money (slang)
To go get money from someone by scrounging, pestering, or intimidation; not ordinarily a neutral request for a loan.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayกะว่าgà-wâaกะว่าgà-wâa1[to] intend; plan (to ...)2[to] suppose; figure; expect (that ...)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปไถbpai-tǎiไปไถbpai-tǎi1[to] go plough2[to] go scrounge money off [sb]; go extort money (slang)เงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)พี่ชายpîi-chaaiพี่ชายpîi-chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingหน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingสิ้นเดือนsîn-dʉʉanสิ้นเดือนsîn-dʉʉan1end of the month; month-end2at the end of the monthยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6about; concerning; regarding
Tomorrow I plan to go hit up my older brother for some money because it's not payday yet.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเขาkǎoไปไถbpai-tǎiเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanทั้งtángห้องhɔ̂ngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขอkɔ̌ɔยืมyʉʉmค่ารถkâa-rótกลับบ้านglàp-bâan
Yesterday he went around asking everyone in the class to borrow bus fare to get home.
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiเขาkǎoไปไถbpai-tǎiเงินngənใครต่อใครkrai-dtɔ̀ɔ-kraiจนjonเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเริ่มrə̂əmรำคาญram-kaanและlɛ́หลบlòpหน้าnâa
Lately he's been asking money off so many people that his friends are getting annoyed and avoiding him.
พอporเงินngernเดือนชนเดือนdeuuan chon deuuanเขาkăoก็gâwจะjàไปไถbpai tăiเจ้านายjâo naaiบ้างbâangเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanบ้างbâangด้วยdûuayข้ออ้างkôr âangเดิมๆderm derm
When it’s paycheck to paycheck, he goes to hit up his boss and coworkers with the same old excuses.
Tones
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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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ไถtǎiไถtǎi1[to] plow; [to] till2plow; plough3[to] shave (very close); [to] clip4[to] scroll/swipe through (slang)[to] plow; [to] tillPart 2
ไปไถbpai-tǎiไปไถbpai-tǎi[to] go plough[to] go ploughWord