ไปไหว้
bpai-wâiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] go pay respects; go make offerings
To go to pay respects or make offerings, typically at a temple, shrine, or to elders/ancestors.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; 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)ไปไหว้bpai-wâiไปไหว้bpai-wâi[to] go pay respects; go make offeringsพระที่prá-tîiพระที่prá-tîimonks’ quarters; monks’ living areaวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assess
Tomorrow, I will go to the temple to pay respects to the Buddha image.
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ทุกtúkวันตรุษจีนwan-dtrùt-jiinครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoจะjàไปไหว้bpai-wâiบรรพบุรุษban-pá-bù-rútที่บ้านtîi-bâanอากงaa-gong
Every Chinese New Year, our family goes to pay respects to our ancestors at my grandpa's house.
เธอtəəไปbpaiไหว้ศาลwâi-sǎanพระพรหมprá-promเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขอพรkɔ̌ɔ-pɔɔnเรื่องงานrʉ̂ʉang-ngaanให้hâiสำเร็จsǎm-rèt
She went to pay respects at the Erawan Shrine to ask for a blessing for success in her career.
ถึงแม้จะtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-jàยุ่งyûngแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂จะjàหาเวลาhǎa-wee-laaกลับบ้านglàp-bâanต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaไปไหว้bpai-wâiพ่อpɔ̂ɔกับgàpแม่mɛ̂ɛทุกปีtúk-bpii
No matter how busy he is, he will find time to return to his home province to go and pay respects to his parents every year.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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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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ไหว้wâiไหว้wâi1[to] wai; pay respect with palms together2wai (gesture)[to] wai; pay respect with palms togetherPart 2
ไปไหว้bpai-wâiไปไหว้bpai-wâi[to] go pay respects; go make offerings[to] go pay respects; go make offeringsWord