ไปไหว้(bpai wâi)

Meanings

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[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-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไปไหว้bpai wâiไปไหว้bpai wâi[to] go pay respects; go make offeringsพระที่prá têeพระที่prá têemonks’ quarters; monks’ living areaวัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measure
Tomorrow, I will go to the temple to pay respects to the Buddha image.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)Part 1
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ไหว้wâiไหว้wâi1[to] wai; pay respect with palms together2wai (gesture)Part 2
ไปไหว้bpai wâiไปไหว้bpai wâi[to] go pay respects; go make offerings