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bpàiMeaning
1ParticleC2
not; not yet (archaic)
An archaic negative used before a verb or predicate, meaning 'not' or 'not yet'.
Examples
ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerท่านtânท่านtân1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)กล่าวglàaoกล่าวglàao[to] say; state; mention (formal)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ความจริงkwaam-jingความจริงkwaam-jing1truth; fact2actually; in fact; to tell the truthไป่bpàiไป่bpàinot; not yet (archaic)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingข้าพเจ้าkâa-pá-jâaoข้าพเจ้าkâa-pá-jâaoI; me (formal/written)อยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]เหตุการณ์hèet-gaanเหตุการณ์hèet-gaan1event; incident; occurrence2situation; state of affairs3classifier: ครั้ง / เหตุการณ์ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; too
What you have said cannot be true, for I was also present at the event.
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เขาkǎoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamค้นหาkón-hǎaความจริงkwaam-jingมาmaaตลอดชีวิตdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-chii-wítแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂หาhǎaพบpópไป่bpài
He searched for the truth his entire life, but found it not.
คนดีkon-diiมีmiiศีลธรรมsǐin-lá-tamย่อมyɔ̂mไป่bpàiเกรงกลัวgreeng-gluuaต่อคำdtɔ̀ɔ-kamใส่ร้ายป้ายสีsài-ráai-bpâai-sǐi
A virtuous person fears not the words of slander.
ข้าพเจ้าkâa-pá-jâaoขอkɔ̌ɔถวายสัตย์ปฏิญาณtà-wǎai-sàt-bpà-dtì-yaanว่าwâaแม้mɛ́ɛชีวาchii-waaจะjàหาไม่hǎa-mâiก็gɔ̂หาhǎaทรยศtɔɔ-rá-yótต่อdtɔ̀ɔแผ่นดินpɛ̀n-dinไป่bpài
I pledge an oath that even if my life were to end, I would betray the motherland not.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bpài
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |