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Thai word

ป้าย

bpâai

牌子/站/铭牌

Falling tone

How to pronounce ป้าย

High Low

Falling tone

Starts high, falls quickly to low

ป้าย is written bpâai and carries the falling tone. Listen first, then copy the pitch — in Thai the pitch belongs to the word the way a vowel does.

Same syllable, five tones

Thai uses pitch to tell words apart. Below is the same syllable on each of the five tones — nothing changes but the pitch. Say your word (highlighted) on one of the other four and a Thai listener hears a different word, or none at all.

  1. bpaai

    Mid tone

  2. bpàai

    Low tone

  3. bpâai

    Falling tone

    ป้าย
  4. bpǎai

    Rising tone

  5. bpáai

    High tone

What does ป้าย mean?

Translation

牌子/站/铭牌

ป้าย (bpâai) means "牌子/站/铭牌" in Thai.

Tone: Falling tone Frequency: #35 neutral

Example sentences

ลงป้ายไหนดีคะ ถ้าจะไปมาบุญครอง

long bpâai nǎi dii ká tâa jà bpai maa-bun-krong

如果要去 MBK,我应该在哪一 bpâai 下车?

Test yourself

One word from the same tone group. Its meaning is not on this page — see whether it stuck.

What does this word mean?

ห้า

hâa

More words with the falling tone — the same pitch shape, different words.

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