Thai word
ไป
bpai
去
How to pronounce ไป
Mid tone
Flat, neutral level — like a normal speaking tone
ไป is written bpai and carries the mid 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.
- ไป
bpai
Mid tone
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bpài
Low tone
-
bpâi
Falling tone
-
bpǎi
Rising tone
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bpái
High tone
What does ไป mean?
Translation
去
ไป (bpai) means "去" in Thai.
Example sentences
ไปสยามเท่าไหร่ครับ
bpai sà-yǎam tâo-rài kráp
去暹罗多少钱？
สองแถวไปตลาดไหมครับ
sǒng-tǎaew bpai dtà-làat mǎi kráp
这辆 sǒng-tǎaew 去 dtà-làat 吗？
แพงไปนะคะ ลดได้ไหมคะ
paaeng bpai ná ká lót dâi mǎi ká
太贵了。能便宜点吗？（口语）
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?
ไซส์
sai
Related words
More words with the mid tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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