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Sign in Thai

“Sign” in Thai is ป้ายbpâai.

ป้าย bpâai

sign, label, tag noun

bpâai falling

Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”

ป้ายรถเมล์bpâai rót-mee = bus stop; ป้ายราคาbpâai raa-kaa = price tag.

You'll hear it in Made in Thailand (เมด อิน ไทยแลนด์).

How to use it

ป้ายbpâai, with a falling tone, is any sign or label: a street sign, a shop sign, a price tag, ป้ายราคาbpâai raa-kaa, or a name tag, ป้ายชื่อbpâai chûue. A bus stop is named after its sign, ป้ายรถเมล์bpâai-rót-mee, and a number plate is ป้ายทะเบียนbpâai tá-bian. A sign that starts with ห้ามhâam forbids something. To sign your name is another word, เซ็นsen.

Other spellings you'll see

There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:

paai

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Song Made in Thailand (เมด อิน ไทยแลนด์) The song that plays as the guests arrive by boat in the first episode of The White Lotus season 3. With a flute riff every Thai knows, it pokes fun at Thais who trust a foreign label more than their own country's goods. It teaches words you'll use every week (Westerner, to appreciate, warranty, label, to sell well, to fool), the Thai idea of face, and the playful echo words Thais use for emphasis.

More travel and transport in Thai

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รถ rót Car in Thai
แท็กซี่ táek-sîi Taxi in Thai
จอด jàwt Stop (a car) in Thai
to stop, to park
เลี้ยว líaw Turn in Thai
to turn
ซ้าย sáai Left in Thai
ขวา kwǎa Right (direction) in Thai
right (the direction)

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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