Describing things เกินไป goen bpai
too (much), excessively adverb
- goen mid
- bpai mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
Parts: เกินgoen to exceed, over ไปbpai to go
How to use it
Put เกินไปgoen bpai, "going over", after an adjective for "too": แพงเกินไปpaeng goen bpai, too expensive, ร้อนเกินไปráwn goen bpai, too hot. In everyday speech it's often just ไปbpai: หวานไปwǎan bpai, too sweet, เยอะไปyóe bpai, too much. Add หน่อยnàwy to soften it: ใหญ่ไปหน่อยyài bpai nàwy, a bit too big.
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:
- koen pai
- gern bpai
- kern pai
- gern pai
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