ไป
go
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- 1 go、leave、depart
- 2 go to do、go and do
- 3 away [directional]、forward [continuing direction]、off; out [resulting away]
- 4 onward、forward、as time passes
- 5 too、too much、excessively
ไป is the basic word for moving away from a reference point: “go.” It also works with other verbs to mean “go and do,” marks motion or change away/forward, and after adjectives can mean “too” or “excessively.”
go、leave、depart
This is the core verb meaning to go, leave, or move away from a reference point toward another place.
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ไปโรงเรียน pay rooŋrian go to school ไปโรงเรียน details
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พรุ่งนี้จะไปกรุงเทพฯ phrûŋníi cà pay kruŋthêep I’ll go to Bangkok tomorrow. พรุ่งนี้จะไปกรุงเทพฯ details
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จะไปไหน cà pay nǎy Where are you going? จะไปไหน details
go to do、go and do
Placed before another verb, ไป means going somewhere in order to do that action.
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ไปกินข้าว pay kin khâaw go eat; go out for a meal ไปกินข้าว details
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ไปซื้อของ pay sʉ́ʉ khɔ̌ɔŋ go shopping ไปซื้อของ details
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ไปดูหนังกันไหม pay duu nǎŋ kan mǎy Do you want to go see a movie? ไปดูหนังกันไหม details
away [directional]、forward [continuing direction]、off; out [resulting away]
After a verb, ไป adds a sense of motion away, forward movement, or a completed/resulting change.
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เดินไป dəən pay walk away; walk on เดินไป details
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เอาไป aw pay take away; take with you เอาไป details
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เขาวิ่งออกไป khǎw wîŋ ɔ̀ɔk pay He ran out. เขาวิ่งออกไป details
onward、forward、as time passes
ไป can show that time, an action, or a state continues forward or progresses to a later point.
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เวลาผ่านไปเร็วมาก weelaa phàan pay rew mâak Time passes very quickly. เวลาผ่านไปเร็วมาก details
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ทำต่อไป tham tɔ̀ɔ pay keep doing it ทำต่อไป details
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จากนี้ไป càak níi pay from now on จากนี้ไป details
too、too much、excessively
After an adjective or state word, ไป means the degree is excessive: too much, too far, too expensive, and so on.
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แพงไป phɛɛŋ pay It’s too expensive. แพงไป details
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เร็วไปหน่อย rew pay nɔ̀ɔy It’s a little too early. เร็วไปหน่อย details
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คิดมากไป khít mâak pay think too much คิดมากไป details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core image of ไป is movement away from a reference point. The basic pattern is ไป + place, meaning “go to.” ที่ may appear before a place, but in everyday speech it is often omitted, as in ไปตลาด or ไปโรงเรียน. ไป + verb means “go to do,” as in ไปกินข้าว, ไปซื้อของ, and ไปดูหนัง. After another verb, ไป works like a directional or aspect helper, adding motion away, forward progress, or a resulting change, as in เอาไป “take away,” ออกไป “go out,” and ผ่านไป “pass by / pass over time.” The key opposite direction word is มา.
Usage
This word appears constantly in everyday Thai: saying where you are going, talking about plans, inviting someone, taking something somewhere, describing time passing, or saying that something is too much.
Caution
Saying ไป! by itself can sound like “Go away!” depending on tone and context. For invitations, forms like ไปกันไหม or ไปกันเถอะ are much more natural.
Differences from similar words
1 go synonyms
2 go to do synonyms
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แวะไป means to stop by or drop in somewhere. ไป simply means to go, without the idea of a brief stop.
5 too synonyms
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เกินไป explicitly means excessive or beyond the right amount. A plain adjective plus ไป is also natural in conversation for “too.”