ปิด 📣 | bpìt | To close / To turn off

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  เปิด 📣 (Bpoet): To Open / To Turn On

  ปิด 📣 (Bpid): To Close / To Turn Off

  1. Physical Objects (Doors, Lids, Books)

  • เปิดประตู 📣 (bpòoet prà-dtuu) — Open the door.

  • ปิดขวด 📣 (bpìt khùat) — Close the bottle.

  2. Electronics (Lights, TV, Computers)

  • เปิดไฟ 📣 (bpòoet fai) — Turn on the light (Literally: “Open the light”).

  • ปิดทีวี 📣 (bpìt thii-wii) — Turn off the TV.

  • Logic: Ancient lamps had to be “opened” to be lit, so the word stuck even for modern switches.

  3. Business & Events

  • ร้านเปิดกี่โมง? 📣 (ráan bpòoet gìi moong?) — What time does the shop open?

  • งานปิดแล้ว 📣 (ngaan bpìt láeo) — The event is already closed/over.