กะบ่ฮู้(gà bòr hôo)

Meanings

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well, [I] don't know; don't know either (Isan)

An Isan phrase corresponding to standard Thai ก็ไม่รู้: not to know, with กะกะgà1(dialectal) then; also; indeed2work shift3[to] estimate; guess adding a contextual sense such as 'well,' 'then,' or 'either.' The subject is understood from context.

Examples

เพิ่นpêrnเพิ่นpêrnhe; she; they (Isan)ไปไสbpai săiไปไสbpai săi[Isan] where are you going?กะบ่ฮู้gà bòr hôoกะบ่ฮู้gà bòr hôowell, [I] don't know; don't know either (Isan)
Where did he go? ...I don't know.
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เขาkăoถามtăamว่าwâaร้านráanปิดbpìtจักjàkโมงmohngข้อยกะkôi gàบ่ฮู้bò hûuคือกันkeuu gan
He asked what time the shop closes. I don't know either.
เจ้าสิjâo sìกลับบ้านglàp bâanมื้อméuuได๋dăiกะบ่ฮู้gà bòr hôoเด้อdérต้องdtôngถามtăamเจ้านายjâo naaiก่อนgòn
What day are you going back home? I don't know, I have to ask my boss first.
เรื่องrêuuangนั้นnánเป็นbpenจั่งได๋jàng dăiมาmaaจั่งได๋jàng dăiข้อยกะkôi gàบ่ฮู้bò hûuรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatดอกdòkเพิ่นpêrnคุยkuiกันเองgan eng
Regarding that matter, I don't know the details of how it happened; they talked amongst themselves.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

กะgàกะgà1(dialectal) then; also; indeed2work shift3[to] estimate; guessPart 1
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บ่ฮู้bò hûuบ่ฮู้bò hûudon’t know (Isan/Northern)Part 2
กะบ่ฮู้gà bòr hôoกะบ่ฮู้gà bòr hôowell, [I] don't know; don't know either (Isan)