ขาโจ๋
kǎa-jǒoMeaning
1NounB2
youngster; trendy or boisterous young person (slang)
a young person, especially one associated with youthful fashions, lively social activities, or a rowdy crowd; not necessarily a troublemaker
Examples
แถวนี้tăeo néeแถวนี้tăeo née1around here; nearby2this area; this neighborhood3approximately; around this time/amountมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพวกpûuakพวกpûuak1group; set; category2gang; faction; clique3those; the ... ones (pluralizing prefix)4pluralizing prefix before pronouns or names5classifier for groups or kindsขาโจ๋kăa jŏhขาโจ๋kăa jŏhyoungster; trendy or boisterous young person (slang)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerมั่วสุมmûua sŭmมั่วสุมmûua sŭm[to] gather for illicit purposesกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkตอนดึกๆdton dèuk-dèukตอนดึกๆdton dèuk-dèuk1late at night; very late2late-night hours (time period)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningไปไหนมาไหนbpai năi maa năiไปไหนมาไหนbpai năi maa năi[to] go out and about; get aroundก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerระวังตัวrá-wang dtuuaระวังตัวrá-wang dtuua[to] be careful; be on one’s guardด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
There are some rowdy teens who like to gather around here late at night, so be careful when going anywhere.
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สมัยเรียนsà-mǎi-riianเขาkǎoเคยkəəiเป็นbpenขาโจ๋kǎa-jǒoประจำbprà-jamซอยsɔɔiชอบchɔ̂ɔpหาเรื่องhǎa-rʉ̂ʉangชกต่อยchók-dtɔ̀ɔiกับgàpคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnไปทั่วbpai-tûua
During his school days, he used to be the local street punk of the alley, always looking for fights with everyone.
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatเพิ่งpə̂ngบุกbùkทลายtá-laaiแก๊งgɛ́ngขาโจ๋kǎa-jǒoที่tîiชอบchɔ̂ɔpขับkàpมอเตอร์ไซค์mɔɔ-dtəə-sáiป่วนbpùuanเมืองmʉʉangสร้างsâangความเดือดร้อนkwaam-dʉ̀ʉat-rɔ́ɔnให้hâiชาวบ้านchaao-bâanเมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níi
Last night, the police just busted a gang of rowdy teens who like to ride motorcycles, causing chaos in the city and troubling the locals.
ถึงtĕungภายนอกpaai nôkเขาkăoจะjàดูเป็นdoo bpenขาโจ๋kăa jŏhแต่dtàeจริงๆjing jingแล้วláeoเขาkăoเป็นbpenคนkonจิตใจดีjìt jai deeที่têeชอบchôpช่วยเหลือchûuai-lĕuuaสัตว์จรจัดsàt jon-jàt
Although he looks like a rebellious punk on the outside, he's actually a kind-hearted person who likes to help stray animals.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
kǎa
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ขาkǎaขาkǎa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantleg (body part)Part 1
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ขาโจ๋kǎa-jǒoขาโจ๋kǎa-jǒoyoungster; trendy or boisterous young person (slang)youngster; trendy or boisterous young person (slang)Word