คบ
kópMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] associate with; keep company with; be friends with
to have or maintain relations with someone; to be friends or spend time with someone
Examples
ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)คบkópคบkóp1[to] associate with; keep company with; be friends with2[to] date (romantically); be in a relationshipเพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâanเพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâan1neighbor (person)2neighboring (of a country or community)คนนี้kon-níiคนนี้kon-níithis personมานานmaa-naanมานานmaa-naanfor a long time (up to now)
I have been friends with this neighbor for a long time.
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I used to hang out with a group of seniors at the music club.
ปีหน้าbpee nâaฉันchănจะjàทำความรู้จักtam kwaam róo-jàkและláeคบkópกับgàpเพื่อนใหม่pêuuan màiๆ-ที่têeที่ทำงานtêe tam ngaanให้hâiมากขึ้นmâak kêun
Next year I will get to know and be friends with more new people at work.
เขาkăoเลือกlêuuakคบkópคนkonที่têeชอบchôpเรียนรู้riian róoเหมือนกันmĕuuan ganเพราะpráwคุยกันkui ganแล้วláeoสนุกsà-nùkและláeได้dâiไอเดียai-diiaดีdeeๆ-
He chooses to associate with people who like learning, because talking with them is fun and brings good ideas.
แม่mɛ̂ɛเตือนdtʉʉanว่าwâaอย่าyàaไปbpaiคบkópคนkonโกงgoongเพราะprɔ́จะพาjà-paaเราraoเดือดร้อนdʉ̀ʉat-rɔ́ɔn
Mom warned not to associate with swindlers because they will get us into trouble.
He was criticized for associating with gangsters in that neighborhood.
ครูkruuบอกbɔ̀ɔkชัดเจนchát-jeenว่าwâaใครkraiที่tîiยังyangคบkópกลุ่มglùmเด็กdèkเกเรgee-reeอาจàatถูกตัดสิทธิ์tùuk-dtàt-sìtออกɔ̀ɔkนอกnɔ̂ɔkกิจกรรมgìt-jà-gam
The teacher made it clear that anyone who still associates with the troublemaker group may be barred from activities.
ผู้สมัครpûu-sà-màkนายกเทศมนตรีnaa-yók-têet-sà-mon-dtriiถูกtùukตั้งคำถามdtâng-kam-tǎamว่าwâaทำไมtam-maiถึงtʉ̌ngไปbpaiคบkópคนkonมีmiiประวัติbprà-wàtคอร์รัปชันkɔɔ-ráp-chân
The mayoral candidate was questioned about why he associates with people who have a history of corruption.
2VerbB1
[to] date (romantically); be in a relationship
to be involved with someone in a romantic relationship
Examples
เขาสองคนkǎo-sɔ̌ɔng-konเขาสองคนkǎo-sɔ̌ɔng-konthe two of them; they bothคบกันkóp-ganคบกันkóp-gan1[to] be in a relationship; [to] date [each other]2[to] associate with [each other]; [to] be friendsมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerสามเดือนsǎam-dʉʉanสามเดือนsǎam-dʉʉanthree monthsแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Those two have been dating for three months.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛเพิ่งpə̂ngรู้rúuว่าwâaฉันchǎnคบkópกับgàpพี่เขาpîi-kǎoและlɛ́อยากเจอyàak-jəəเขาkǎoสักครั้งsàk-kráng
My mom just found out that I'm in a relationship with him and wants to meet him sometime.
เราraoคบกันkóp-ganแบบbɛ̀ɛpจริงจังjing-jangและlɛ́เริ่มrə̂əmคุยkuiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangอนาคตà-naa-kótแล้วlɛ́ɛo
We are in a serious relationship and have started talking about the future.
ตอนแรกdton râekคิดว่าkít wâaเป็นbpenเพื่อนpêuuanเฉยchŏeiๆ-แต่dtàeสุดท้ายsùt táaiก็gâwยอมรับyom rápว่าwâaเราraoคบกันkóp gan
At first we thought we were just friends, but in the end we admitted that we're dating.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
kóp
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |