คบค้า
kóp-káaMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] associate with; [to] have dealings with
to associate with or have dealings with someone; to keep regular relations, either socially or in business
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatอย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyคบค้าkóp-káaคบค้าkóp-káa[to] associate with; [to] have dealings withกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringไม่ดีmâi-diiไม่ดีmâi-dii1not good; bad; poor (quality/condition)2improper; immoral3not well; unwell; not okay4badly; poorly
Mom said not to associate with bad people.
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ตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoเริ่มrə̂əmคบค้าkóp-káaกับgàpเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanกลุ่มglùmใหม่màiนิสัยní-sǎiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoก็gɔ̂เปลี่ยนไปbplìian-bpaiในทางnai-taangที่tîiไม่ดีmâi-dii
Ever since he started associating with a new group of friends, his habits have changed for the worse.
ในnaiการทำธุรกิจgaan-tam-tú-rá-gìtเราraoต้องเลือกdtɔ̂ng-lʉ̂ʉakคบค้าkóp-káaกับgàpบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtที่tîiมีmiiความน่าเชื่อถือkwaam-nâa-chʉ̂ʉa-tʉ̌ʉและlɛ́ไว้ใจได้wái-jai-dâai
In business, we must choose to have dealings with companies that are credible and trustworthy.
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatกำลังgam-langสืบสวนsʉ̀ʉp-sǔuanว่าwâaนักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangคนkonนั้นnánแอบɛ̀ɛpคบค้าkóp-káaกับgàpกลุ่มglùmผู้มีอิทธิพลpûu-mii-ìt-tí-ponเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaผลประโยชน์ส่วนตนpǒn-bprà-yòot-sùuan-dtonหรือไม่rʉ̌ʉ-mâi
The police are investigating whether that politician is secretly associating with influential groups for personal gain.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
คบkópคบkóp1[to] associate with; keep company with; be friends with2[to] date (romantically); be in a relationship[to] associate with; keep company with; be friends withPart 1
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ค้าkáaค้าkáa1[to] trade; [to] do business2friendly feminine final particle (informal writing)[to] trade; [to] do businessPart 2
คบค้าkóp-káaคบค้าkóp-káa[to] associate with; [to] have dealings with[to] associate with; [to] have dealings withWord