คบชู้
kóp-chúuMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] have an affair
to have a secret sexual relationship with someone, especially when one or both people are married to someone else; to commit adultery.
Examples
ภรรยาpan-rá-yaaภรรยาpan-rá-yaawife (formal/neutral)ของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsจับได้jàp dâiจับได้jàp dâi1[to] catch; capture [sb/sth] (successfully)2[to] catch (sb) in the act; discover wrongdoing; find out (a secret)3[to] draw; get (by drawing lots)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแอบàepแอบàep1[to] do [sth] secretly; [to] conceal (one’s actions)2[to] hide; stay out of sight3secretly; on the slyคบชู้kóp choóคบชู้kóp choó[to] have an affairกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaancoworker; colleague; workmate
His wife caught him secretly having an affair with a coworker.
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ในnaiละครlá-kɔɔnเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiตัวร้ายdtuua-ráaiถูกtùukสังคมsǎng-komประณามbprà-naamเพราะprɔ́เธอtəəคบชู้kóp-chúuกับgàpสามีsǎa-miiคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn
In this drama series, the villain is condemned by society because she committed adultery with another woman's husband.
เขาkăoสงสัยsŏng săiมาmaaนานแล้วnaan láewว่าwâaภรรยาpan-rá-yaaของเขาkŏng kăoคบชู้kóp choóแต่dtàeก็gâwไม่มีmâi meeหลักฐานlàk tăanที่ชัดเจนtêe chát jaynพอporที่จะtêe jàพิสูจน์pì-sòotได้dâi
He had long suspected his wife was committing adultery, but there wasn't enough clear evidence to prove it.
การgaanคบชู้kóp-chúuไม่เพียงแต่mâi-piiang-dtɛ̀ɛทำลายtam-laaiความไว้วางใจkwaam-wái-waang-jaiในnaiชีวิตสมรสchii-wít-sǒm-rótแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangส่งผลกระทบsòng-pǒn-grà-tópทางกฎหมายtaang-gòt-mǎaiและlɛ́สังคมsǎng-komอีกด้วยìik-dûuai
Committing adultery not only destroys trust in a marriage but also has legal and social consequences.
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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คบชู้kóp-chúuคบชู้kóp-chúu[to] have an affair[to] have an affairWord