คบหา
kóp-hǎaMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] associate with; befriend
to maintain social relations or keep company with someone as friends or acquaintances
Examples
ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)คบหาkóp-hǎaคบหาkóp-hǎa1[to] associate with; befriend2[to] date; be in a relationshipกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaancoworker; colleague; workmateหลายคนlǎai-konหลายคนlǎai-konmany/several peopleเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingช่วยกันchûuai-ganช่วยกันchûuai-gan1[to] help each other; cooperate2[to] do jointly; pitch in togetherทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateได้ดีdâai-diiได้ดีdâai-diisucceed; do well
I keep company with several colleagues because we work well together.
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She chooses to associate with people who are honest and responsible.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàย้ายyáaiเมืองmʉʉangฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂ยังyangคบหาkóp-hǎaกับgàpเพื่อนเก่าpʉ̂ʉan-gàoผ่านpàanกลุ่มglùmออนไลน์ɔɔn-laai
Even after moving cities, I still maintain friendships with old friends through online groups.
องค์กรong-gɔɔnของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoคบหาkóp-hǎaกับgàpชุมชนchum-chonท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìnอย่างใกล้ชิดyàang-glâi-chítเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างเครือข่ายsâang-krʉʉa-kàaiความร่วมมือkwaam-rûuam-mʉʉระยะยาวrá-yá-yaao
Our organization maintains close relations with the local community to build long-term cooperative networks.
2VerbB1
[to] date; be in a relationship
to be romantically involved with someone; to date
Examples
ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesคบหาkóp-hǎaคบหาkóp-hǎa1[to] associate with; befriend2[to] date; be in a relationshipกันganกันgan1together; 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; earmarkแบบbɛ̀ɛpแบบbɛ̀ɛp1style; type; kind; manner2model; pattern; design; template3form; questionnaire4in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)จริงจังjing-jangจริงจังjing-jang1serious; earnest2seriously; earnestly
He and she are currently dating seriously.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakรู้จักrúu-jàkกันganมานานmaa-naanเราraoตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiคบหาkóp-hǎaกันganดูduuสักsàkระยะrá-yá
After knowing each other for a long time, we decided to date for a while.
พอpɔɔครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaรับรู้ráp-rúuว่าwâaเราraoเริ่มrə̂əmคบหาkóp-hǎaกันganก็gɔ̂อยากyàakให้hâiพาpaaไปเจอbpai-jəəผู้ใหญ่pûu-yài
Once the families learned that we started dating, they wanted us to meet the elders.
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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หาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3[to] get; procure4[to] earn (money); make a living5[to] visit; go see6[to] seek out; contact[to] look for; search forPart 2
คบหาkóp-hǎaคบหาkóp-hǎa[to] associate with; befriend[to] associate with; befriendWord