คบไป
kóp-bpaiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] keep dating; continue seeing [sb]
To continue a relationship or association with someone, often with an implication of seeing how things develop.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เพิ่งpə̂ngเพิ่งpə̂ng1just; recently2only just now; only nowรู้จักrúu-jàkรู้จักrúu-jàk1[to] know; be acquainted with2[to] know how; be capable (from familiarity); be prudent withกันเองgan-eengกันเองgan-eeng1friendly; easygoing2among ourselves; among themselves; between yourselvesลองlɔɔngลองlɔɔng[to] try; attemptคบkópคบkóp1[to] associate with; keep company with; be friends with2[to] date (romantically); be in a relationshipไปก่อนนะbpai-gɔ̀ɔn-náไปก่อนนะbpai-gɔ̀ɔn-náI'm leaving now; gotta go
We just met. Let's try dating for a while first.
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ฉันchănยังyangไม่แน่ใจmâi nâe jaiในตัวnai dtuuaเขาkăoเลยloieอยากจะyàak jàลองlongคบkópไปเรื่อยๆbpai rêuuai rêuuaiก่อนที่gòn têeจะjàตกลงdtòk longเป็นbpenแฟนfaen
I'm not sure about him yet, so I want to continue seeing him for a while before agreeing to be his girlfriend.
ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiก็gɔ̂คบไปkóp-bpaiคุยkuiไปbpaiยังไม่ได้yang-mâi-dâaiคิดkítเรื่องแต่งrʉ̂ʉang-dtɛ̀ngงานngaanอะไรà-rai
For now, we're just continuing to date and talk, not thinking about marriage or anything.
ถึงแม้ว่าtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-wâaจะมีjà-miiหลายอย่างlǎai-yàangที่tîiไม่เข้ากันmâi-kâo-ganแต่dtɛ̀ɛเราraoก็gɔ̂ตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiว่าwâaจะjàลองlɔɔngคบไปkóp-bpaiอีกìikสักพักsàk-pákเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดูว่าduu-wâaจะjàปรับตัวbpràp-dtuuaเข้าหากันkâo-hǎa-ganได้ไหมdâai-mǎi
Even though there are many things we're not compatible on, we decided to continue the relationship for a while longer to see if we can adjust to each other.
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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คบไปkóp-bpaiคบไปkóp-bpai[to] keep dating; continue seeing [sb][to] keep dating; continue seeing [sb]Word