จอจ้า
jɔɔ-jâaMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
glaring; very bright (of a screen)
describes a screen that is very bright, often to the point of being uncomfortable or glaring
Examples
โทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàp1telephone; phone2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3phone callของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herจอจ้าjɔɔ-jâaจอจ้าjɔɔ-jâaglaring; very bright (of a screen)เกินไปgəən-bpaiเกินไปgəən-bpaitoo; overly; excessivelyฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)มองmɔɔngมองmɔɔng1[to] look at2[to] watch; observe3[to] view; regard; considerแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ปวดตาbpùuat-dtaaปวดตาbpùuat-dtaa[to] have eye pain; [to] have sore eyes
Your phone screen is too bright, it hurts my eyes to look at it.
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เวลาway-laaทำงานtam ngaanในnaiห้องhôngมืดๆmêuut mêuutอย่าyàaปรับbpràpจอจ้าjor jâaมากmâakเพราะpráwมันmanไม่ดีmâi deeต่อสายdtòr săaiตาdtaa
When working in a dark room, don't make the screen too bright because it's not good for your eyes.
ฉันchǎnตื่นมาdtʉ̀ʉn-maaกลางดึกglaang-dʉ̀kแล้วlɛ́ɛoเปิดbpə̀ətมือถือmʉʉ-tʉ̌ʉดูเวลาduu-wee-laaแสงsɛ̌ɛngจากjàakจอjɔɔที่tîiจ้าjâaมากmâakทำให้tam-hâiแสบตาsɛ̀ɛp-dtaaไปหมดbpai-mòt
I woke up in the middle of the night and turned on my phone to check the time; the glaring light from the screen really stung my eyes.
ปัญหาbpan-hǎaจอจ้าjɔɔ-jâaเวลาwee-laaใช้งานchái-ngaanกลางแจ้งglaang-jɛ̂ɛngเป็นหนึ่งbpen-nʉ̀ngในnaiข้อด้อยkɔ̂ɔ-dɔ̂ɔiของkɔ̌ɔngสมาร์ทโฟนsà-màat-foonบางbaangรุ่นrûn
The problem of a glaring screen during outdoor use is one of the disadvantages of some smartphone models.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
jɔɔ
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
จอjɔɔจอjɔɔ1screen; display surface2monitor; display (device)3classifier for screens/monitors4dog (12-year zodiac cycle), as in ปีจอscreen; display surfacePart 1
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จ้าjâaจ้าjâa1bright; dazzling2yes; okay; friendly conversational particle (informal)bright; dazzlingPart 2
จอจ้าjɔɔ-jâaจอจ้าjɔɔ-jâaglaring; very bright (of a screen)glaring; very bright (of a screen)Word