จ่อๆ(jò jò)

Meanings

1AdverbB1

imminent; about to happen soon

describes something that is about to happen very soon; on the verge of occurring.

Examples

หนังnăngหนังnăng1skin; hide2movie; film3leatherจะjàจะjà1will; would (in conditional results)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; shall (future/intention marker)ฉายchăaiฉายchăai1[to] emit; radiate (light/glow)2[to] screen; show; air3[to] project (light/image)4to appear/air (on media)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1progressive/continuative marker2to exist; remain3to be (located); be at4[to] live; reside; stayจ่อๆjò jòจ่อๆjò jò1imminent; about to happen soon2at very close range; point-blankแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; completed-action marker2already; now (as of this point)3then; and then; after that4and; and then (linking clauses)รีบrêepรีบrêep1in a hurry; pressed for time2[to] hurry; rush3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)ไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)กันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2together; together with3I; me (informal, male speech)4[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block5protective; resistant to; -proof6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkเถอะtòeเถอะtòe1prompting/permission particle2suggestion/encouragement particle3resignation/emphasis particle
The movie is about to start. Let's hurry.
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วันwanสุดท้ายsùt táaiของkŏngการส่งงานgaan sòng ngaanก็gâwจ่อjòเข้ามาkâo maaทุกทีtúk teeแล้วláeoแต่dtàeงานngaanของฉันkŏng chănยังyangไม่mâiเสร็จsètเลยloie
The submission deadline is looming ever closer, but my work isn't finished yet.
เขาkăoกำลังจะgam-lang jàได้dâiเลื่อนตำแหน่งlêuuan dtam-nàengอยู่yòoจ่อๆjò jòแต่dtàeบริษัทbò-rí-sàtก็gâwปรับbpràpโครงสร้างองค์กรkroong sâang ong-gonเสียก่อนsĭia gòn
He was on the verge of getting a promotion, but then the company restructured.
สถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaanตอนนั้นdton nánวิกฤตwí-grìtมากmâakสงครามsŏng-kraamจ่อjòจะjàเกิดgèrtอยู่แล้วyòo láewแต่dtàeสุดท้ายsùt táaiก็gâwมีmeeการเจรจาgaan jay-rá-jaaสงบศึกsà-ngòp sùkได้dâiทันtan
The situation back then was critical, war was on the verge of breaking out, but in the end, they managed to negotiate a truce in time.
2AdverbB1

at very close range; point-blank

at a very short distance; very near to [sb]/[sth], often almost touching.

Examples

แมวmaeoแมวmaeocatยืนรอyeun rorยืนรอyeun ror[to] stand and wait [for sb/sth]เจ้าของjâo kŏngเจ้าของjâo kŏngowner; proprietorอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1progressive/continuative marker2to exist; remain3to be (located); be at4[to] live; reside; stayจ่อๆjò jòจ่อๆjò jò1imminent; about to happen soon2at very close range; point-blankที่ประตูtêe bprà-dtooที่ประตูtêe bprà-dtooat the door
The cat was standing right by the door, waiting for its owner.
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ตอนdtonให้สัมภาษณ์hâi săm-pâatนักข่าวnák kàaoเอาaoกล้องglâwngมาถ่ายmaa tàaiจ่อๆjò jòที่têeหน้าnâaฉันchănเลยloie
During the interview, the reporter brought the camera right up to my face.
รถrótคันkanข้างหลังkâang lăngจอดjòtจ่อๆjò jòท้ายtáaiรถrótฉันchănเลยloieทำให้tam hâiถอยtŏiออกòkไม่ได้mâi dâai
The car behind parked right up against my car, so I couldn't back out.
ศัลยแพทย์săn-yá-pâetใช้cháiเครื่องมือkrêuuang meuuผ่าตัดpàa dtàtแบบbàepจ่อๆjò jòเพื่อpêuuaความแม่นยำสูงสุดkwaam mâen-yam sŏong-sùtในnaiการรักษาgaan rák-săa
The surgeon used the surgical instrument at a very close distance for maximum precision during the procedure.

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