จ้อ

jɔ̂ɔ

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

incessantly; nonstop (of talking)

Continuously and without stopping, describing the manner of speaking or chatting.

Examples

น้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoน้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoyounger sister; younger female siblingของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนพูดkon-pûutคนพูดkon-pûutspeaker; the person who speaksจ้อjɔ̂ɔจ้อjɔ̂ɔ1incessantly; nonstop (of talking)2[to] chatter; babble (colloq.)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
My younger sister is very talkative.
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เขาkăoเป็นbpenคนพูดkon pôotจ้อjôพอporได้dâiเริ่มrêrmคุยkuiแล้วก็láeo gâwไม่mâiยอมyomหยุดyùtง่ายๆngâai ngâai
He's a loquacious person; once he starts talking, he doesn't stop easily.
ตอนแรกdton râekนึกว่าnéuk wâaเป็นbpenคนkonเงียบๆngîiap ngîiapที่ไหนได้têe năi dâaiพอporสนิทsà-nìtกันganแล้วláeoพูดจ้อpôot jôไม่หยุดmâi yùtเลยloie
At first, I thought she was a quiet person, but it turns out, once you get to know her, she's a non-stop chatterbox.
ถึงแม้tĕung máeเขาkăoจะjàดูเป็นdoo bpenคนพูดkon pôotจ้อjôแต่จริงๆdtàe jing jingแล้วláeoเขาkăoเป็นbpenผู้ฟังpôo fangที่ดีtêe deeและláeใส่ใจsài jaiในnaiรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatที่têeคนอื่นkon èunพูดpôot
Although he appears to be loquacious, he is actually a good listener who pays attention to the details of what others say.
2VerbB1

[to] chatter; babble (colloq.)

to talk continuously and rapidly, sometimes with trivial or excessive content

Examples

สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesจ้อjɔ̂ɔจ้อjɔ̂ɔ1incessantly; nonstop (of talking)2[to] chatter; babble (colloq.)โทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàp1telephone; phone2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] callกันganกันgan1together; 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; earmarkอย่างสนุกสนานyàang-sà-nùk-sà-nǎanอย่างสนุกสนานyàang-sà-nùk-sà-nǎanjoyfully; cheerfully
Those two are chattering away cheerfully on the phone.
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พอเจอpɔɔ-jəəกันganพวกเธอpûuak-təəก็gɔ̂นั่งnângจ้อjɔ̂ɔกันganไม่หยุดmâi-yùtเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangละครlá-kɔɔnเรื่องใหม่rʉ̂ʉang-mài
When they met, they sat and chattered non-stop about the new drama series.
เลิกlə̂əkจ้อjɔ̂ɔกันganได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛoรีบrîipทำงานtam-ngaanให้hâiเสร็จsètก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเจ้านายjâo-naaiจะjàมาmaaเห็นhěn
Stop chattering and finish your work before the boss comes and sees.
เขาkǎoสามารถsǎa-mâatจ้อjɔ̂ɔได้dâaiทุกtúkเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangไม่ว่าจะเป็นmâi-wâa-jà-bpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเศรษฐกิจsèet-tà-gìtหรือrʉ̌ʉเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangสัพเพเหระsàp-pee-hěe-ráทั่วไปtûua-bpai
He can talk rapidly about any topic, whether it's economics or general trivial matters.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Falling tone

jɔ̂ɔ

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Mid class + Mai tho → Falling

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Related Words

2[to] chatter; babble (colloq.)