จ้อจี้
jɔ̂ɔ-jîiMeaning
1Verb
You must be joking
Joking nonsense or an untrue claim, often challenged with playful disbelief.
Examples
ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerตั๋วเครื่องบินdtǔua-krʉ̂ʉang-binตั๋วเครื่องบินdtǔua-krʉ̂ʉang-binplane ticket; flight ticketฟรีfriiฟรีfrii1free (no cost)2for free; without paying3loose; spinning freely (mechanical)4in vain; for nothing (informal)ทั้งปีtáng-bpiiทั้งปีtáng-bpiiall year; the whole yearเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedหรือrʉ̌ʉหรือrʉ̌ʉ1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)จ้อจี้jɔ̂ɔ-jîiจ้อจี้jɔ̂ɔ-jîiYou must be jokingหรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàaoหรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàao1yes–no question particle (“…or not?”)2whether … or notฟังดูfang-duuฟังดูfang-duuto sound; seem (by hearing)เหลือเชื่อlʉ̌ʉa-chʉ̂ʉaเหลือเชื่อlʉ̌ʉa-chʉ̂ʉaunbelievable; incredibleมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
You got free flights for a whole year? Are you joking? That sounds unbelievable.
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ตอนแรกdton râekฉันchănนึกว่าnéuk wâaเขาkăoจ้อจี้jâw-jêeเรื่องrêuuangจะjàลาออกlaa òkแต่เช้าdtàe cháoวันต่อมาwan dtò maaก็gâwเห็นhĕnเขาkăoเก็บของgèp kŏngจริงjingๆ-
At first I thought he was joking about quitting, but the next morning I actually saw him packing his things.
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 markMai tho
- 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 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
จ้อjɔ̂ɔจ้อjɔ̂ɔ1incessantly; nonstop (of talking)2[to] chatter; babble (colloq.)incessantly; nonstop (of talking)Part 1
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จี้jîiจี้jîi1pendant; locket2[to] tickle; poke; press against3[to] mug; hold up; extort4[to] press; badger; pester5[to] follow very closely; tailgate6[to] burn a spot; cauterizependant; locketPart 2
จ้อจี้jɔ̂ɔ-jîiจ้อจี้jɔ̂ɔ-jîiYou must be jokingYou must be jokingWord