จ๊าบ
jáapMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
cool; awesome; stylish (slang)
Very appealing, impressive, or fashionable.
Examples
รองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoshoe; footwearคู่kûuคู่kûu1pair; couple2classifier for pairs3even (number)4in pairs; double5[to] pair; matchนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)จ๊าบjáapจ๊าบjáapcool; awesome; stylish (slang)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offที่ไหนtîi-nǎiที่ไหนtîi-nǎi1where?2wherever (with ก็)3no way!; not at all (colloq.)เหรอrə̌əเหรอrə̌ə1really?; is that so?2question particle (casual)
These shoes are really cool. Where did you buy them?
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เสื้อsʉ̂ʉaแจ็กเก็ตjɛ̀k-gètตัวdtuuaนี้níiดูduuจ๊าบjáapดีdiiแต่dtɛ̀ɛฉันchǎnว่าใส่wâa-sàiไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanคงไม่kong-mâiเหมาะmɔ̀
This jacket looks cool, but I don't think it would be suitable for work.
ถึงtĕungจะjàเป็นbpenมอเตอร์ไซค์mo-dter-sáiรุ่นเก่าrûn gàoแต่dtàeพอporแต่งdtàengใหม่màiโดยdoiยังyangเก็บgèpเอกลักษณ์èk-gà-lákเดิมdermไว้wáiก็gâwออกมาòk maaจ๊าบjáapจนjonใครkraiๆ-ต้องdtôngเหลียวมองlĭiao mong
It's an old motorcycle, but after being customized without losing its original character, it looks so cool that everyone turns to look.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
jáap
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → 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 | — | — |