จ๋อ
jɔ̌ɔMeaning
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monkey
a colloquial or affectionate term for a monkey
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyสวนสัตว์sŭuan sàtสวนสัตว์sŭuan sàtzooเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindเจ้าjâoเจ้าjâo1lord; master; owner2ruler; prince (royal title)3deity; spirit (title/noun)4prefix: familiar or affectionate term before names or nouns5polite sentence-final particle (Northern Thai, mainly female)6yes; okay (polite, Northern Thai)7you (familiar/regional; archaic/literary)8classifier for businesses, suppliers, or individual partiesจ๋อjŏจ๋อjŏmonkeyกินกล้วยgin glûuaiกินกล้วยgin glûuai[to] eat a banana
The kids like going to the zoo to watch the monkeys eat bananas.
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เวลาwee-laaไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoศาลsǎanพระpráกาฬgaanจังหวัดลพบุรีjang-wàt-lóp-bù-riiต้องdtɔ̂ngระวังrá-wangกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoให้ดีhâi-diiเพราะprɔ́พวกpûuakจ๋อjɔ̌ɔมันmanซนsonมากmâak
When visiting Phra Kan Shrine in Lopburi province, you have to watch your bag carefully because the monkeys are very mischievous.
เจ้าjâaoจ๋อjɔ̌ɔตัวนั้นdtuua-nánเกาะgɔ̀อยู่yùuบนbonกิ่งไม้gìng-máaiและlɛ́พยายามpá-yaa-yaamแย่งyɛ̂ɛngหมวกmùuakจากjàakนักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiao
That monkey is clinging to the branch and trying to snatch a hat from a tourist.
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛพวกเจ้าpûuak-jâaoจ๋อjɔ̌ɔที่tîiศาลsǎanพระpráกาฬgaanจะjàดูduuน่ารักnâa-rákและlɛ́คุ้นเคยkún-kəəiกับgàpคนkonแต่dtɛ̀ɛเราraoก็gɔ̂ไม่ควรmâi-kuuanเข้าไปkâo-bpaiจับตัวjàp-dtuuaมันmanสุ่มสี่สุ่มห้าsùm-sìi-sùm-hâaเพราะprɔ́อาจจะàat-jàโดนdoonกัดgàtได้dâai
Even though the monkeys at Phra Kan Shrine look cute and are used to people, we shouldn't just go and touch them carelessly because we might get bitten.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
jɔ̌ɔ
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
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 | — | — |