ชาโบบา
chaa-boo-baaMeaning
1NounA2
boba tea; bubble tea
a sweet drink typically made with tea, milk, and chewy tapioca pearls; bubble tea
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ดื่มdʉ̀ʉmดื่มdʉ̀ʉm1[to] drink2[to] drink alcoholชาโบบาchaa-boo-baaชาโบบาchaa-boo-baaboba tea; bubble teaมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
I like drinking boba tea very much.
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Let's go buy boba tea at the newly opened shop today.
I would like to order one boba tea, less sweet, please.
ตอนบ่ายdton bàaiอากาศaa-gàatร้อนๆrón rónแบบนี้bàep néeถ้าtâaได้dâiดื่มdèumชาโบบาchaa boh-bâaเย็นๆyen yenสักsàkแก้วgâewคงจะkong jàดีdee
In this hot afternoon weather, it would be nice to have a cold glass of boba tea.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chaa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |