บอ
bɔɔMeanings
1NounB1
the spoken name of the Thai consonant บ
The syllabic name used when referring to the Thai consonant บ (bɔɔ bai mái).
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeผู้เล่นpôo lênผู้เล่นpôo lên1player; gamer2participant; player (in a market or field)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)บอboบอbo1the spoken name of the Thai consonant บ2[to be] scatterbrained; slightly crazyแน่ๆnâe nâeแน่ๆnâe nâedefinitely; for sure; certainlyเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเคลื่อนไหวklêuuan wăiเคลื่อนไหวklêuuan wăi1[to] move; be in motion2[to] act; take actionแปลกๆbplàek bplàekแปลกๆbplàek bplàek1somewhat strange; kind of odd2oddly; in a strange way
I think that player must be a bot for sure because their movements are strange.
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ในnaiเกมออนไลน์geem-ɔɔn-laaiสมัยนี้sà-mǎi-níiมีmiiคนใช้kon-cháiบอbɔɔช่วยchûuaiฟาร์มfaamของkɔ̌ɔngเยอะมากyə́-mâakจนjonผู้เล่นpûu-lênปกติbpòk-gà-dtìเสียเปรียบsǐia-bprìiap
In online games these days, many people use bots to help farm items, putting normal players at a disadvantage.
การเพิ่มขึ้นgaan pêrm kêunของkŏngบัญชีban-cheeบอboในnaiโซเชียลมีเดียsoh-chîian mee-dîiaอาจàatบิดเบือนbìt beuuanการรับรู้gaan ráp róoของkŏngสาธารณชนsăa-taa-rá-ná-chonต่อdtòประเด็นสำคัญbprà-den săm-kanต่างๆdtàang-dtàangได้dâi
The proliferation of bot accounts on social media can distort public perception of various important issues.
เขาkǎoเขียนสคริปต์kǐian-sɔ̌ɔ-krípบอbɔɔขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจองjɔɔngตั๋วคอนเสิร์ตdtǔua-kɔɔn-sə̀ətรอบrɔ̂ɔpพรีเซลล์prii-seenโดยอัตโนมัติdooi-àt-dtà-noo-mátทำให้tam-hâiได้เปรียบdâai-bprìiapคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnที่tîiกดgòtจองjɔɔngด้วยdûuaiมือmʉʉ
He wrote a bot script to automatically reserve pre-sale concert tickets, giving him an advantage over others who book manually.
2NounC1
[to be] scatterbrained; slightly crazy
To be somewhat crazy, mentally confused, or foolish; often used in the expression บ้าบ้าbâa1insane; crazy (often offensive)2crazy about [sth/sb]; obsessed with3foolish; irrational4[excl.] crazy!; are you nuts? ๆ บอบอbɔɔ1the spoken name of the Thai consonant บ2[to be] scatterbrained; slightly crazy ๆ.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ทำอะไรtam-à-raiทำอะไรtam-à-raiwhat are you doing?บ้าbâaบ้าbâa1insane; crazy (often offensive)2crazy about [sth/sb]; obsessed with3foolish; irrational4[excl.] crazy!; are you nuts?บอbɔɔบอbɔɔ1the spoken name of the Thai consonant บ2[to be] scatterbrained; slightly crazyอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4in the manner of; -lyขี่จักรยานkìi-jàk-grà-yaanขี่จักรยานkìi-jàk-grà-yaan[to] ride a bicycleลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alightบันไดban-daiบันไดban-dai1stairs; staircase2ladder3stairway (figurative path upward)เดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเจ็บตัวjèp-dtuuaเจ็บตัวjèp-dtuua1[to] get injured; be hurt (physically)2[to] suffer the consequences; pay the price (figurative)หรอกrɔ̀kหรอกrɔ̀k1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)
Don't do anything foolish like riding a bicycle down the stairs. You'll hurt yourself.
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ตอนแรกdtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛkฉันchǎnคิดว่าkít-wâaเป็นbpenความคิดkwaam-kítบ้าbâaบอbɔɔแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔเขาkǎoอธิบายà-tí-baaiเหตุผลhèet-pǒnก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmเห็นว่าhěn-wâaมันmanอาจàatทำtamได้จริงdâai-jing
At first I thought it was a crazy idea, but once he explained his reasoning, I began to see that it might actually work.
เขาkǎoหัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́กลบเกลื่อนglòp-glʉ̀ʉanแล้วlɛ́ɛoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaตอนนั้นdtɔɔn-nánตัวเองdtuua-eengคงkongบ้าbâaบอbɔɔถึงtʉ̌ngได้dâaiลาออกlaa-ɔ̀ɔkทั้งที่táng-tîiยังyangไม่มีmâi-miiงานngaanใหม่màiรองรับrɔɔng-ráp
He laughed to cover his embarrassment and said he must have been out of his mind at the time to quit without having another job lined up.
ถึงtʉ̌ngใครkraiจะjàมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaแผนpɛ̌ɛnของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəบ้าbâaบอbɔɔเธอtəəก็gɔ̂พร้อมprɔ́ɔmรับฟังráp-fangคำทักท้วงkam-ták-túuangขอเพียงkɔ̌ɔ-piiangวิจารณ์wí-jaanกันganด้วยdûuaiเหตุผลhèet-pǒnไม่ใช่mâi-châiหัวเราะเยาะhǔua-rɔ́-yɔ́แล้วlɛ́ɛoจบjòp
Even if others think her plan is crazy, she is willing to hear their objections, as long as they offer reasoned criticism rather than just mocking it and leaving it at that.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bɔɔ
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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 | — | — |