บอก(bòk)

Meanings

1VerbA1

[to] tell; inform

to give information, instructions, or a message to someone by speaking or writing

Examples

ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)บอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] ask/tell (someone to do something) (colloquial)3[to] indicate; show4[to] state; say (reporting speech)ตารางเรียนdtaa-raang rianตารางเรียนdtaa-raang rianclass schedule; timetableให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitนักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilรู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] know how (to do)3[to] feel; sense; perceive4be acquainted with (someone/thing)5[to] realize; find out; learn
The teacher tells the class schedule to the students.
2VerbA2

[to] ask/tell (someone to do something) (colloquial)

to request or instruct someone to do something (e.g., บอกเขาให้มาเร็วๆ)

Examples

แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseบอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] ask/tell (someone to do something) (colloquial)3[to] indicate; show4[to] state; say (reporting speech)พี่pêeพี่pêe1older sibling2older person (informal address)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitล้างจานláang jaanล้างจานláang jaan[to] wash dishes; do the dishes
Mom told my older sibling to wash the dishes.
3VerbA2

[to] state; say (reporting speech)

to report or quote what someone said (used in indirect or reported speech)

Examples

แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatฝนfŏnฝนfŏn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] end up at; be assigned to; be allotted5[to] be left out; miss one’s turn6[to] cost; come to7[to] be startled; be alarmed8[to] drop; decline; decrease
Mom said that it will rain.
4VerbB1

[to] indicate; show

to make something known or clear; to signal or reveal information

Examples

ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)สีแดงsĕe daengสีแดงsĕe daeng1the color red2red; red-coloredบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitหยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2holiday; day off; break
The red light indicates to stop.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

บอกกล่าวbòk glàaoบอกกล่าวbòk glàao1[to] inform; notify; tell2[to] announce; make known
  • [to] inform; notify; tell
  • [to] announce; make known
เล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)
  • [to] tell; narrate; recount
  • particle (emphasis/insistence)
บอกให้bòk hâiบอกให้bòk hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]

[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]

แจ้งjâengแจ้งjâeng1[to] inform; notify; report2clear; evident; explicit3bright; daylight (literary/formal)
  • [to] inform; notify; report
  • clear; evident; explicit
  • bright; daylight (literary/formal)
ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticize
  • [to] say; tell; say that
  • [to] think; consider; deem
  • that (clause marker)
  • about; regarding
  • [to] scold; reproach; criticize