บอกเล่า
bɔ̀ɔk-lâoMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] tell; relate; narrate
to tell, relate, or recount information or a story to someone
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)บอกเล่าbɔ̀ɔk-lâoบอกเล่าbɔ̀ɔk-lâo1[to] tell; relate; narrate2declarative (grammar)เรื่องสั้นrʉ̂ʉang-sânเรื่องสั้นrʉ̂ʉang-sânshort story (literary genre)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)พวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)
The teacher tells us a short story.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเขาkǎoบอกเล่าbɔ̀ɔk-lâoประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanท่องเที่ยวtɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoให้hâiฉันchǎnฟังfang
Yesterday he recounted his travel experiences to me.
Tonight I will tell the good news to my family.
คุณยายkun yaaiชอบchôpบอกเล่าbòk lâoความหลังkwaam lăngในnaiวัยเด็กwai dèkให้hâiหลานๆlăan lăanฟังfangตอนdtonก่อนนอนgòn non
Grandma likes to recount her childhood memories to her grandchildren before bedtime.
2AdjectiveB2
declarative (grammar)
describing a sentence or clause that states information, not a question or command
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)ย้ำyámย้ำyám1[to] repeat; reiterate2[to] stress; emphasize; underscore3[to] stamp; press firmly (repeatedly)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeประโยคbprà-yòokประโยคbprà-yòoksentence (grammar)บอกเล่าbɔ̀ɔk-lâoบอกเล่าbɔ̀ɔk-lâo1[to] tell; relate; narrate2declarative (grammar)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muun1information; data (non-count)2data (computing)เช่นchênเช่นchên1for example; such as2like; asนักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupilมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerสายsǎaiสายsǎai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branch10classifier for rivers and streamsไม่ใช่mâi-châiไม่ใช่mâi-châi1is/are/am not; not (to be)2no (disagreement/denial)3not (emphatic correction)คำถามkam-tǎamคำถามkam-tǎamquestion
The teacher emphasized that declarative sentences are used to give information, such as “The student is late,” not a question.
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ในnaiย่อหน้าyɔ̂ɔ-nâaนี้níiให้hâiเปลี่ยนbplìianประโยคคำถามbprà-yòok-kam-tǎamเป็นbpenประโยคbprà-yòokบอกเล่าbɔ̀ɔk-lâoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำให้tam-hâiเนื้อหาnʉ́ʉa-hǎaชัดเจนchát-jeenขึ้นkʉ̂n
In this paragraph, change the questions into declarative sentences to make the content clearer.
รายงานraai-ngaanควรkuuanเขียนkǐianด้วยdûuaiประโยคbprà-yòokบอกเล่าbɔ̀ɔk-lâoเป็นหลักbpen-làkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaคงkongน้ำเสียงnáam-sǐiangเป็นกลางbpen-glaangและlɛ́เน้นnénข้อเท็จจริงkɔ̂ɔ-tét-jing
The report should be written primarily in declarative sentences to maintain a neutral tone and focus on facts.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaต้องdtɔ̂ngการอธิบายgaan-à-tí-baaiขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnให้hâiใช้cháiประโยคbprà-yòokบอกเล่าbɔ̀ɔk-lâoอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangแทนtɛɛnการออกคำสั่งgaan-ɔ̀ɔk-kam-sàngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kกดดันgòt-dan
When explaining procedures, use a sequence of declarative sentences instead of commands to avoid creating pressure.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bɔ̀ɔk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
บอกbɔ̀ɔkบอกbɔ̀ɔk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; show[to] tell; informPart 1
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เล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)3question or topic particle (literary)[to] tell; narrate; recountPart 2
บอกเล่าbɔ̀ɔk-lâoบอกเล่าbɔ̀ɔk-lâo[to] tell; relate; narrate[to] tell; relate; narrateWord