บางโพ

baang-poo

Meaning

1Proper nounB2

Bang Pho (area in Bangkok)

Name of an area/neighborhood in Bangkok along the Chao Phraya River, known for riverfront spots, furniture/wood markets, and the Bang Pho MRT station.

Examples

พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offโต๊ะไม้dtó-máaiโต๊ะไม้dtó-máaiwooden tableสักsàkสักsàk1about; approximately2teak3[to] tattoo4any; even (a little); at allที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerบางโพbaang-pooบางโพbaang-pooBang Pho (area in Bangkok)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingที่นั่นtîi-nânที่นั่นtîi-nân1there; at that place2that placeมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoร้านเฟอร์นิเจอร์ráan-fəə-ní-jə̂əร้านเฟอร์นิเจอร์ráan-fəə-ní-jə̂əfurniture store; furniture shopไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementเยอะyə́เยอะyə́1many; much; a lot (of)2a lot; much (colloq.)3excessive; too much
My dad is going to buy a teak table at Bang Pho because there are many wooden furniture shops there.
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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

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

baang

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

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บางโพbaang-pooบางโพbaang-pooBang Pho (area in Bangkok)Bang Pho (area in Bangkok)Word