บื้อ
bʉ̂ʉMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
dull; dense; slow-witted
slow to understand; not intelligent or clever; dense.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)หัวhǔuaหัวhǔua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins6header; title; headline7beginning; initial part8[to] laugh (Isan; archaic in standard Thai)บื้อbʉ̂ʉบื้อbʉ̂ʉdull; dense; slow-wittedเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)คณิตศาสตร์ká-nít-dtà-sàatคณิตศาสตร์ká-nít-dtà-sàatmathematics; mathมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเรียนriianเรียนriian1[to] study; learn2[to] take (a course/subject)3[to] respectfully inform; address (formal)ไม่เคยmâi-kəəiไม่เคยmâi-kəəinever; have neverเข้าใจkâo-jaiเข้าใจkâo-jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to] assume; take sth to be true3[to be] understanding (of [sb])เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
I'm very dense when it comes to math; I've never understood it.
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อธิบายà-tí-baaiตั้งdtângหลายรอบlăai rôpแล้วláeoทำไมtam maiยังyangทำผิดtam pìtอีกèekบื้อbêuuจริงๆjing jingเลยloieเราrao
I've explained it so many times, why do I still make mistakes? I'm so dense.
เขาkăoไม่ใช่mâi châiคนkonบื้อbêuuนะnáแต่dtàeเขาkăoแค่kâeต้องdtôngใช้เวลาchái way-laaทำความเข้าใจtam kwaam kâo jaiเรื่องrêuuangใหม่ๆmài màiนานnaanกว่าgwàaคนอื่นkon èunหน่อยnòi
He's not a dense person, he just needs a bit more time than others to understand new things.
การที่gaan-tîiไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatแก้ปัญหาgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaที่tîiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnได้dâaiในทันทีnai-tan-tiiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiหมายความว่าmǎai-kwaam-wâaคุณkunเป็นbpenคนkonหัวhǔuaบื้อbʉ̂ʉเสมอไปsà-mə̌ə-bpai
Being unable to solve a complex problem immediately doesn't necessarily mean you are a dense person.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
bʉ̂ʉ
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |