บ้าบอ
bâa-bɔɔMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
silly; ridiculous; nonsensical (informal)
Foolish, absurd, or lacking sense; used informally, often dismissively, to describe people, behavior, remarks, or ideas.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ทำอะไรtam-à-raiทำอะไรtam-à-raiwhat are you doing?บ้าบอbâa-bɔɔบ้าบอbâa-bɔɔsilly; ridiculous; nonsensical (informal)แบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nánแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nán1like that; in that way2that kind of; that type of3that kind/that sort (of thing/person)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 that stupid. You'll hurt yourself.
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He told such ridiculous stories that everyone at our table was laughing.
ฉันchǎnไม่mâiทำตามtam-dtaamแผนpɛ̌ɛnบ้าบอbâa-bɔɔของkɔ̌ɔngนายnaaiหรอกrɔ̀kขืนkʉ̌ʉnทำtamก็gɔ̂โดนdoonไล่ออกlâi-ɔ̀ɔkพอดีpɔɔ-dii
I'm not going along with your stupid plan. I'd get fired if I did.
ถึงtʉ̌ngเขาkǎoจะjàอ้างว่าâang-wâaเป็นbpenแค่kɛ̂ɛเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangล้อเล่นlɔ́ɔ-lênแต่dtɛ̀ɛฉันchǎnว่าการwâa-gaanเอาความao-kwaamลับlápของkɔ̌ɔngคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnมาmaaพูดpûutต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaทุกคนtúk-konมันmanบ้าบอbâa-bɔɔและlɛ́ไม่mâiให้เกียรติhâi-gìiatกันgan
Even though he claims it was just a joke, I think revealing someone else's secrets in front of everyone is idiotic and disrespectful.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
bâa
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
บ้าbâaบ้าbâa1insane; crazy (often offensive)2crazy about [sth/sb]; obsessed with3foolish; irrational4[excl.] crazy!; are you nuts?insane; crazy (often offensive)Part 1
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บอbɔɔบอbɔɔ1the spoken name of the Thai consonant บ2[to be] scatterbrained; slightly crazythe spoken name of the Thai consonant บPart 2
บ้าบอbâa-bɔɔบ้าบอbâa-bɔɔsilly; ridiculous; nonsensical (informal)silly; ridiculous; nonsensical (informal)Word