บ๊องๆ
bóng bóngMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
silly; goofy
informal: silly, goofy, or a bit crazy in a light, ditzy way.
Examples
เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringบ๊องๆbóng bóngบ๊องๆbóng bóngsilly; goofyตลกดีdtà-lòk deeตลกดีdtà-lòk deequite funny; amusing
My friend is a bit silly, which is funny.
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She likes to make goofy faces when taking photos with her friends.
ถึงtĕungเขาkăoจะjàดูเป็นdoo bpenคนkonบ๊องๆbóng bóngแต่dtàeพอporถึงเวลาtĕung way-laaทำงานtam ngaanก็gâwจริงจังjing-jangมากmâakนะná
Even though he seems like a silly person, he's very serious when it's time to work.
บางครั้งbaang krángไอเดียai-diiaที่têeดูdooบ๊องๆbóng bóngในตอนแรกnai dton râekก็gâwกลายเป็นglaai bpenนวัตกรรมná-wát-dtà-gamที่têeเปลี่ยนbplìianโลกlôhkได้dâi
Sometimes, ideas that seem goofy at first can become world-changing innovations.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is บ๊องๆ said บ๊อง-บ๊อง?
bóng bóng
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
bóng
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |