บ๊ะ
báMeaning
1InterjectionA2
Wow!; Whoa!
An expression of surprise or admiration, similar to 'Wow!' or 'Whoa!'.
Examples
บ๊ะbáบ๊ะbáWow!; Whoa!รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileคันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)สวยsǔuaiสวยsǔuai1beautiful; pretty2nicely done; fine3beautifully; nicely; neatlyจังjangจังjangso; very (degree intensifier, postposed)
Wow! This car is beautiful.
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Whoa! Why is the traffic this bad today?
บ๊ะbáไม่น่าเชื่อmâi nâa chêuuaว่าwâaจะjàทำคะแนนtam ká-naenได้dâiเต็มร้อยdtem róiเก่งจริงๆgèng jing jing
Wow! I can't believe you got a perfect score of 100. You're really good.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
bá
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 | — | — |