ปร๋อ
bprɔ̌ɔMeaning
1AdverbB2
fluently; swiftly; nimbly
fluently, swiftly, or nimbly; doing something with ease, speed, or active energy (often used to describe speaking fluently, running quickly, or recovering completely from an illness)
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatจะพาjà-paaจะพาjà-paawill take [sb]; will bring [sb]ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)ไอศกรีมai-sà-griimไอศกรีมai-sà-griimice creamน้องnɔ́ɔngน้องnɔ́ɔng1younger sibling2junior; younger person3I; you (for the younger person)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerลุกขึ้นlúk-kʉ̂nลุกขึ้นlúk-kʉ̂n1[to] get up; stand up; rise2[to] rise up; take action; rebelวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseปร๋อbprɔ̌ɔปร๋อbprɔ̌ɔfluently; swiftly; nimblyไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyรอrɔɔรอrɔɔ1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
As soon as mom said she would take him for ice cream, my younger brother got up and ran nimbly to wait at the car.
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ลูกสาวlûuk-sǎaoของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəเก่งมากgèng-mâakไปเรียนbpai-riianเมืองนอกmʉʉang-nɔ̂ɔkแค่kɛ̂ɛปีbpiiเดียวdiiaoก็gɔ̂กลับมาglàp-maaพูดpûutภาษาอังกฤษpaa-sǎa-ang-grìtปร๋อbprɔ̌ɔเลยləəi
Her daughter is very smart; she went to study abroad for just one year and came back speaking English fluently.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเขาkǎoยังyangนอนซมnɔɔn-somเพราะprɔ́ไข้หวัดkâi-wàtอยู่yùuเลยləəiแต่dtɛ̀ɛวันนี้wan-níiอาการดีขึ้นaa-gaan-dii-kʉ̂nจนjonลุกlúkเดินdəənปร๋อbprɔ̌ɔได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛo
Yesterday he was still bedridden with a cold, but today his condition has improved so much that he can walk briskly.
ถึงแม้จะtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-jàอายุaa-yúเกือบgʉ̀ʉapแปดสิบbpɛ̀ɛt-sìpปีbpiiแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛคุณยายkun-yaaiยังyangเดินdəənปร๋อbprɔ̌ɔและlɛ́ทำงานบ้านtam-ngaan-bâanได้dâaiด้วยตัวเองdûuai-dtuua-eengทุกอย่างtúk-yàang
Even though she is almost eighty years old, grandma still walks briskly and does all the housework by herself.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ปร, the first consonant ป sets the class.
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
bprɔ̌ɔ
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
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 | — | — |