ปุ๊บ
bpúpMeaning
1AdverbA2
immediately; the instant that
Right away at the very moment something else happens; often used in the set pattern ‘พอพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when…ปุ๊บปุ๊บbpúpimmediately; the instant that …ก็ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption marker…’ meaning ‘as soon as …, (then) …’.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeหยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2[to] take time off; be off work or schoolปุ๊บbpúpปุ๊บbpúpimmediately; the instant thatเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)ไปเดินเล่นbpai-dəən-lênไปเดินเล่นbpai-dəən-lên[to] go for a walkเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
As soon as the rain stops, we go out for a walk right away.
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Yesterday, as soon as I got home, I fell asleep immediately.
As soon as the train arrived, people hurried to board.
พอpɔɔอีเมลยืนยันii-meen-yʉʉn-yanเข้ามาkâo-maaปุ๊บbpúpเราraoก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnถัดไปtàt-bpaiได้dâaiทันทีtan-tii
As soon as the confirmation email comes in, we can immediately start the next step.
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
bpúp
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 | — | — |