ป้อยอ

bpôi yor

Meanings

1NounB1

[to] flatter; [to] sweet-talk

To flatter or praise someone, often excessively or insincerely, in order to please them or get something from them.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ป้อยอbpôi yorป้อยอbpôi yor[to] flatter; [to] sweet-talkเจ้านายjâo naaiเจ้านายjâo naai1boss; employer; superior2master; owner (of servant or animal)3lord; aristocrat (historical/formal)4patron; benefactor (figurative)เพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)เลื่อนตำแหน่งlêuuan dtam-nàengเลื่อนตำแหน่งlêuuan dtam-nàeng1[to] promote [sb]2[to] be promoted; get a promotion
He likes to flatter the boss to get a promotion.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ป้อbpôrป้อbpôr1father (Northern Thai dialect)2[to] flirt with [sb]; court; woo (colloquial)Part 1
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ยอyoยอyo1[to] flatter; overpraise2noni; Indian mulberry (tree/fruit)3lift net (fishing gear)4classifier: lift netsPart 2
ป้อยอbpôi yorป้อยอbpôi yor[to] flatter; [to] sweet-talk