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bpɔ̂ɔ-yɔɔMeaning
1VerbB1
[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
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ป้อยอbpɔ̂ɔ-yɔɔป้อยอbpɔ̂ɔ-yɔɔ[to] flatter; [to] sweet-talkเจ้านายjâo-naaiเจ้านายjâo-naai1boss; employer; superior2master; owner (of servant or animal)3royalty; member of a royal familyเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเลื่อนตำแหน่งlʉ̂ʉan-dtam-nɛ̀ngเลื่อนตำแหน่งlʉ̂ʉan-dtam-nɛ̀ng1[to] promote [sb]2[to] be promoted; get a promotion
He likes to flatter the boss to get a promotion.
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อย่าyàaไปbpaiเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaคำพูดkam-pûutของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเลยləəiเขาkǎoแค่kɛ̂ɛป้อยอbpɔ̂ɔ-yɔɔคุณkunไปbpaiอย่างนั้นyàang-nánแหละlɛ̀
Don't believe his words; he's just flattering you for the sake of it.
เธอtəəรู้rúuว่าwâaเขาkǎoกำลังgam-langป้อยอbpɔ̂ɔ-yɔɔเธอtəəเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหวังwǎngผลประโยชน์pǒn-bprà-yòotแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂แกล้งทำเป็นglɛ̂ɛng-tam-bpenไม่รู้mâi-rúu
She knew he was flattering her for his own benefit, but she pretended not to know.
ลูกน้องlûuk-nɔ́ɔngบางคนbaang-konถนัดtà-nàtป้อยอbpɔ̂ɔ-yɔɔเจ้านายjâo-naaiด้วยdûuaiคำหวานkam-wǎanแต่dtɛ̀ɛผลงานpǒn-ngaanกลับglàpไม่mâiเป็นที่น่าพอใจbpen-tîi-nâa-pɔɔ-jai
Some subordinates are good at flattering the boss with sweet words, but their work performance is unsatisfactory.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
bpɔ̂ɔ
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ป้อbpɔ̂ɔป้อbpɔ̂ɔ1father (Northern Thai dialect)2[to] flirt with [sb]; court; woo (colloquial)father (Northern Thai dialect)Part 1
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ยอyɔɔยอyɔɔ1[to] flatter; overpraise2noni; Indian mulberry (tree/fruit)3lift net (fishing gear)4classifier: ผืน5[to] lift; raise (literary)[to] flatter; overpraisePart 2
ป้อยอbpɔ̂ɔ-yɔɔป้อยอbpɔ̂ɔ-yɔɔ[to] flatter; [to] sweet-talk[to] flatter; [to] sweet-talkWord