ป้อแป้
bpɔ̂ɔ-bpɛ̂ɛMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
feeble; weak and unsteady
Lacking strength or energy, often to the point of moving unsteadily or barely being able to continue; also used figuratively of something struggling to function.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เหนื่อยnʉ̀ʉaiเหนื่อยnʉ̀ʉai1tired; exhausted2[to] get tired; become tired3tiring; exhausting4[to] be short of breath (medical)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofป้อแป้bpɔ̂ɔ-bpɛ̂ɛป้อแป้bpɔ̂ɔ-bpɛ̂ɛfeeble; weak and unsteadyแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
I'm so tired that I can barely keep going.
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By the time he reached the finish line, he was so exhausted that he could barely stand.
พ่อpɔ̂ɔเพิ่งpə̂ngหายไข้hǎai-kâiยังyangป้อแป้bpɔ̂ɔ-bpɛ̂ɛอยู่yùuเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngพักpákอีกìikสองสามsɔ̌ɔng-sǎamวันwan
Dad has just recovered from a fever and is still weak, so he needs to rest for another two or three days.
ยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎaiที่tîiลดลงlót-longต่อเนื่องdtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangทำให้tam-hâiธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtป้อแป้bpɔ̂ɔ-bpɛ̂ɛจนjonเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngต้องdtɔ̂ngกู้เงินgûu-ngənมาmaaจ่ายjàaiค่าแรงkâa-rɛɛngพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan
Steadily declining sales have left the business struggling so badly that the owner has had to borrow money to pay the employees' wages.
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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ป้อแป้bpɔ̂ɔ-bpɛ̂ɛป้อแป้bpɔ̂ɔ-bpɛ̂ɛfeeble; weak and unsteadyfeeble; weak and unsteadyWord