ป๊อด
bpɔ́ɔtMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
cowardly; chicken; scared
cowardly, easily scared, or lacking courage (informal/slang)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringป๊อดbpɔ́ɔtป๊อดbpɔ́ɔt1cowardly; chicken; scared2[to] chicken out; [to] lose one's nerveมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyดูหนังduu-nǎngดูหนังduu-nǎng[to] watch a movieผีpǐiผีpǐi1ghost; spirit2corpse; dead body3addict; fiend (in ผีพนัน, ผีเหล้า)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
He is very cowardly; he doesn't dare watch horror movies at all.
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ทำไมtam-maiแกgɛɛถึงtʉ̌ngป๊อดbpɔ́ɔtขนาดนี้kà-nàat-níiเนี่ยnîiaแค่kɛ̂ɛแมลงสาบmá-lɛɛng-sàapตัวdtuuaเดียวdiiaoเองeeng
Why are you so easily scared? It's just a single cockroach.
ถึงtĕungภายนอกpaai nôkเขาkăoจะjàดูdooห้าวhâaoๆ-แต่dtàeลึกๆléuk léukแล้วláeoเขาkăoค่อนข้างkôn kâangป๊อดbpótเวลาway-laaต้องdtôngเสี่ยงsìiangทำอะไรtam à-raiใหม่ๆmài mài
Even though he looks tough on the outside, deep down he is quite cowardly when he has to risk doing something new.
อย่าyàaทำตัวtam-dtuuaป๊อดbpɔ́ɔtนักnákเลยləəiบางครั้งbaang-krángคนเราkon-raoก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngกล้าglâaออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakคอมฟอร์ตkɔɔm-fɔ̂ɔtโซนsoonถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàประสบความสำเร็จbprà-sòp-kwaam-sǎm-rèt
Don't act so cowardly; sometimes people have to have the courage to step out of their comfort zone to succeed.
2VerbB2
[to] chicken out; [to] lose one's nerve
to chicken out, lose one's nerve, or back down due to fear (informal/slang)
Examples
มาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ngมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ng1[to] arrive (somewhere)2[to] reach; come to (time/stage/topic)หน้าเครื่องnâa-krʉ̂ʉangหน้าเครื่องnâa-krʉ̂ʉang1front/front panel of a machine2area in front of a machineเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)รถไฟเหาะrót-fai-hɔ̀รถไฟเหาะrót-fai-hɔ̀1roller coaster (ride)2roller coaster (figurative ups and downs)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerป๊อดbpɔ́ɔtป๊อดbpɔ́ɔt1cowardly; chicken; scared2[to] chicken out; [to] lose one's nerveตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)สิsìสิsì1will; shall (Isan)2emphatic particle (statement)3urging/encouraging particle (imperative)
We're already in front of the roller coaster, don't chicken out now!
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เขาkǎoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaวันนี้wan-níiจะjàไปbpaiสารภาพรักsǎa-rá-pâap-rákกับgàpเธอtəəแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก็gɔ̂ป๊อดbpɔ́ɔt
He said he would confess his love to her today, but in the end he chickened out.
ทุกครั้งที่túk-kráng-tîiมีmiiพรีเซนต์งานprii-seen-ngaanสำคัญsǎm-kanเขาkǎoมักจะmák-jàป๊อดbpɔ́ɔtแล้วlɛ́ɛoโยนyoonให้hâiฉันchǎnเป็นbpenคนพูดkon-pûutแทนtɛɛnตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔt
Every time there's an important presentation, he always loses his nerve and throws it to me to speak instead.
ถ้าtâaเธอtəəป๊อดbpɔ́ɔtไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmเข้าไปkâo-bpaiเจรจาjee-rá-jaaกับgàpหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaวันนี้wan-níiเธอtəəจะไม่มีjà-mâi-miiวันwanได้dâaiขึ้นเงินเดือนkʉ̂n-ngən-dʉʉanตามที่dtaam-tîiหวังwǎngไว้wáiหรอกrɔ̀k
If you chicken out and refuse to negotiate with the boss today, you will never get the salary raise you hoped for.
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
bpɔ́ɔt
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 | — | — |