ป๊อดๆ
bpót bpótMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
cowardly; chicken
cowardly, easily scared, or lacking courage (slang)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; 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 stirringป๊อดๆbpót bpótป๊อดๆbpót bpót1cowardly; chicken2[to] chicken outเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyดูหนังdoo nǎngดูหนังdoo nǎng[to] watch a movieผีpĕeผีpĕe1ghost; spirit2corpse; dead body3addict; fiend (in ผีพนัน, ผีเหล้า)คนเดียวkon diiaoคนเดียวkon diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; sole
He is a cowardly person, so he doesn't dare to watch horror movies alone.
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เพื่อนpêuuanคนนี้kon néeค่อนข้างkôn kâangป๊อดๆbpót bpótไม่mâiกล้าglâaเล่นlênเครื่องเล่นkrêuuang lênหวาดเสียวwàat sĭaoเลยloie
This friend is quite cowardly; he doesn't dare to go on thrill rides at all.
ถึงtĕungเขาkăoจะjàทำtamตัวเก่งdtuua gèngข่มคนkòm konอื่นèunแต่dtàeลึกๆléuk léukแล้วláeoเขาkăoเป็นbpenคนkonป๊อดๆbpót bpótที่têeกลัวgluuaการเผชิญหน้าgaan pà-chern nâa
Even though he acts tough to intimidate others, deep down he is a cowardly person who fears confrontation.
อย่าyàaไปbpaiหวังพึ่งwăng pûengคนkonป๊อดๆbpót bpótแบบนั้นbàep nánเลยloieพอถึงpor tĕungเวลาคับขันway-laa káp-kănเขาkăoก็gâwหนีnĕeเอาตัวรอดao dtuua rôtไปbpaiคนเดียวkon diiao
Don't rely on such a cowardly person; when push comes to shove, he will just flee to save himself.
2VerbB2
[to] chicken out
to chicken out, lose one's nerve, or act cowardly
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenถึงเวลาtĕung way-laaถึงเวลาtĕung way-laait's time [to do sth]จะต้องjà dtôngจะต้องjà dtông1must; have to; be obliged to2be certain/inevitableไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyคุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] discuss; talk over3[to] brag; boast4[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)เจ้านายjâo naaiเจ้านายjâo naai1boss; employer; superior2master; owner (of servant or animal)3royalty; member of a royal familyเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerดันdanดันdan1[to] push [sth/sb]2[to] promote; propel [sb/sth] forward3[to] push up; drive up [prices, levels, etc.]4happen to; end up (colloq. auxiliary)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerป๊อดๆbpót bpótป๊อดๆbpót bpót1cowardly; chicken2[to] chicken outไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyเข้าไปkâo bpaiเข้าไปkâo bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)
When it was time to go talk to the boss, he ended up chickening out and didn't dare to go in.
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ตอนแรกdton râekก็gâwบอกว่าbòk wâaพร้อมprómสู้sôoแต่dtàeพอporเจอjerคู่แข่งkôo kàengของจริงkŏng jingกลับglàpป๊อดๆbpót bpótถอยtŏiหนีnĕeไปเลยbpai loie
At first he said he was ready to fight, but when facing the real opponent, he lost his nerve and backed away.
ทีมteemของเราkŏng raoเล่นlênดีdeeมาตลอดmaa dtà-lòtแต่dtàeพอporเข้ารอบชิงชนะเลิศkâo rôp ching chá-ná-lêrtนักกีฬาnák gee-laaกลับglàpมีmeeอาการaa-gaanป๊อดๆbpót bpótจนjonเล่นlênพลาดplâatกันเองgan eng
Our team had been playing well all along, but upon reaching the finals, the athletes showed signs of losing their nerve and made mistakes on their own.
เขาkăoเตรียมdtriiamพรีเซนต์pree-sénมาmaaอย่างดีyàang deeแต่dtàeพอporเห็นhĕnคณะกรรมการká-ná gam-má-gaanผู้บริหารpôo bor-rí-hăanก็gâwเกิดgèrtป๊อดๆbpót bpótขึ้นมาkêun maaจนjonพูดpôotตะกุกตะกักdtà-gùk dtà-gàk
He prepared his presentation very well, but upon seeing the executive committee, he suddenly lost his nerve and started stuttering.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ป๊อดๆ said ป๊อด-ป๊อด?
bpót bpót
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
bpót
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 | — | — |