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bpɔ́pMeanings
1NounA2
pop (music genre)
popular music with a mainstream, catchy style
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnฟังfangเพลงป๊อปpleeng-bpɔ́pใหม่màiของkɔ̌ɔngนักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngดังdangทั้งวันtáng-wan
Yesterday I listened to a famous singer’s new pop song all day.
Tomorrow we’re going to a pop concert at the mall.
วงwongนี้níiผสมเสียงpà-sǒm-sǐiangอิเล็กทรอนิกส์ì-lék-trɔɔ-nìkกับgàpป๊อปbpɔ́pจนjonติดหูdtìt-hǔuฟังfangง่ายngâaiและlɛ́ร้องตามrɔ́ɔng-dtaamได้dâai
This band blends electronic sounds with pop, making it catchy, easy to listen to, and sing along with.
2AdjectiveB1
popular; trendy
fashionable or widely liked; mainstream in taste or style
Examples
เสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉa1shirt; top2jacket; coat3classifier: ตัวแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níi1like this; in this way2this kind/type (modifier)3this kind (standalone)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesป๊อปbpɔ́pป๊อปbpɔ́p1pop (music genre)2popular; trendyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousในหมู่nai-mùuในหมู่nai-mùuamong; amidst; within (a group)วัยรุ่นwai-rûnวัยรุ่นwai-rûn1teenager; youth (person/people)2teenage; for teens; youthful3adolescence; the teenage years
This style of shirt is very popular among teenagers.
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เมื่อmêuuaปีที่แล้วbpee têe láewคาเฟ่kaa-fêhสไตล์มินิมอลsà-dtaai mi-ni-monป๊อปสุดbpóp sùtๆ-ในnaiกรุงเทพฯgrung-têp
Last year, minimalist-style cafes were extremely pop (popular) in Bangkok.
เขาkǎoแต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuuaสีเอิร์ธโทนsǐi-ə́ət-toonเพราะprɔ́ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiโทนtoonนี้níiป๊อปbpɔ́pในnaiออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítมากmâak
He dresses in earth tone colors because this tone is very pop in the office right now.
หนังnǎngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiเข้าถึงkâo-tʉ̌ngคนดูkon-duuได้dâaiง่ายngâaiเลยləəiกลายเป็นglaai-bpenทางเลือกtaang-lʉ̂ʉakที่tîiป๊อปbpɔ́pในกลุ่มnai-glùmคนทำงานkon-tam-ngaanที่tîiอยากyàakพักสมองpák-sà-mɔ̌ɔng
This movie is easy to relate to, so it’s become a popular choice among office workers who want to unwind.
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
bpɔ́p
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 | — | — |