ผ่อ
pɔ̀ɔMeanings
1VerbA1
[to] look; watch; see (Northern Thai)
To look at, watch, or see. (Northern Thai dialect for ดูดูduu1[to] examine; check; inspect2[to] seem; appear3[to] look; watch; see4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune)
Examples
มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerผ่อpòrผ่อpòr1[to] look; watch; see (Northern Thai)2[to] look after; keep an eye on (Northern Thai)นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)เร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soonมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoอะหยังบ่ฮู้à-yăng bòr hóoอะหยังบ่ฮู้à-yăng bòr hóo1I don't know what2something or other
Come look here, quick! There's something, I don't know what.
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Did you watch the drama last night?
เปิ้นbpə̂ənชอบchɔ̂ɔpไปbpaiนั่งnângผ่อpɔ̀ɔพระอาทิตย์ตกดินprá-aa-tít-dtòk-dinตี้dtîiกว๊านพะเยาgwáan-pá-yao
She likes to go sit and watch the sunset at Kwan Phayao.
2VerbB1
[to] look after; keep an eye on (Northern Thai)
To watch over, look after, or take care of someone or something. (Northern Thai)
Examples
ฝากfàakฝากfàak1[to] deposit [money]2[to] leave/entrust [sth] with [sb]3[to] send via [sb]; send alongผ่อpɔ̀ɔผ่อpɔ̀ɔ1[to] look; watch; see (Northern Thai)2[to] look after; keep an eye on (Northern Thai)กระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎo1bag; handbag; purse2pocket3wallet4classifier: ใบหื้อhʉ́ʉหื้อhʉ́ʉ1[Northern Thai] [to] give2[Northern Thai] for [sb]; to [sb] (benefactive)3[Northern Thai] [to] let; allow; causeกำgamกำgam1[to] grasp; clench; grip2handful (amount)3fist4classifier: handful(s)5wheel spokeเน้อnə́əเน้อnə́əsentence-final softening particle (Northern Thai)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเข้าห้องน้ำkâo-hɔ̂ng-náamเข้าห้องน้ำkâo-hɔ̂ng-náam[to] go to the bathroom; use the toilet
Please watch my bag for a moment, I'm going to the restroom.
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When my older brother was sick, his younger sister was the one who looked after him the whole time.
ช่วงchûuangปีใหม่bpee màiเปิ้นbpêrnจะjàปิ๊กบ้านbpík bâanเลยloieฝากfàakหื้อเฮาhêu haoช่วยchûuaiผ่อบ้านหื้อโตยpòr bâan hêu dtooi
During New Year, they are going back to their hometown, so they asked us to help look after their house.
ป้ออุ๊ยbpôr úiแม่อุ๊ยmâe úiบ่bòต้องdtôngห่วงhùuangเน้อnérหลานlăanจะjàผ่อpòrกิจการgìt-jà-gaanของตระกูลkŏng dtrà-goonเฮาhaoหื้อhêuuaดีที่สุดdee têe sùt
Grandpa, Grandma, please don't worry. I will look after our family business to the best of my ability.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
pɔ̀ɔ
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |