พบ(póp)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] meet [sb]

to see and speak with someone, either by arrangement or by chance

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไปพบbpai pópไปพบbpai póp[to] go meet [sb]; [to] go see [sb]เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotคาเฟ่kaa-fêhคาเฟ่kaa-fêhcafé; coffee shop
Today I will meet a friend at a cafe.
2VerbA2

[to] find; discover

to come upon, detect, or learn of something after a search or by chance

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ค้นหาkón hăaค้นหาkón hăa1[to] search for; look for2[to] search online; look up [sth]กุญแจgun-jaeกุญแจgun-jae1key (for a lock)2key; crucial factor3answer key; key (solutions)4key (music)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainนานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)แล้วก็láeo gâwแล้วก็láeo gâw1and then; after that (sequence)2and also; plus (addition)3and; so; then (continuation/filler)พบpópพบpóp1[to] meet [sb]2[to] encounter; experience3[to] find; discoverมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingใต้dtâiใต้dtâi1under; beneath; below2southern region; the South3southern; of the South (often as prefix ใต้-)4below; underneath (adverb)5under; subject to (authority/rules)โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2desk
I searched for the keys for a long time and then found them under the table.
3VerbB1

[to] encounter; experience

to face or undergo a situation, condition, or problem

Examples

ปีที่แล้วbpee têe láewปีที่แล้วbpee têe láew1last year; the previous year2last year (time marker)ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)พบpópพบpóp1[to] meet [sb]2[to] encounter; experience3[to] find; discoverปัญหาbpan-hăaปัญหาbpan-hăa1problem; issue2question (for discussion)เรื่องงานrêuuang ngaanเรื่องงานrêuuang ngaanwork matters; businessและláeและláeand (coordinating)รายได้raai dâiรายได้raai dâi1income; earnings2revenue (business/government)3proceeds; takingsลดลงlót longลดลงlót long1[to] decrease; drop; fall; decline; go down2[to] subside; ease off; abate
Last year our family faced problems with work and reduced income.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ค้นพบkón pópค้นพบkón póp[to] discover; find

[to] discover; find

เจอjerเจอjer1[to] meet; run into2[to] face; experience3[to] find; come across
  • [to] meet; run into
  • [to] face; experience
  • [to] find; come across
พานพบpaan pópพานพบpaan póp[to] meet; [to] encounter

[to] meet; [to] encounter

พบเห็นpóp hĕnพบเห็นpóp hĕn[to] see; encounter; observe

[to] see; encounter; observe

หาhăaหาhăa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3[to] get; procure4[to] earn (money); make a living5[to] visit; go see6[to] call for; ask for; contact (by phone)
  • [to] look for; search for
  • [to] find (after searching)
  • [to] get; procure
  • [to] earn (money); make a living
  • [to] visit; go see
  • [to] call for; ask for; contact (by phone)