พบ
pópMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] meet [sb]
to see and speak with someone, either by arrangement or by chance
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปพบbpai-pópไปพบbpai-póp[to] go meet [sb]; [to] go see [sb]เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerคาเฟ่kaa-fêeคาเฟ่kaa-fêecafé; coffee shop
Today I will meet a friend at a cafe.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnบังเอิญbang-əənพบpópครูkruuเก่าgàoที่tîiตลาดdtà-làatและlɛ́คุยกันkui-ganสักพักsàk-pák
Yesterday I happened to meet my former teacher at the market and we talked for a while.
Tomorrow we’re meeting in front of the cinema at six o’clock.
I would like to meet the manager to discuss an urgent matter.
2VerbA2
[to] find; discover
to come upon, detect, or learn of something after a search or by chance
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ค้นหาkón-hǎaค้นหาkón-hǎa[to] search for; look forกุญแจgun-jɛɛกุญแจgun-jɛɛ1key (for a lock)2key; crucial factor3answer key; key (solutions)4clef (music)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainนานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)แล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂แล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂1and then; after that (sequence)2and also; plus (addition)3and; so; then (continuation/filler)พบpópพบpóp1[to] meet [sb]2[to] find; discover3[to] encounter; experienceมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7creamy; rich (texture/taste)ใต้dtâaiใต้dtâai1under; beneath; below2southern region; the South3south; southern4below; underneath (adverb)5under; subject to (authority/rules)โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2desk
I searched for the keys for a long time and then found them under the table.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnเดินเล่นdəən-lênในnaiสวนsǔuanแล้วlɛ́ɛoพบpópเหรียญrǐianตกอยู่dtòk-yùuข้างทางkâang-taang
Yesterday I was walking in the park and came upon a coin lying by the path.
After trying many methods, we finally found a solution.
ทีมวิจัยtiim-wí-jaiพบpópข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunสำคัญsǎm-kanในnaiเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanเก่าgàoที่tîiไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiเปิดดูbpə̀ət-duuมาmaaหลายlǎaiปีbpii
The research team detected important information in old documents that no one had looked at for years.
3VerbB1
[to] encounter; experience
to face or undergo a situation, condition, or problem
Examples
ปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛoปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛo1last year; the previous year2last year (time marker)ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)พบpópพบpóp1[to] meet [sb]2[to] find; discover3[to] encounter; experienceปัญหาbpan-hǎaปัญหาbpan-hǎa1problem; issue2question (for discussion)เรื่องงานrʉ̂ʉang-ngaanเรื่องงานrʉ̂ʉang-ngaanwork matters; businessและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)รายได้raai-dâaiรายได้raai-dâai1income; 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.
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นักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoบางคนbaang-konพบpópอาการเมารถaa-gaan-mao-rótเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเดินทางไกลdəən-taang-glai
Some tourists experience motion sickness when traveling long distances.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtกำลังgam-langพบpópอุปสรรคù-bpà-sàkในnaiการขยายตลาดgaan-kà-yǎai-dtà-làatต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têetเพราะprɔ́กฎระเบียบgòt-rá-bìiapใหม่mài
The company is encountering obstacles in expanding to foreign markets due to new regulations.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakเปลี่ยนbplìianแผนpɛ̌ɛnเราraoกลับglàpพบpópความเสี่ยงkwaam-sìiangที่tîiไม่คาดคิดmâi-kâat-kítและlɛ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngปรับbpràpกลยุทธ์gon-lá-yútทันทีtan-tii
After changing the plan, we ended up facing unforeseen risks and had to adjust the strategy immediately.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
póp
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → 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 | — | — |