พบปะ
póp-bpàMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] meet; [to] mingle; [to] socialize
To meet and interact with others, often informally, for conversation or social contact; to mingle.
Examples
เย็นนี้yen néeเย็นนี้yen née1this evening2this evening's (as a modifier)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)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]ปะbpàปะbpà1[to] patch; mend2[to] stick; apply; pasteกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerคาเฟ่kaa-fêhคาเฟ่kaa-fêhcafé; coffee shopเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofคุยกันkui ganคุยกันkui gan1[to] talk together; chat2[to] discuss; talk things through; negotiate3[to] be talking (romantically); be seeing each other (informal)สบายๆsà-baai sà-baaiสบายๆsà-baai sà-baai1relaxed; easygoing2comfortably; casually; without pressure3no worries; take it easy4easily; with little effort
This evening we’ll meet friends at a café to chat casually.
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เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpไปงานbpai-ngaanอีเวนต์ii-weenเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพบปะpóp-bpàกับgàpคนkonในnaiวงการwong-gaanและlɛ́แลกเปลี่ยนlɛ̂ɛk-bplìianไอเดียai-diia
He likes to go to events to mingle with people in the field and exchange ideas.
หลังlăngประชุมbprà-chumเราraoออกไปòk bpaiพบปะpóp bpàกับgàpลูกค้าlûuk-káaตามdtaamบูธbóotต่างๆdtàang-dtàangเพื่อpêuuaสร้างsâangความคุ้นเคยkwaam kún koie
After the meeting, we went out to mingle with clients at various booths to build familiarity.
ในnaiงานเลี้ยงบริษัทngaan líiang baw-rí-sàtทุกคนtúk konยืนyeunดื่มdèumเครื่องดื่มkrûueang dùuemและláeพบปะกันpóp bpà ganเป็นกลุ่มbpen glùmเล็กๆlék lékเพื่อpêuuaสานสัมพันธ์săan săm-pan
At the company party, everyone stood with drinks and mingled in small groups to build relationships.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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พบปะpóp-bpàพบปะpóp-bpà[to] meet; [to] mingle; [to] socialize[to] meet; [to] mingle; [to] socializeWord