พอส
pɔ̂ɔtMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] pause
to pause or temporarily stop something, such as a video, music, or game (loanword from English)
Examples
ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]พอสpɔ̂ɔtพอสpɔ̂ɔt1[to] pause2pauseหนังnǎngหนังnǎng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmแป๊บหนึ่งbpɛ́p-nʉ̀ngแป๊บหนึ่งbpɛ́p-nʉ̀ngJust a moment; one momentได้ไหมdâai-mǎiได้ไหมdâai-mǎi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forไปbpaiไปbpai1[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
Can you pause the movie for a moment? I want to go to the toilet.
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เขาkǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngพอสpɔ̂ɔtเกมgeemเอาไว้ao-wáiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรับโทรศัพท์ráp-too-rá-sàpของkɔ̌ɔngแม่mɛ̂ɛ
He had to pause the game first to answer his mother's phone call.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunฟังfangที่tîiเขาkǎoพูดpûutไม่ทันmâi-tanคุณkunสามารถsǎa-mâatพอสpɔ̂ɔtวิดีโอwí-dii-ooแล้วlɛ́ɛoอ่านàanซับไตเติลsáp-dtai-dtəənได้dâai
If you can't keep up with what he's saying, you can pause the video and read the subtitles.
เขาkǎoพอสpɔ̂ɔtเพลงpleengที่tîiกำลังgam-langฟังfangอยู่yùuทันทีtan-tiiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเจ้านายjâo-naaiเดินเข้ามาdəən-kâo-maaสั่งงานsàng-ngaanที่tîiโต๊ะdtó
He immediately paused the music he was listening to when his boss walked over to assign work at his desk.
2NounB1
pause
a temporary stop or the pause button (loanword from English)
Examples
ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]กดgòtกดgòt1[to] press; push down2[to] click; tap (button/key)3[to] suppress; hold downปุ่มbpùmปุ่มbpùm1button (device control)2key (keyboard)3knob; bump4papilla; nodule (biol./med.)พอสpɔ̂ɔtพอสpɔ̂ɔt1[to] pause2pauseให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)หน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)
Please press the pause button for me.
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Don't forget to press the pause button before you go to the restroom.
เกมgeemนี้níiไม่มีmâi-miiปุ่มbpùmพอสpɔ̂ɔtคุณkunเลยləəiไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatหยุดเล่นyùt-lênกลางคันglaang-kanได้dâai
This game doesn't have a pause button, so you can't stop playing in the middle of a match.
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 syllableLong vowelEnds in -ส, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
pɔ̂ɔt
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |