พูดจา
pûut-jaaMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)
to speak or talk, with focus on the way one speaks or chooses words.
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herพูดจาpûut-jaaพูดจาpûut-jaa[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)นุ่มนวลnûm-nuuanนุ่มนวลnûm-nuuansoft; gentle; smooth (tone, manner, texture); tenderฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)สบายใจsà-baai-jaiสบายใจsà-baai-jai1at ease; relieved; contented2[to] feel at ease; feel relieved
She speaks gently; it’s comforting to hear.
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Yesterday he spoke a bit harshly, which hurt his friend’s feelings.
Please speak more clearly; I can’t hear well.
ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพูดจาpûut-jaaสุภาพsù-pâapกับgàpลูกค้าlûuk-káaเสมอsà-mə̌ə
The manager asked employees to always speak politely to customers.
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 syllableLong vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
pûut
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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จาjaaจาjaa1colloquial spelling of จะ ‘will/shall’2Ja (personal name or nickname)colloquial spelling of จะ ‘will/shall’Part 2
พูดจาpûut-jaaพูดจาpûut-jaa[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)Word