มอปลาย
mɔɔ-bplaaiMeaning
1NounB1
upper secondary (colloquial)
A colloquial abbreviation of the Thai term for upper secondary school; the senior high school level.
Examples
ปีหน้าbpii-nâaปีหน้าbpii-nâanext yearฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; 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)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)มอปลายmɔɔ-bplaaiมอปลายmɔɔ-bplaaiupper secondary (colloquial)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Next year I’ll move up to senior high school.
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สมัยsà-mǎiมอปลายmɔɔ-bplaaiฉันchǎnเข้าkâoชมรมดนตรีchom-rom-don-dtriiและlɛ́ได้dâaiขึ้นkʉ̂nเวทีwee-tiiครั้งแรกkráng-rɛ̂ɛk
In senior high school, I joined the music club and performed on stage for the first time.
ตอนdtɔɔnมอปลายmɔɔ-bplaaiเขาkǎoย้ายyáaiโรงเรียนroong-riianกลางglaangเทอมtəəmเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngปรับตัวbpràp-dtuuaกับgàpเพื่อนใหม่pʉ̂ʉan-mài
During senior high, he transferred schools midterm, so he had to adjust to new friends.
ถ้าtâaอยากyàakสอบติดsɔ̀ɔp-dtìtคณะká-náในฝันnai-fǎnช่วงchûuangมอปลายmɔɔ-bplaaiต้องdtɔ̂ngวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉให้hâiรัดกุมrát-gumและlɛ́สม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mə̌ə
If you want to get into your dream faculty, in senior high you must plan your studying carefully and consistently.
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
mɔɔ
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
มอmɔɔมอmɔɔ1moo (cow sound)2Thai consonant name 'mo' (ม)3[to be] dull; grayish; drab (of color)moo (cow sound)Part 1
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มอปลายmɔɔ-bplaaiมอปลายmɔɔ-bplaaiupper secondary (colloquial)upper secondary (colloquial)Word