ม่อ
mɔ̂ɔMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] flirt; [to] hit on [sb]
to flirt with someone; to hit on someone (informal/slang)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyม่อmɔ̂ɔม่อmɔ̂ɔ1[to] flirt; [to] hit on [sb]2flirtatiousสาวsǎaoสาวsǎao1young woman; girl2young; youthful (female)3[to] reel; wind; draw in4[to] trace back; investigate the source of [sth]ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerร้านเหล้าráan-lâoร้านเหล้าráan-lâobar; pubทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)คืนวันศุกร์kʉʉn-wan-sùkคืนวันศุกร์kʉʉn-wan-sùkFriday night
He likes to go hit on girls at the bar every Friday night.
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เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเตือนdtʉʉanว่าwâaผู้ชายpûu-chaaiคนkonนั้นnánชอบchɔ̂ɔpทักแชทták-chɛ́tไปbpaiม่อmɔ̂ɔผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngทุกคนtúk-konที่tîiหน้าตาดีnâa-dtaa-dii
A friend warned me that that guy likes to send chat messages to hit on every good-looking woman.
พอporเมาmaoปุ๊บbpúpเขาkăoก็gâwเริ่มrêrmเดินไปdern bpaiม่อmôสาวsăaoโต๊ะdtóข้างๆkâang kâangทันทีtan teeจนjonเพื่อนpêuuanต้องdtôngรีบrêepดึงตัวdeung dtuuaกลับมาglàp maa
As soon as he got drunk, he immediately started walking over to hit on the girls at the next table until his friends had to quickly pull him back.
2AdjectiveB2
flirtatious
flirtatious; acting like a flirt or womanizer (informal/slang)
Examples
ระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2watch out!; caution!3[to] watch out for; guard againstผู้ชายpûu-chaaiผู้ชายpûu-chaai1man; male (person)2boyfriend; male romantic partner (informal)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ให้ดีhâi-diiให้ดีhâi-dii1properly; carefully; well (do X well)2preferably; it would be better to…นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringม่อmɔ̂ɔม่อmɔ̂ɔ1[to] flirt; [to] hit on [sb]2flirtatiousมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Be careful of that guy, he's a big flirt.
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เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเราraoคนนี้kon-níiหน้าตาดีnâa-dtaa-diiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเสียsǐiaตรงที่dtrong-tîiนิสัยní-sǎiม่อmɔ̂ɔไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀i
This friend of ours is good-looking, but his flaw is being a bit too flirtatious.
ฉันchǎnไม่ชอบmâi-chɔ̂ɔpคุยkuiกับgàpคนkonที่tîiมีmiiนิสัยní-sǎiม่อmɔ̂ɔเพราะprɔ́รู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaเขาkǎoไม่เคยmâi-kəəiจริงใจjing-jaiกับgàpใครkraiเลยləəi
I don't like talking to someone with a flirtatious nature because I feel like they are never sincere with anyone.
ใครkraiๆ-ก็gâwมองว่าmong wâaเขาkăoเป็นbpenคนkonม่อmôเลยloieไม่มีmâi meeผู้หญิงpôo yĭngคนไหนkon năiกล้าglâaคบkópด้วยdûuayจริงจังjing-jang
Everyone sees him as a womanizer, so no women dare to date him seriously.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
mɔ̂ɔ
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |