อุบอิบ
ùp-ìpMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] mumble; [to] mutter
to speak quietly and indistinctly, often to oneself or so that others cannot hear clearly
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillบ่นอุบอิบbòn-ùp-ìpบ่นอุบอิบbòn-ùp-ìp[to] grumble; [to] mumble complaintsอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainคนเดียวkon-diiaoคนเดียวkon-diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; soleไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)
He muttered to himself so quietly that no one could hear.
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Why are you mumbling? Speak a bit louder.
นักเรียนnák-riianตอบdtɔ̀ɔpอุบอิบùp-ìpเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaครูkruuเรียกชื่อrîiak-chʉ̂ʉเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iแน่ใจnɛ̂ɛ-jai
The student muttered the answer when the teacher called his name because he wasn't very sure.
เวลาที่way-laa têeไม่พอใจmâi por jaiอะไรà-raiเธอterชอบchôpบ่นอุบอิบbòn ùp-ìpอยู่yòoคนเดียวkon diiaoแทนที่จะtaen têe jàพูดpôotออกมาòk maaตรงๆdtrong dtrong
Whenever she is dissatisfied with something, she prefers to mutter to herself instead of speaking out directly.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
ùp
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |