อ๊บๆ
óp ópMeaning
1InterjectionA2
ribbit; croak
the sound made by a frog; ribbit; croak
Examples
กบgòpกบgòp1frog2plane (woodworking tool)3Kob (Thai nickname)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureสีเขียวsĕe kĭiaoสีเขียวsĕe kĭiao1green (color)2green; green-colored3eco-friendly; environmentalร้องróngร้องróng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaintอ๊บๆóp ópอ๊บๆóp ópribbit; croak
The green frog goes ribbit.
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I hear frogs going ribbit behind the house.
When it rains, the frogs in the pond all start going ribbit.
เสียงร้องsĭiang róngอ๊บๆóp ópของkŏngกบgòpในnaiฤดูฝนréu-doo fŏnทำให้tam hâiฉันchănรู้สึกrúu-sèukเหมือนmĕuuanได้dâiกลับไปglàp bpaiใช้ชีวิตchái chee-wítในnaiชนบทchon-ná-bòt
The sound of frogs going ribbit in the rainy season makes me feel like I have returned to living in the countryside.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อ๊บๆ said อ๊บ-อ๊บ?
óp óp
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
óp
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |