เก๊าะ
gɔ́Meaning
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so; then; also (colloquial/dialectal particle)
A colloquial and dialectal (especially Southern Thai) variant of the particle ก็ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption marker (gâw), used for emphasis or to connect clauses, meaning 'so', 'then', 'also', or 'as for...'.
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เก๊าะgɔ́เก๊าะgɔ́so; then; also (colloquial/dialectal particle)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเหมือนกันmʉ̌ʉan-ganเหมือนกันmʉ̌ʉan-gan1the same; alike2too; also; as well; likewise3same here; me too
If you don't go, then I won't go either.
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I don't know what others will say, but as for me, this is what I think.
ถึงtʉ̌ngเขาkǎoจะjàขอโทษkɔ̌ɔ-tôotแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kที่tîiเสียไปsǐia-bpaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoเก๊าะgɔ́เอาaoกลับมาglàp-maaไม่ได้mâi-dâaiหรอกrɔ̀k
Even though he has apologized, the feelings that were hurt can't be brought back anyway.
If I told them, we'd just argue for nothing, so it's better not to say anything.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
gɔ́
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 | — | — |