เจอ
jəəMeanings
1VerbA1
[to] meet; run into
to come into contact with someone, planned or by chance
Examples
เมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoเมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháothis morning; earlier this morningฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เจอjəəเจอjəə1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)
This morning I met the teacher at the market.
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Shall we go meet him at the cafe tomorrow?
Yesterday I ran into an old high school friend by chance.
If we finish work early, let’s arrange to meet in the evening.
2VerbA1
[to] find; come across
to discover or encounter something, whether searched for or by chance
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเจอjəəเจอjəə1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceกุญแจgun-jɛɛกุญแจgun-jɛɛ1key (for a lock)2key; crucial factor3answer key; key (solutions)4clef (music)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)กระเป๋าเสื้อgrà-bpǎo-sʉ̂ʉaกระเป๋าเสื้อgrà-bpǎo-sʉ̂ʉashirt pocket; jacket pocketเชิ้ตchə́ətเชิ้ตchə́ətshirt (collared shirt)
He found the key in his shirt pocket.
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This morning, I discovered the old book I had been looking for.
Yesterday we walked in the park and came across some strange mushrooms.
I found a coin on the ground in front of the house.
He opened the cabinet and found the missing key inside.
Yesterday I cleaned my room and discovered an old photo in a box.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiถ้าtâaมีmiiเวลาwee-laaฉันchǎnอยากyàakไปbpaiเดินdəənตลาดdtà-làatเผื่อpʉ̀ʉaจะjàเจอjəəหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉมือสองmʉʉ-sɔ̌ɔngน่าสนใจnâa-sǒn-jai
Tomorrow, if I have time, I want to walk around the market in case I find an interesting secondhand book.
3VerbA2
[to] face; experience
to encounter or deal with a situation, often difficult or unpleasant
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เจอjəəเจอjəə1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceงานยากngaan-yâakงานยากngaan-yâaka difficult task; hard workต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeคนเดียวkon-diiaoคนเดียวkon-diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; soleทั้งหมดtáng-mòtทั้งหมดtáng-mòt1all; entire; whole2all; in total; completely3the whole; everything
Today I’m facing a tough task and have to handle all of it alone.
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Yesterday we encountered a big problem, but solved it in the evening.
If I face heavy traffic tomorrow, I might be late.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtกำลังgam-langเจอjəəวิกฤตwí-grìtยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎaiตกdtòkต้องdtɔ̂ngปรับbpràpแผนpɛ̌ɛnทันทีtan-tii
The company is facing a sales crisis and must adjust the plan immediately.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
jəə
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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 | — | — |