เจอผี
jəə-pǐiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] see/encounter a ghost
to see or experience a supernatural event believed to involve a ghost
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatเดินผ่านdəən-pàanเดินผ่านdəən-pàan1[to] walk past; pass by (on foot)2[to] walk through; traverse (on foot)วัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เจอผีjəə-pǐiเจอผีjəə-pǐi[to] see/encounter a ghost
Last night my friend said he walked past a temple and saw a ghost.
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ป้าbpâaข้างบ้านkâang-bâanเล่าlâoว่าwâaเคยkəəiเจอผีjəə-pǐiที่tîiบ้านเก่าbâan-gàoตอนdtɔɔnกลับดึกglàp-dʉ̀kคนเดียวkon-diiao
The aunt next door said she once encountered a ghost at an old house when she returned late at night alone.
นักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoบางคนbaang-konบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaเจอผีjəə-pǐiในnaiโรงแรมroong-rɛɛmเก่าgàoที่tîiมีmiiประวัติbprà-wàtเล่าขานlâo-kǎan
Some tourists say they saw a ghost in an old hotel with a storied history.
เขาkăoยืนยันyeun yanว่าwâaไม่ได้mâi dâaiฝันfănไปbpaiแต่dtàeเจอผีjer pĕeจริงjingๆ-ระหว่างrá-wàangขับรถkàp rótผ่านpàanสุสานsù-săanและláeเห็นhĕnเงาngaoคนkonตัดหน้าdtàt nâa
He insists he wasn’t dreaming but actually encountered a ghost while driving past a cemetery and saw a figure cut across his path.
Tones
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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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
เจอjəəเจอjəə1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experience[to] meet; run intoPart 1
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เจอผีjəə-pǐiเจอผีjəə-pǐi[to] see/encounter a ghost[to] see/encounter a ghostWord