เจอร์ส
jəəMeaning
1NounC2
mackerel (dialectal)
a nonstandard or regional term for mackerel (ปลาทูปลาทูbplaa-tuushort mackerel); dialectal/colloquial.
Examples
แกงไตปลาgɛɛng-dtai-bplaaแกงไตปลาgɛɛng-dtai-bplaaSouthern Thai curry with fermented fish viscera (tai pla)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)3classifier: ตัวเจอร์สjəəเจอร์สjəəmackerel (dialectal)ย่างyâangย่างyâang1[to] grill; roast over direct heat2[to] step; stride; pace; approach (age/time)3step; pace (walking)เป็นเมนูbpen-mee-nuuเป็นเมนูbpen-mee-nuu1[to] be a menu item; be a dish on the menu2[to] serve as a menu (list of options)เด็ดdètเด็ดdèt1[to] pluck; pick2decisive; firm3excellent; awesome (slang)4absolutely; completelyของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsร้านนี้ráan-níiร้านนี้ráan-níithis shop; this storeใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toสั่งsàngสั่งsàng1[to] order [sth]; place an order (food/goods)2[to] command; instruct; direct3[to] prescribe; order (medical/legal/official)
Tai pla curry with grilled mackerel (joers) is this restaurant's signature dish; everyone who comes here has to order it.
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คนkonภาคpâakอื่นʉ̀ʉnอาจจะàat-jàงงngongแต่dtɛ̀ɛคนใต้kon-dtâaiเรียกrîiakปลาทูbplaa-tuuว่าwâaปลาbplaaเจอร์สjəəกันganจนjonชินปากchin-bpàak
People from other regions might be confused, but Southern Thais are accustomed to calling mackerel 'joers'.
ยายyaaiเล่าlâoว่าwâaสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnแค่kɛ̂ɛพายเรือpaai-rʉʉaออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiไม่ไกลmâi-glaiก็ได้gɔ̂-dâaiปลาbplaaเจอร์สjəəกลับมาglàp-maaเต็มdtemลำเรือlam-rʉʉaแล้วlɛ́ɛo
Grandma said that in the old days, you only had to paddle the boat out a short distance to come back with a vessel full of mackerel (joers).
ถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàเรียกrîiakต่างกันdtàang-ganไปbpaiว่าwâaปลาทูbplaa-tuuหรือrʉ̌ʉปลาbplaaเจอร์สjəəแต่dtɛ̀ɛรสชาติrót-châatความมันอร่อยkwaam-man-à-rɔ̀iของkɔ̌ɔngปลาbplaaชนิดchá-nítนี้níiก็gɔ̂เป็นที่ยอมรับbpen-tîi-yɔɔm-rápกันganทั่วtûuaทุกtúkครัวเรือนkruua-rʉʉanไทยtai
Although it's called differently as 'pla-thu' or 'joers', the rich, delicious taste of this fish is recognized in every Thai household.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เจอร์ส said เจอ?
jəə
- Silent letterร์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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
ร์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |