เจี๊ยะ
jíaMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] eat
to eat (informal or slang, derived from Chinese)
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightพวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปหาbpai-hǎaไปหาbpai-hǎa1[to] go see [sb]; [to] visit [sb]2[to] go look for [sb/sth]; [to] seek [sth]อะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)เจี๊ยะjíaเจี๊ยะjía1[to] eat2[to] win [money]; [to] take [sb]'s moneyกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkดีdiiดีdii1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bile
What should we go find to eat tonight?
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ฉันchǎnหิวข้าวhǐu-kâaoมากmâakเลยləəiเราraoไปหาbpai-hǎaอะไรà-raiเจี๊ยะjíaที่tîiเยาวราชyao-wá-râatกันganเถอะtə̀
I'm so hungry, let's go find something to eat at Yaowarat.
ตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛกลับมาglàp-maaจากjàakที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaanฉันchǎnยังไม่ได้yang-mâi-dâaiเจี๊ยะjíaอะไรà-raiเลยləəiสักsàkอย่างyàang
Since I got back from work, I haven't eaten anything at all.
ถึงแม้tĕung máeอากงaa-gongจะjàอายุมากàa-yú mâakแล้วláeoแต่dtàeท่านtâanก็gâwยังyangแข็งแรงkăeng raengและláeสามารถsăa-mâatเจี๊ยะjíiaข้าวkâaoได้dâiเยอะyéhในnaiทุกๆtúk túkมื้อméuu
Even though my grandfather is very old, he is still healthy and can eat a lot of food at every meal.
2VerbB2
[to] win [money]; [to] take [sb]'s money
to win money from someone, especially in gambling; informal
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillแทงบอลtɛɛng-bɔɔnแทงบอลtɛɛng-bɔɔn[to] bet on footballไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเยอะมากyə́-mâakเยอะมากyə́-mâak1very many; numerous (colloquial)2very much; a lot (colloq.)เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)สุดท้ายsùt-táaiสุดท้ายsùt-táai1last; final2finally; in the end; ultimatelyก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerโดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)เจ้ามือjâao-mʉʉเจ้ามือjâao-mʉʉbanker; house; bookie (in gambling)เจี๊ยะjíaเจี๊ยะjía1[to] eat2[to] win [money]; [to] take [sb]'s moneyไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyจนหมดjon-mòtจนหมดjon-mòtuntil all is gone; completelyตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figure
He bet heavily on yesterday's football match, but ended up losing everything to the bookmaker.
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In this round of card games, my friend won everything.
การเล่นgaan-lênพนันpá-nanแบบbɛ̀ɛpหน้ามืดตามัวnâa-mʉ̂ʉt-dtaa-muuaโดยdooiไม่มีmâi-miiสติsà-dtìระวังrá-wangจะjàโดนdoonบ่อนbɔ̀ɔnเจี๊ยะjíaเงินngənไปbpaiจนหมดjon-mòtตัวdtuua
Gambling blindly without mindfulness, beware of losing all your money to the casino.
งวดngûuatนี้néeเลขเด็ดlâyk dètที่têeคนkonแห่hàeกันganซื้อséuไม่mâiออกòkเจ้ามือjâo meuหวยใต้ดินhŭuai dtâi dinเลยloieได้dâiเจี๊ยะjíiaไปbpaiเต็มๆdtem-dtem
The popular lucky numbers that people rushed to buy weren't drawn this round, so the underground lottery dealers won everything.
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
jía
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 | — | — |