เบื่อ
bʉ̀ʉaMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
bored; fed up
feeling bored, uninterested, or tired of something or someone
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เบื่อbʉ̀ʉaเบื่อbʉ̀ʉa1bored; fed up2[to] be bored with; be tired of3sick; nauseated (from food poisoning)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forทำอะไรtam-à-raiทำอะไรtam-à-raiwhat are you doing?เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Today I'm very bored and don't feel like doing anything.
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He got bored of the same old songs, so he turned off the radio.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiถ้าtâaยังyangเบื่อbʉ̀ʉaอยู่yùuเราraoไปเดินเล่นbpai-dəən-lênที่tîiสวนกันsǔuan-ganไหมmǎi
If you're still bored tomorrow, shall we go for a walk in the park?
ฉันchǎnเริ่มrə̂əmเบื่อbʉ̀ʉaการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumยืดเยื้อyʉ̂ʉt-yʉ́ʉaเพราะprɔ́มันmanไม่มีmâi-miiประเด็นใหม่bprà-den-màiให้hâiติดตามdtìt-dtaamเลยləəi
I'm starting to get bored with the drawn-out meetings because there's nothing new to follow.
2VerbA2
[to] be bored with; be tired of
to feel bored or fed up with something or someone
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เบื่อbèuuaเบื่อbèuua1bored; fed up2[to] be bored with; be tired of3sick; nauseated (from food poisoning)การประชุมgaan bprà-chumการประชุมgaan bprà-chum1meeting; conference; assembly2session/sitting (of a formal body)ยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerๆ-ทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
I’m fed up with long meetings every day.
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He got so fed up with this series that he stopped watching.
We’re fed up with having to explain the same thing to clients over and over.
3AdjectiveB2
sick; nauseated (from food poisoning)
Feeling sick or intoxicated after eating something toxic, such as poisonous mushrooms or improperly prepared wild yam.
Examples
ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-countryรถเมล์rót-meeรถเมล์rót-meebus; city busแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เจอjəəเจอjəə1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceกลิ่นglìnกลิ่นglìnsmell; odor; scentน้ำหอมnáam-hɔ̌ɔmน้ำหอมnáam-hɔ̌ɔmperfume; fragranceแรงมากrɛɛng-mâakแรงมากrɛɛng-mâak1very strong; intense2intense; harshจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)เบื่อbʉ̀ʉaเบื่อbʉ̀ʉa1bored; fed up2[to] be bored with; be tired of3sick; nauseated (from food poisoning)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)อาเจียนaa-jiianอาเจียนaa-jiian[to] vomit; throw up
I got on the bus and the strong perfume smell made me feel like throwing up.
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กินginของkŏngมันๆman manเข้าไปkâo bpaiนิดเดียวnít diaoก็gâwเริ่มrêrmรู้สึกrúu-sèukเบื่อbèuuaคลื่นไส้klêun sâiทันทีtan tee
After eating just a bit of greasy food, I immediately felt nauseous.
ตอนdtonเรือreuuaโคลงklongแรงๆraeng raengฉันchănเบื่อbèuuaจนjonต้องdtôngหลับตาlàp dtaaแน่นnâenเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiอาเจียนaa jiian
When the boat rocked hard, I felt so queasy that I had to shut my eyes tight to avoid vomiting.
พอpɔɔเห็นภาพhěn-pâapผ่าตัดpàa-dtàtในnaiคลิปklípฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂เบื่อbʉ̀ʉaขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaทันทีtan-tiiเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanท้องไส้tɔ́ɔng-sâiปั่นป่วนbpàn-bpùuan
As soon as I saw the surgery footage in the clip, I instantly felt nauseous, like my stomach was churning.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bʉ̀ʉa
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |