เบ๊อะ
bérMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
clumsy; awkward; silly
clumsy, awkward, silly, or slightly foolish in behavior or manner
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ทำตัวtam dtuuaทำตัวtam dtuua[to] behave; conduct oneself; carry oneselfเบ๊อะbérเบ๊อะbér1clumsy; awkward; silly2clumsy person; foolมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเดินชนdern chonเดินชนdern chon[to] bump into [sb/sth] while walkingประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goals4gateway; means of access (figurative)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofหัวโนhŭua nohหัวโนhŭua noh1a bump on the head2to have a bump on the head
Today I acted very clumsily, walking into the door until I got a bump on my head.
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เขาkăoเป็นbpenคนkonน่ารักnâa rákนะnáถึงจะtĕung jàดูdooเบ๊อะbérไปbpaiบ้างbâangในnaiบางครั้งbaang kráng
He is a cute person, even though he seems a bit silly sometimes.
ความตื่นเต้นkwaam dtèun dtênทำให้tam hâiเขาkăoเผลอplĕrทำท่าทางtam tâa taangเบ๊อะbérๆ-ออกมาòk maaตอนdtonสัมภาษณ์งานsăm-pâat ngaan
Nervousness caused him to accidentally display clumsy behavior during the job interview.
เธอterพยายามpá-yaa-yaamจะjàทำอาหารtam aa-hăanมื้อméuuพิเศษpí-sàytแต่dtàeด้วยdûuayความkwaamเบ๊อะbérของkŏngเธอterเองayngอาหารaa-hăanจึงjeungไหม้mâiกินginไม่ได้mâi dâai
She tried to make a special meal, but due to her own clumsiness, the food burned and became inedible.
2NounB2
clumsy person; fool
a clumsy, awkward, or silly person, often used colloquially as a teasing remark
Examples
ยัยyaiยัยyaicolloquial prefix for a female (familiar, teasing, or mildly disrespectful)เบ๊อะbérเบ๊อะbér1clumsy; awkward; silly2clumsy person; foolเอ๊ยéeyเอ๊ยéey1hey! (calling someone)2oops! / oh! (surprise, correction)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerหกใส่hòk sàiหกใส่hòk sài[to] spill on [sb]/[sth]เสื้อsêuuaเสื้อsêuua1shirt; top2jacket; coatตัวเองdtuua engตัวเองdtuua eng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own selfอีกแล้วèek láewอีกแล้วèek láewagain; once more (often with annoyance)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
You clumsy girl, you spilled water on your own shirt again.
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Don't just stand there looking confused, you silly guy, hurry up and follow me.
ถึงtĕungบางครั้งbaang krángเขาkăoจะjàดูเป็นdoo bpenไอ้âiเบ๊อะbérแต่dtàeเขาkăoก็gâwเป็นbpenคนkonจิตใจดีjìt jai deeและláeชอบchôpช่วยเหลือchûuai-lĕuuaคนอื่นkon èunมากmâakนะná
Even though he seems like an awkward guy sometimes, he is very kind-hearted and loves helping others.
โธ่เอ๊ยtôh óeiไอ้âiเบ๊อะbérลืมleuumเอาaoกระเป๋าสตางค์grà-bpăo sà-dtaangมาmaaแล้วláeoมื้อนี้méu néeจะjàจ่ายjàaiค่าข้าวkâa kâaoยังไงyang ngaiเนี่ยnîia
Oh man, you dummy! You forgot to bring your wallet, so how are we going to pay for this meal?
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
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 | — | — |