เบ๋อ
bə̌əMeaning
1ParticleB1
really?; is that so?
A playful or cutesy slang variation of the question particle 'เหรอเหรอrə̌ə1question particle (casual)2really?; is that so?', used to ask 'really?' or 'is that so?'
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâaoไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâao[to] go eatกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)พวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideเบ๋อbə̌əเบ๋อbə̌əreally?; is that so?
You're not going to eat with us today, really?
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ที่tîiบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaสอบผ่านsɔ̀ɔp-pàanแล้วlɛ́ɛoเนี่ยnîiaพูดpûutจริงjingเบ๋อbə̌əไม่ได้mâi-dâaiล้อเล่นlɔ́ɔ-lênใช่ไหมchâi-mǎi
When you said you passed the exam, is that really true? You're not kidding, right?
Is it really delicious? I saw you finish the whole plate by yourself.
นึกว่าnʉ́k-wâaจะjàแน่nɛ̂ɛที่แท้tîi-tɛ́ɛก็gɔ̂กลัวgluuaผีpǐiจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngเปิดไฟbpə̀ət-faiนอนnɔɔnเลยləəiเบ๋อbə̌ə
I thought you were tough, but turns out you're so scared of ghosts you have to sleep with the lights on, is that so?
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
bə̌ə
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
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 | — | — |