เฝ้าจอ
fâo-jɔɔMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] be glued to a screen
to be glued to a screen, intently watching and waiting for something to happen, such as an online sale, a result, or a show.
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเฝ้าจอfâo-jɔɔเฝ้าจอfâo-jɔɔ[to] be glued to a screenรอrɔɔรอrɔɔ[to] waitแม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káaแม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káafemale vendor; saleswoman; shopkeeperไลฟ์สดlai-sòtไลฟ์สดlai-sòt1[to] livestream; go live online2live stream; live broadcast (online)3live (online); live-streamedขายkǎaiขายkǎai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaclothes; clothing; apparel
Last night I had to be glued to the screen, waiting for the seller to do a live stream selling clothes.
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เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanกำลังgam-langเฝ้าจอfâo joเพื่อpêuuaกดgòtบัตรคอนเสิร์ตbàt kon-sèrtศิลปินsĭn-lá-bpinเกาหลีgao lĕeวงโปรดwong bpròht
My friends are glued to their screens trying to get concert tickets for their favorite Korean artist.
นักเรียนnák-riianมัธยมศึกษาปีที่หกmát-tá-yom-sʉ̀k-sǎa-bpii-tîi-hòkหลายคนlǎai-konกำลังgam-langเฝ้าfâoจอคอมพิวเตอร์jɔɔ-kɔm-piu-dtə̂əรอrɔɔประกาศbprà-gàatผลpǒnสอบเข้าsɔ̀ɔp-kâoมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-lai
Many 12th-grade students are glued to their computer screens, waiting for the university entrance exam results to be announced.
นักลงทุนnák-long-tunต้องdtɔ̂ngเฝ้าจอfâo-jɔɔทั้งวันtáng-wanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaติดตามdtìt-dtaamความผันผวนkwaam-pǎn-pǔuanของkɔ̌ɔngตลาดหุ้นdtà-làat-hûnและlɛ́ตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiซื้อขายsʉ́ʉ-kǎaiในnaiจังหวะjang-wàที่เหมาะสมtîi-mɔ̀-sǒm
Investors have to be glued to the screen all day to monitor stock market volatility and decide to trade at the right moment.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
fâo
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
เฝ้าfâoเฝ้าfâo1[to] watch over; guard; keep; monitor2keep (doing); continually3[to] await; watch for[to] watch over; guard; keep; monitorPart 1
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จอjɔɔจอjɔɔ1screen; monitor; display2classifier for screens/monitors3dog (12-year zodiac cycle), as in ปีจอscreen; monitor; displayPart 2
เฝ้าจอfâo-jɔɔเฝ้าจอfâo-jɔɔ[to] be glued to a screen[to] be glued to a screenWord