เพ้อ
pə́əMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] rave about; [to] be carried away by thoughts
to talk or think in an overly emotional, unrealistic, or obsessive way, often about love or something desired
Examples
ตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแฟนfɛɛnแฟนfɛɛn1romantic partner2fan; supporterเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเอาแต่ao-dtɛ̀ɛเอาแต่ao-dtɛ̀ɛonly; nothing butเพ้อpə́əเพ้อpə́ə1[to] rave about; [to] be carried away by thoughts2[to] be delirious; [to] talk nonsenseถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingแฟนfɛɛnแฟนfɛɛn1romantic partner2fan; supporterทั้งวันtáng-wanทั้งวันtáng-wanall day; the whole day
Since getting a girlfriend, he keeps talking obsessively about her all day.
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อย่าyàaมัวแต่muua-dtɛ̀ɛเพ้อpə́əถึงtʉ̌ngดาราdaa-raaเกาหลีgao-lǐiกลับมาglàp-maaสู่sùuโลกlôokความเป็นจริงkwaam-bpen-jingได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛo
Stop obsessing over Korean celebrities and come back to reality.
เธอterชอบchôpเขียนkĭianข้อความkôr kwaamเพ้อpêrๆ-ลงในlong naiโซเชียลมีเดียsoh-chîian mee-dîiaเวลาway-laaอกหักòk hàk
She likes to post overly emotional messages on social media when she is heartbroken.
เขาkǎoตกหลุมรักdtòk-lǔm-rákเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanจนjonเอาแต่ao-dtɛ̀ɛเพ้อpə́əถึงtʉ̌ngเธอtəəและlɛ́ไม่มีสมาธิmâi-mii-sà-maa-tíทำงานtam-ngaan
He fell in love with his coworker so much that he kept obsessing over her and couldn't concentrate on his work.
2VerbB2
[to] be delirious; [to] talk nonsense
to speak incoherently or talk nonsense, often as a result of a fever, sleep, or mental confusion
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsไข้ขึ้นkâi-kʉ̂nไข้ขึ้นkâi-kʉ̂n[to] develop a fever; [to] run a feverสูงsǔungสูงsǔung1tall; high (physical height)2high (degree/level/price/rank)3up; to a high position4advanced; elevated (abstract)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofนอนnɔɔnนอนnɔɔn1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downเพ้อpə́əเพ้อpə́ə1[to] rave about; [to] be carried away by thoughts2[to] be delirious; [to] talk nonsenseทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉn1all night; the whole night2the entire night
Last night my child had such a high fever that they were delirious in their sleep all night.
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The patient started to become delirious due to side effects from the medication.
คุณยายkun-yaaiป่วยหนักbpùuai-nàkจนjonเริ่มrə̂əmเพ้อpə́əถึงtʉ̌ngญาติyâatที่tîiเสียชีวิตsǐia-chii-wítไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛo
Grandma is so severely ill that she has started rambling incoherently about relatives who have already passed away.
ผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiโรคrôokไข้kâiสมองsà-mɔ̌ɔngอักเสบàk-sèepอาจàatมีmiiอาการaa-gaanสับสนsàp-sǒnและlɛ́เพ้อpə́əจนjonสื่อสารsʉ̀ʉ-sǎanไม่ได้mâi-dâai
Patients with encephalitis may experience confusion and become delirious to the point of being unable to communicate.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pə́ə
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |