แจ๊บ
jɛ́ɛpMeaning
1AdverbB2
smack (sound of chewing)
an onomatopoeic word representing the sound of smacking one's lips while eating or chewing loudly
Examples
น้องชายnóng chaaiน้องชายnóng chaai1younger brother2penis (euphemistic)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เคี้ยวkíaoเคี้ยวkíao[to] chewข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyเสียงดังsĭiang dangเสียงดังsĭiang dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noiseแจ๊บๆjáep jáepแจ๊บๆjáep jáepsmacking lips sound; noisy chewing soundจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofแม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toดุdùดุdù1strict; stern; scolding2fierce; aggressive; ferocious3[to] scold; rebuke
My younger brother likes to chew his food loudly, making smacking sounds until mom has to scold him.
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เวลากินข้าวway-laa gin kâaoไม่ควรmâi kuuanทำเสียงtam sĭiangแจ๊บๆjáep jáepเพราะpráwมันmanดูdooไม่สุภาพmâi sà-pâap
When eating, one shouldn't make smacking sounds because it looks impolite.
คุณตาkun dtaaเคี้ยวหมากkéeo màakเสียงดังsĭiang dangแจ๊บๆjáep jáepขณะkà-nàนั่งnângดูทีวีdoo tee weeอยู่yòoหน้าบ้านnâa bâan
Grandpa chews betel nut with loud smacking sounds while sitting and watching TV in front of the house.
การเคี้ยวgaan kíaoอาหารaa-hăanเสียงดังsĭiang dangแจ๊บๆjáep jáepในnaiร้านอาหารráan aa-hăanที่têeเงียบสงบngîiap sà-ngòpถือเป็นtĕu bpenการgaanเสียsĭiaมารยาทmaa-rá-yâatอย่างมากyàang mâak
Chewing food with loud smacking sounds in a quiet restaurant is considered very bad manners.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
jɛ́ɛp
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 | — | — |