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bpɛ̂ɛoMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
disheartened; disappointed
feeling disheartened, disappointed, or suddenly losing confidence (often used to describe one's heart or expression)
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenรู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceiveว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeคอนเสิร์ตkɔɔn-sə̀ətคอนเสิร์ตkɔɔn-sə̀ət1concert2classifier: งาน / รอบถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)ยกเลิกyók-lə̂əkยกเลิกyók-lə̂ək1[to] cancel; call off2[to] revoke; abolish; repeal3[to] discontinue; terminateฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ใจแป้วjai-bpɛ̂ɛoใจแป้วjai-bpɛ̂ɛo[to] lose heart; [to] be disheartenedขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emergeทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
As soon as I found out the concert was canceled, my heart immediately sank.
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เห็นhěnเขาkǎoหน้าnâaแป้วbpɛ̂ɛoแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nánตอนdtɔɔnสอบตกsɔ̀ɔp-dtòkฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kสงสารsǒng-sǎanเขาkǎoมากmâak
Seeing his crestfallen face when he failed the exam, I felt really sorry for him.
สมาชิกsà-maa-chíkในnaiทีมtiimถึงกับtʉ̌ng-gàpใจแป้วjai-bpɛ̂ɛoเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sèetข้อเสนอkɔ̂ɔ-sà-nə̌əโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekของkɔ̌ɔngพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoอย่างyàangไม่มีชิ้นดีmâi-mii-chín-dii
The team members completely lost their confidence when the boss harshly rejected their project proposal.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaเธอtəəจะjàรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kใจแป้วjai-bpɛ̂ɛoกับgàpคำวิจารณ์kam-wí-jaanที่tîiรุนแรงrun-rɛɛngแต่dtɛ̀ɛเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ยังyangยิ้มyímสู้sûuและlɛ́นำเสนองานnam-sà-nə̌ə-ngaanต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiจนjonจบjòp
Even though she felt disheartened by the harsh criticism, she kept a brave smile and continued her presentation until the end.
2AdjectiveC1
deflated; dented
deflated, dented, or shrunken in shape (such as a dented ping-pong ball)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเผลอเหยียบplə̌ə-yìiapเผลอเหยียบplə̌ə-yìiap[to] step on by accidentลูกปิงปองlûuk-bping-bpɔɔngลูกปิงปองlûuk-bping-bpɔɔngping-pong ballจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)ยุบyúpยุบyúp1[to] deflate; shrink (lose volume)2[to] collapse; cave in3[to] subside (swelling/inflammation)4[to] abolish; dissolve (organization)แป้วbpɛ̂ɛoแป้วbpɛ̂ɛo1disheartened; disappointed2deflated; dentedไปเลยbpai-ləəiไปเลยbpai-ləəi1Go ahead; go right now2[to] go past; go beyond3completely; altogether; really (emphatic)
He accidentally stepped on the ping-pong ball until it was completely dented.
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ถ้าtâaลูกปิงปองlôok bping-bpongแป้วbpâewคุณkunสามารถsăa-mâatทำให้tam hâiมันmanพองpongกลับมาglàp maaได้dâiง่ายๆngâai ngâaiโดยdoiการนำไปgaan nam bpaiแช่châeในnaiน้ำร้อนnám rónสักพักsàk pák
If the ping-pong ball has a dent, you can easily fix it by soaking it in hot water for a while.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakล้มlómป่วยหนักbpùuai-nàkและlɛ́รับประทานอาหารráp-bprà-taan-aa-hǎanไม่ได้mâi-dâaiมาmaaหลายlǎaiสัปดาห์sàp-daaแก้มgɛ̂ɛmของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoก็gɔ̂ยุบyúpแป้วbpɛ̂ɛoลงไปlong-bpaiอย่างเห็นได้ชัดyàang-hěn-dâai-chát
The aluminum can that was struck forcefully became severely dented, completely losing its original shape.
การนำgaan namขวดkùuatพลาสติกpláat-sà-dtìkบางๆbaang baangไปbpaiใส่sàiน้ำnáamเดือดจัดdèuat jàtจะjàทำให้tam hâiตัวdtuuaขวดkùuatหดตัวhòt dtuuaและláeยุบyúpแป้วbpâewจนjonไม่สามารถmâi săa-mâatนำมาnam maaใช้งานได้chái ngaan dâaiอีกèek
Pouring boiling water into a thin plastic bottle will cause the bottle to shrink and become completely deflated, rendering it unusable.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
bpɛ̂ɛo
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid 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 | — | — |