แรกพบ
rɛ̂ɛk-pópMeaning
1NounB1
first meeting; first sight
the very first time meeting someone or encountering something
Examples
ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เชื่อchêuuaเชื่อchêuua1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)4[to] heed; obey [sb]5on creditเรื่องรักrêuuang rákเรื่องรักrêuuang ráklove story; romanceแรกพบrâek pópแรกพบrâek pópfirst meeting; first sightครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)แบบนั้นbàep nánแบบนั้นbàep nán1like that; in that way2that kind of; that type of3that kind/that sort (of thing/person)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ภรรยาpan-rá-yaaภรรยาpan-rá-yaawife (formal/neutral)
I believe in love at first sight because I felt that way with my wife.
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ตอนแรกdton râekพบpópฉันchănคิดว่าkít wâaเขาkăoเป็นbpenคนkonดุdùแต่จริงๆdtàe jing jingแล้วláeoเขาkăoใจjaiดีมากdee mâak
At our first meeting, I thought he was a strict person, but actually, he is very kind.
ความประทับใจkwaam-bprà-táp-jaiตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛแรกพบrɛ̂ɛk-pópเป็นbpenสิ่งsìngที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kanมากmâakในnaiการสัมภาษณ์งานgaan-sǎm-pâat-ngaan
The first impression from the very first meeting is very important in a job interview.
แม้mɛ́ɛเวลาwee-laaจะjàผ่านไปpàan-bpaiนานnaanแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangจำjamความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaแรกพบrɛ̂ɛk-pópได้dâaiเป็นอย่างดีbpen-yàang-dii
No matter how much time passes, he still remembers the feeling of their first encounter very well.
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
rɛ̂ɛk
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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
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แรกพบrɛ̂ɛk-pópแรกพบrɛ̂ɛk-pópfirst meeting; first sightfirst meeting; first sightWord