โก

goo

Meaning

1NounB2

older brother; familiar male title (Southern Thai Chinese usage)

A term for an older brother or a familiar, respectful form of address for a man, especially in southern Thai Chinese communities.

Examples

โกgooโกgooolder brother; familiar male title (Southern Thai Chinese usage)วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallปิดbpìtปิดbpìt1[to] close; shut2[to] turn off; switch off3closed; shut; not open4[to] cover; seal5[to] block; conceal; suppress; withholdกี่gìiกี่gìi1how many; how much2how many? (pron.)3loom; weaving loomโมงmoongโมงmoong1o’clock (daytime hours)2classifier: hours (telling time)เดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)แวะwɛ́แวะwɛ́[to] stop by; drop inมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerรับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] host; welcome7[to] withstand; bearของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsหลังเลิกงานlǎng-lə̂ək-ngaanหลังเลิกงานlǎng-lə̂ək-ngaanafter work
Ko, what time does the shop close today? I'll stop by to pick up my things after work.
3 more examples
ตอนเด็กdtɔɔn-dèkฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpตามdtaamโกgooไปbpaiตลาดdtà-làatเพราะprɔ́โกgooมักmákซื้อsʉ́ʉขนมkà-nǒmให้hâiกินgin
As a child, I liked tagging along with my older brother to the market because he often bought me snacks.
ถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเป็นbpenญาติyâatกันganคนkonแถวนี้tɛ̌ɛo-níiก็gɔ̂เรียกrîiakเจ้าของร้านjâao-kɔ̌ɔng-ráanว่าwâaโกgooเพราะprɔ́ทั้งtángคุ้นเคยkún-kəəiและlɛ́นับถือnáp-tʉ̌ʉเขาkǎoเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanพี่ชายpîi-chaai
Although they aren't related, people around here call the shop owner Ko because they know him well and respect him like an older brother.
พอpɔɔย้ายyáaiมาmaaอยู่ในyùu-naiชุมชนchum-chonคนไทยเชื้อสายจีนkon-tai-chʉ́ʉa-sǎai-jiinทางใต้taang-dtâaiผมpǒmก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmเรียกrîiakพี่pîiผู้ชายpûu-chaaiที่tîiสนิทsà-nìtกันganว่าwâaโกgooตามdtaamคนkonในnaiละแวกlá-wɛ̂ɛkนั้นnán
After moving to a Thai Chinese community in the South, I began calling older men I was close to Ko, following the local custom.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

goo

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——