โกปี้
goo-bpîiMeaning
1NounA1
coffee
Coffee, a drink made from roasted coffee beans; a regional term used especially in southern Thailand.
Examples
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เมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoฉันchǎnสั่งsàngโกปี้goo-bpîiกับgàpปาท่องโก๋bpaa-tɔ̂ɔng-gǒoที่tîiร้านráanหน้าตลาดnâa-dtà-làat
This morning I ordered coffee and fried dough sticks at the shop in front of the market.
Let's go have coffee at our usual shop tomorrow.
ร้านráanโกปี้goo-bpêeหัวhŭuaมุมตลาดmum dtà-làatเปิดbpèrtตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeตีห้าdtee hâaลุงlungๆ-มาmaaนั่งคุยกันnâng kui ganทุกเช้าtúk cháo
The kopi shop on the corner of the market opens at five in the morning, and the old men come to chat there every day.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- 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 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
โกgooโกgooolder brother; familiar male title (Southern Thai Chinese usage)older brother; familiar male title (Southern Thai Chinese usage)Part 1
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ปี้bpîiปี้bpîi1ticket; pass; token (dated)2[to] have sex; copulate (vulgar slang)3older sibling; senior person (Northern Thai dialect)4token money (archaic)ticket; pass; token (dated)Part 2
โกปี้goo-bpîiโกปี้goo-bpîicoffeecoffeeWord