โจ้
jôoMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] eat or drink heavily
to eat or drink, especially alcohol, greedily or with gusto and in large amounts (informal)
Examples
เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightพวกpûuakพวกpûuak1group; set; category2gang; faction; clique3those; the ... ones (pluralizing prefix)4pluralizing prefix before pronouns or names5classifier for groups or kindsเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanfriends (plural)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)โจ้jôhโจ้jôh[to] eat or drink heavilyเบียร์biiaเบียร์biiabeerกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkที่บ้านtêe bâanที่บ้านtêe bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จนดึกjon dèukจนดึกjon dèukuntil late (at night)
Last night, my friends came to sit and drink beer heavily at my house until late.
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พอสpɔ̂ɔtอบòpเสร็จsètพวกเราpûuak-raoก็gɔ̂ตั้งวงdtâng-wongโจ้jôoหมูกระทะmǔu-grà-táกันganอย่างyàangเมามันmao-man
As soon as the exams were over, we formed a circle and greedily ate Thai BBQ with gusto.
เขาkǎoเครียดkrîiatเรื่องงานrʉ̂ʉang-ngaanมากmâakเลยləəiหนีไปnǐi-bpaiนั่งnângโจ้jôoเหล้าlâoกับgàpเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanจนjonเมาmaoไม่รู้เรื่องmâi-rúu-rʉ̂ʉang
He was very stressed about work, so he sneaked off to drink alcohol heavily with his coworkers until he was blackout drunk.
วัยรุ่นwai-rûnกลุ่มglùmนั้นnánแอบɛ̀ɛpไปbpaiตั้งวงdtâng-wongโจ้jôoเหล้าlâoกันganในnaiสวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-náซึ่งsʉ̂ngสร้างsâangความเดือดร้อนkwaam-dʉ̀ʉat-rɔ́ɔnให้hâiชาวบ้านchaao-bâanในnaiละแวกlá-wɛ̂ɛkนั้นnán
That group of teenagers secretly formed a circle to drink heavily in the public park, which caused a nuisance to the local residents.
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
jôo
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 | — | — |