โจ้ว
jôowMeanings
1VerbC1
[to] drink alcohol; [to] party
to drink alcohol; to go out and party (slang)
Examples
วันศุกร์นี้wan-sùk-níiวันศุกร์นี้wan-sùk-níithis Fridayไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyโจ้วjôowโจ้วjôow1[to] drink alcohol; [to] party2[to] smoke weedกันganกันgan1together; 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; earmarkไหมmǎiไหมmǎi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silkพวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)เจอกันjəə-ganเจอกันjəə-gan1see you; see you later2[to] meet each other; meet upนานแล้วnaan-lɛ́ɛoนานแล้วnaan-lɛ́ɛoa long time ago; for a long time nowนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
Wanna go out and party this Friday? We haven't seen each other in a long time.
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ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiงานngaanหนักnàkมากmâakพอถึงpɔɔ-tʉ̌ngวันหยุดสุดสัปดาห์wan-yùt-sùt-sàp-daaทีไรtii-raiก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiโจ้วjôowเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaคลายเครียดklaai-krîiatตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔt
Work has been really heavy lately. Whenever the weekend arrives, I always have to go out drinking to relieve stress.
เมื่อคืนmêuua keunกะว่าgà wâaจะjàไปbpaiโจ้วjôhwเบาๆbao baoแต่ดันdtàe danไหลlăiยาวyaaoจนถึงjon tĕungเช้าcháaoสภาพsà-pâapตอนนี้dton néeคือkeuแฮงก์hâengไม่ไหวmâi wăiแล้วláeo
Last night I planned to just have a light drinking session, but it dragged on until morning; my condition right now is unbearably hungover.
ไอ้âiพวกนั้นpûuak nánมันmanสายsăaiโจ้วjôhwพอporเงินเดือนngern deuuanออกòkปุ๊บbpúpก็gâwรวมหัวruuam hŭuaกันไปgan bpaiตั้งวงdtâng wongกินเหล้าgin lâoปั๊บbpápไม่เคยmâi koieเก็บเงินgèp ngernอยู่yòoหรอกròk
Those guys are hardcore partiers. As soon as their salary comes out, they gather to form a drinking circle immediately; they never manage to save any money.
2VerbC1
[to] smoke weed
to smoke marijuana or weed (slang)
Examples
กลิ่นglìnกลิ่นglìnsmell; odor; scentลอยมาloi maaลอยมาloi maa1[to] drift/float toward2[of sound/smell] to waft over3[fig.] to surface (in the mind)แต่ไกลdtàe glaiแต่ไกลdtàe glaifrom a distance; from afarเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedแถวนี้tăeo néeแถวนี้tăeo née1around here; nearby2this area; this neighborhood3approximately; around this time/amountต้องมีdtông meeต้องมีdtông mee[to] need to have; be required to haveคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringแอบàepแอบàep1[to] do [sth] secretly; [to] conceal (one’s actions)2[to] hide; stay out of sight3secretly; on the slyไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyโจ้วjôhwโจ้วjôhw1[to] drink alcohol; [to] party2[to] smoke weedมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerแน่ๆnâe nâeแน่ๆnâe nâedefinitely; for sure; certainly
The smell drifted from afar. Someone around here must have sneaked off to smoke weed for sure.
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ตำรวจdtam-rùuatบุกbùkทลายtá-laaiแหล่งมั่วสุมlɛ̀ng-mûua-sǔmเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnพบpópวัยรุ่นwai-rûnหลายคนlǎai-konกำลังgam-langนั่งnângโจ้วjôowกันganจนjonตาdtaaเยิ้มyə́əm
Police raided a gathering spot last night and found several teenagers sitting and smoking weed until their eyes were glazed.
ตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeกฎหมายgòt-măaiเริ่มrêrmคลุมเครือklum kreuuaกลุ่มวัยรุ่นglùm wai-rûnก็gâwมักจะmák jàนัดnátกันไปgan bpaiโจ้วjôhwตามdtaamมุมmumอับàpของkŏngสวนสาธารณะsŭuan săa-taa-rá-náโดยdoiไม่เกรงกลัวmâi grayng gluua
Since the laws became ambiguous, groups of teenagers often arrange to smoke weed in hidden corners of the park without fear.
ไอ้âiพวกpûuakวัยรุ่นwai rûnแก๊งgáengนั้นnánพอporตกดึกdtòk dèukก็gâwชอบchôpไปbpaiรวมตัวruuam dtuuaโจ้วjôhwเนื้อnéuuaกันganที่têeหลังบ้านlăng bâanกลิ่นglìnเหม็นเขียวmĕn kĭiaoคลุ้งklúngไปbpaiถึงบ้านtĕung bâanข้างๆkâang kâang
Whenever it gets late, that gang of teenagers likes to gather and smoke weed at the back of the house; the pungent green smell wafts all the way to the neighbor's house.
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
jôow
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 | — | — |