โจ๊ก
jóokMeanings
1NounA1
rice porridge; congee
A soft, thick rice porridge (congee), typically served hot with toppings such as minced pork, egg, and ginger; a common breakfast dish.
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เช้าๆcháo cháoเช้าๆcháo cháo1early in the morning2in the mornings (usually)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocketโจ๊กหมูjók mŏoโจ๊กหมูjók mŏopork congeeใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ไข่kàiไข่kài1egg2[to] lay eggs; spawn3testicles (vulgar/slang)4zero score (slang, sports/exams)
In the morning, I eat pork congee with egg.
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Mom likes to make congee for the kids before school.
Tomorrow we will buy congee from the shop at the end of the street.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanผมpǒmสั่งsàngโจ๊กjóokใส่sàiขิงkǐngและlɛ́ปาท่องโก๋bpaa-tɔ̂ɔng-gǒoมากินmaa-ginตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháo
Yesterday I ordered congee with ginger and youtiao to eat in the morning.
2AdjectiveB2
joke; [to] joke; humorous
A joke or humorous remark; to joke or speak humorously, or to be amusing or jocular.
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พี่ชายpîi-chaaiพี่ชายpîi-chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)โจ๊กjóokโจ๊กjóok1rice porridge; congee2joke; [to] joke; humorousตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; periodกินข้าวgin-kâaoกินข้าวgin-kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)ทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerโต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskหัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́หัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́1[to] laugh2[to] laugh at; ridicule
My older brother likes telling jokes during meals, making everyone at the table laugh.
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โจ๊กjóokที่tîiเธอtəəเล่าlâoเมื่อกี้mʉ̂ʉa-gîiตลกดีdtà-lòk-diiแต่dtɛ̀ɛฉันchǎnเคยkəəiได้ยินdâi-yinแล้วlɛ́ɛo
The joke you just told was funny, but I'd heard it before.
พอpɔɔเห็นว่าhěn-wâaบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatเริ่มrə̂əmตึงเครียดdtʉng-krîiatพิธีกรpí-tii-gɔɔnก็gɔ̂ปล่อยbplɔ̀iโจ๊กjóokออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaหนึ่งnʉ̀ngมุกmúkเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiทุกคนtúk-konผ่อนคลายpɔ̀ɔn-klaai
When the host noticed the atmosphere getting tense, he cracked a joke to help everyone relax.
เขาkǎoตั้งใจdtâng-jaiเล่าlâoโจ๊กjóokให้hâiเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanขำkǎmแต่dtɛ̀ɛกลับglàpทำให้tam-hâiบางคนbaang-konไม่พอใจmâi-pɔɔ-jaiเพราะprɔ́เนื้อหาnʉ́ʉa-hǎaล้อเลียนlɔ́ɔ-liianสำเนียงsǎm-niiangของkɔ̌ɔngคนkonต่างถิ่นdtàang-tìn
He intended to make his friends laugh with a joke, but it offended some of them because it mocked the accents of people from other regions.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
jóok
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |