โฉบ
chòopMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] swoop; skim (past/over)
to move quickly and smoothly past or down and then away, like a bird swooping or skimming close by
Examples
นกนางนวลnók-naang-nuuanนกนางนวลnók-naang-nuuanseagull; gullโฉบchòopโฉบchòop1[to] swoop; skim (past/over)2[to] drop by brieflyลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alightใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close toน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)บินขึ้นbin-kʉ̂nบินขึ้นbin-kʉ̂n1[to] fly up; rise into the air2[to] take off (aircraft, drone)อย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoquickly; rapidly; swiftly
The seagull swooped near the water and then quickly flew up.
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เหยี่ยวyìiaoโฉบผ่านchòop-pàanยอดไม้yɔ̂ɔt-máaiราวกับraao-gàpเงาngaoแล้วlɛ́ɛoวกกลับwók-glàpขึ้นkʉ̂nฟ้าfáa
A hawk swooped past the treetops like a shadow and then curved back into the sky.
ผีเสื้อกลางคืนpǐi-sʉ̂ʉa-glaang-kʉʉnโฉบchòopเข้าหาkâo-hǎaแสงไฟsɛ̌ɛng-faiแล้วlɛ́ɛoผละplàไปbpaiเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanไม่mâiกล้าglâaเข้าใกล้kâo-glâiเกินไปgəən-bpai
The moth swooped toward the light and then drifted away as if hesitant to get too close.
นกกระเต็นnók-grà-dtenโฉบchòopลงlongผิวน้ำpǐu-náamฉกchòkปลาbplaaตัวเล็กdtuua-lékขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaก่อนgɔ̀ɔnพุ่งpûngออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiอย่างyàangว่องไวwɔ̂ɔng-wai
The kingfisher swooped to the water’s surface to snatch a small fish, then darted away swiftly.
2VerbB2
[to] drop by briefly
to stop by or pass by for a short moment; to swing by quickly
Examples
เดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …เลิกงานlə̂ək-ngaanเลิกงานlə̂ək-ngaan[to] finish work; get off workแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)โฉบchòopโฉบchòop1[to] swoop; skim (past/over)2[to] drop by brieflyไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanเอกสารèek-gà-sǎan1document2documentationให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)แป๊บเดียวbpɛ́p-diiaoแป๊บเดียวbpɛ́p-diiao1for a moment; very briefly2just a moment!
After work I’ll swing by to grab the documents for just a moment.
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พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiฉันchǎnจะjàโฉบchòopไปเยี่ยมbpai-yîiamแม่mɛ̂ɛก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเข้าkâoประชุมbprà-chumเช้าcháo
Tomorrow I’ll stop by to visit my mom before the morning meeting.
ถ้าtâaเธอterไม่mâiสะดวกsà-dùuakส่งของsòng kŏngไกลglaiๆ-เดี๋ยวdĭiaoผมpŏmโฉบchòhpไปbpaiหยิบyìpจากjàakร้านráanคุณkunเองayng
If it’s inconvenient for you to deliver far, I’ll just swing by and pick it up from your shop myself.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
chòop
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |