โชเฟอร์
choo-fə̂əMeaning
1NounA2
driver; chauffeur
a person whose job is to drive a vehicle, especially a taxi or a private/hired car; a chauffeur.
Examples
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That taxi driver drove very well.
I told the chauffeur to take me to the hotel.
เศรษฐีsèet-tǐiคนkonนั้นnánจ้างjâangโชเฟอร์choo-fə̂əส่วนตัวsùuan-dtuuaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขับรถkàp-rótพาpaaเขาkǎoไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanทุกวันtúk-wan
That millionaire hired a private chauffeur to drive him to work every day.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is โชเฟอร์ said โช-เฟ่อ?
choo-fə̂ə
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
choo
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |