โช้ะ
chóoMeanings
1InterjectionB2
whack; chop
used to express the sound of a sudden, sharp impact, such as chopping or striking something
Examples
พ่อครัวpɔ̂ɔ-kruuaพ่อครัวpɔ̂ɔ-kruuamale cook; male chefสับsàpสับsàp1[to] chop; mince2chopped; minced3[to] switch; flip; toggle4[to] shuffle (cards)5[to] cut someone down (fig.)6[to] hack; strike with a chopping blowหมูกรอบmǔu-grɔ̀ɔpหมูกรอบmǔu-grɔ̀ɔpcrispy pork belly (with crackling)เสียงดังsǐiang-dangเสียงดังsǐiang-dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noiseโช้ะchóoโช้ะchóo1whack; chop2spot on; exactly right3[to] have sexจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofลูกค้าlûuk-káaลูกค้าlûuk-káacustomer; clientในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallสะดุ้งsà-dûngสะดุ้งsà-dûng1[to] start; jump (in surprise)2[to] flinch; wince3lift net (regional)
The chef chopped the crispy pork with a loud 'cho' sound, making the customers in the restaurant startle.
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ฉันchǎnได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsǐiangโช้ะchóoมาจากmaa-jàakหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanน่าจะnâa-jàมีmiiคนkonกำลังgam-langสับsàpฟืนfʉʉnอยู่yùu
I heard a 'cho' sound coming from the backyard; someone must be chopping firewood.
พอpɔɔมีดmîitอีโต้ii-dtôoฟาดfâatลงบนlong-bonเขียงkǐiangไม้máaiดังdangโช้ะchóoกระดูกหมูgrà-dùuk-mǔuก็gɔ̂ขาดkàatออกจากกันɔ̀ɔk-jàak-ganอย่างง่ายดายyàang-ngâai-daai
As the cleaver struck the wooden chopping block with a loud 'cho', the pork bone was easily separated.
คนขายkon-kǎaiมะพร้าวmá-práaoใช้cháiมีดmîitฟันfanเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakมะพร้าวmá-práaoโช้ะchóoเดียวdiiaoขาดkàatอย่างyàangชำนาญcham-naanมากmâak
The coconut seller expertly chopped through the coconut husk with a single 'cho'.
2AdverbC1
spot on; exactly right
exactly right, accurate, or direct to the point (slang)
Examples
หมอดูmɔ̌ɔ-duuหมอดูmɔ̌ɔ-duufortune-teller; seerคนนี้kon-níiคนนี้kon-níithis personทายtaaiทายtaai[to] guess; make a predictionดวงduuangดวงduuang1orb; sun/moon; lamp; round spot2fortune; fate; horoscope3classifier: round/bright objects (lamps, bulbs, celestial bodies); spotsแม่นmɛ̂nแม่นmɛ̂n1accurate; precise2[to] be accurate; be spot-on3[to] be (Isan)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousพูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láeach (item considered separately)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.โช้ะchóoโช้ะchóo1whack; chop2spot on; exactly right3[to] have sexเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
This fortune teller is very accurate; everything she said was spot on.
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หัวหน้าhŭua nâaวิจารณ์wí-jaanแผนงานpăen ngaanของเราkŏng raoได้dâiโช้ะchóมากmâakตรงประเด็นdtrong bprà-denและláeเห็นภาพชัดเจนhĕn pâap chát-jaynสุดๆsùt sùt
The boss criticized our project plan perfectly, hitting the nail on the head and making it extremely clear.
นักวิเคราะห์nák wí-krórการเมืองgaan meuuangคาดการณ์kâat gaanผลการเลือกตั้งpŏn gaan lêuuak dtângครั้งนี้kráng néeได้dâiแบบbàepโช้ะchóๆ-ไม่มีmâi meeพลาดplâatแม้แต่máe dtàeเขตkètเดียวdiiao
The political analyst predicted the election results with absolute accuracy, not missing a single district.
เขาkǎoตอบdtɔ̀ɔpคำถามสัมภาษณ์kam-tǎam-sǎm-pâatได้dâaiโช้ะchóoมากmâakตรงประเด็นdtrong-bprà-denจนjonกรรมการgam-má-gaanทุกคนtúk-konต้องdtɔ̂ngพยักหน้าpá-yák-nâaยอมรับyɔɔm-ráp
He answered the interview questions so spot on and to the point that all the panelists had to nod in acknowledgement.
3VerbC2
[to] have sex
to have sexual intercourse (slang)
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightเห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asแกgɛɛแกgɛɛ1you (familiar)2he; she (familiar)ออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3out; outward and away4[to] lead out to; extend toกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)สาวsǎaoสาวsǎao1young woman; girl2young; youthful (female)3[to] reel; wind; draw in4[to] trace back; investigate the source of [sth]คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)สรุปว่าsà-rùp-wâaสรุปว่าsà-rùp-wâain conclusion; to sum upลงเอยlong-yeeลงเอยlong-yee[to] end up; [to] concludeด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooการได้gaan-dâaiการได้gaan-dâai1acquisition; obtaining2the chance/privilege of doing [sth]โช้ะchóoโช้ะchóo1whack; chop2spot on; exactly right3[to] have sexกันganกันgan1together; 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; earmarkหรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàaoหรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàao1yes–no question particle (“…or not?”)2whether … or not
I saw you leave with that girl last night. Did you guys end up hooking up?
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พวกpûuakหนุ่มๆnùm-nùmในnaiวงเหล้าwong lâoชอบchôpคุยโม้kui móhโอ้อวดôo ùuatเรื่องrêuuangที่ไปtêe bpaiโช้ะchóเด็กdèkดdริงringก์มาmaaเมื่อคืนนี้mêuua keun née
The guys in the drinking circle like to brag about having sex with the bar hostesses last night.
วัยรุ่นwai-rûnสมัยนี้sà-mǎi-níiบางbaangกลุ่มglùmมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaการไปเที่ยวgaan-bpai-tîiaoผับpàpแล้วlɛ́ɛoจบลงjòp-longด้วยdûuaiการgaanโช้ะchóoกับgàpคนแปลกหน้าkon-bplɛ̀ɛk-nâaเป็นbpenเรื่องธรรมดาrʉ̂ʉang-tam-má-daa
Some groups of modern teenagers view going to a club and ending up having sex with a stranger as a normal thing.
เพจpèetข่าวซุบซิบดาราkàao-súp-síp-daa-raaแฉว่าchɛ̌ɛ-wâaพระเอกprá-èekหน้าnâaใสsǎiแอบɛ̀ɛpไปbpaiโช้ะchóoกับgàpพริตตี้prít-dtîiในnaiปาร์ตี้bpaa-dtîiส่วนตัวsùuan-dtuuaจนjonกลายเป็นglaai-bpenคดีความká-dii-kwaamใหญ่โตyài-dtoo
A celebrity gossip page exposed that the innocent-looking leading actor secretly hooked up with a promotional model at a private party, which escalated into a massive legal scandal.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chóo
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |