โบเดีย
boo-diiaMeaning
1NounB1
Cambodia
an informal shortened form of กัมโบเดีย or แคมโบเดีย, meaning Cambodia
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)รถบัสrót-bátรถบัสrót-bátbus; coachข้ามkâamข้ามkâam1[to] cross; go over2across; over3[to] skip; omit4beyond; past (time/limit)5cross-; trans-; inter- (prefixal use)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyโบเดียboo-diiaโบเดียboo-diiaCambodia
Tomorrow he will take a bus across to Cambodia.
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My friend has been working in Cambodia for three years.
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiมีmiiคนไทยkon-taiข้ามkâamไปbpaiทำธุรกิจtam-tú-rá-gìtที่tîiโบเดียboo-diiaเยอะมากyə́-mâak
Lately, there are many Thais crossing over to do business in Cambodia.
จะjàไปหาbpai hăaงานทำngaan tamที่têeโบเดียbo-diiaก็gâwระวังตัวrá-wang dtuuaหน่อยnòiนะnáช่วงนี้chûuang néeข่าวkàaoแก๊งคอลเซ็นเตอร์gáeng kon-sen-dtêrเยอะมากyér mâak
Be careful if you're going to look for a job in Cambodia; there's a lot of news about call center gangs lately.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
boo
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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 | — | — |