โบ๊เบ๊
bóo-béeMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
noisy; clamorous
making a confused din of voices or other sounds that cannot be clearly distinguished
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)พูดแทรกpûut-sɛ̂ɛkพูดแทรกpûut-sɛ̂ɛk1[to] interrupt; talk over; butt in2[to] interject (brief remark)กันganกันgan1together; 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; earmarkจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเสียงดังsǐiang-dangเสียงดังsǐiang-dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noiseโบ๊เบ๊bóo-béeโบ๊เบ๊bóo-béenoisy; clamorousครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâi1May ...; I wish that ...2to request that; to ask thatพูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutทีละtii-láทีละtii-láone at a time; each; perคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirring
The children talked over one another in such a jumble of voices that the teacher had to ask them to speak one at a time.
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พอประกาศpɔɔ-bprà-gàatผลการแข่งขันpǒn-gaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnทุกคนtúk-konก็gɔ̂ตะโกนdtà-goonโบ๊เบ๊bóo-béeจนjonฉันchǎnฟังfangไม่mâiออกɔ̀ɔkว่าwâaใครkraiดีใจdii-jaiหรือrʉ̌ʉใครkraiกำลังgam-langประท้วงbprà-túuang
When the results were announced, everyone shouted in such a confused din that I couldn't tell who was celebrating and who was protesting.
แทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàได้dâaiข้อสรุปkɔ̂ɔ-sà-rùpจากjàakการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumกลับglàpมีแต่mii-dtɛ̀ɛเสียงsǐiangเถียงกันtǐiang-ganโบ๊เบ๊bóo-béeจนjonประเด็นสำคัญbprà-den-sǎm-kanถูกtùukกลบglòpไปเสียbpai-sǐiaหมดmòt
Instead of producing a conclusion, the meeting dissolved into a din of overlapping arguments that drowned out every important point.
ท่ามกลางtâam-glaangเสียงsǐiangผู้คนpûu-konร้องถามrɔ́ɔng-tǎamกันganโบ๊เบ๊bóo-béeหลังlǎngไฟดับfai-dàpคำชี้แจงkam-chíi-jɛɛngของkɔ̌ɔngเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiก็gɔ̂แทบtɛ̂ɛpจับใจความjàp-jai-kwaamไม่ได้mâi-dâaiยิ่งyîngทำให้tam-hâiคนkonในnaiห้องhɔ̂ngแตกตื่นdtɛ̀ɛk-dtʉ̀ʉn
Amid the confused clamor of people calling out questions after the power went out, the staff's explanation was barely intelligible, making everyone in the room even more alarmed.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
bóo
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 | — | — |