โปกฮา
bpòok-haaMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
clownish; slapstick; comical
funny in a silly, clownish, or slapstick way; often used about playful or exaggerated comic behavior
Examples
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2companion; peer (classmate, colleague)คนนี้kon-níiคนนี้kon-níithis personชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] cause; makeตัวตลกdtuua-dtà-lòkตัวตลกdtuua-dtà-lòk1clown; jester2fool; laughing stockโปกฮาbpòok-haaโปกฮาbpòok-haaclownish; slapstick; comicalให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyหัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́หัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́1[to] laugh2[to] laugh at; ridiculeอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌əอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌əalways; invariably
This friend always likes to act silly and funny to make everyone laugh.
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รายการทีวีraai-gaan-tii-wiiนี้níiมีแต่mii-dtɛ̀ɛเรื่องตลกrʉ̂ʉang-dtà-lòkโปกฮาbpòok-haaเหมาะmɔ̀สำหรับsǎm-ràpดูduuเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaคลายเครียดklaai-krîiatหลังเลิกงานlǎng-lə̂ək-ngaan
This TV show is full of slapstick humor, perfect for watching to relieve stress after work.
ถึงtĕungเขาkăoจะjàดูเป็นdoo bpenคนkonตลกdtà-lòkโปกฮาbpòhk-haaแต่dtàeจริงๆjing jingแล้วláeoเขาkăoจริงจังjing-jangกับgàpการทำงานgaan tam ngaanมากmâak
Even though he seems like a silly and funny person, he is actually very serious about his work.
การนำเสนอgaan-nam-sà-nə̌əของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoผสมผสานpà-sǒm-pà-sǎanระหว่างrá-wàangเนื้อหาวิชาnʉ́ʉa-hǎa-wí-chaaการgaanกับgàpมุกตลกmúk-dtà-lòkโปกฮาbpòok-haaทำให้tam-hâiผู้ฟังpûu-fangไม่mâiรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเบื่อbʉ̀ʉaเลยləəi
His presentation combined academic content with slapstick humor, keeping the audience from feeling bored at all.
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 endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bpòok
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid 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 | — | — |