โสภา
sǒo-paaMeanings
1Proper nounB1
Sopa (a female name)
A Thai female given name.
Examples
คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritโสภาsǒo-paaโสภาsǒo-paa1Sopa (a female name)2beautiful; elegant (formal)ทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerธนาคารtá-naa-kaanธนาคารtá-naa-kaan1bank (financial institution)2bank (of something, specialized)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)
Ms. Sopha works at this bank.
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Tomorrow I have an appointment to have lunch with Sopha at noon.
โสภาsǒo-paaเป็นbpenคนkonที่tîiรับผิดชอบráp-pìt-chɔ̂ɔpโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekนี้níiคุณkunสามารถsǎa-mâatคุยkuiรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatกับgàpเธอtəəได้dâaiโดยตรงdooi-dtrong
Sopha is the one responsible for this project; you can discuss the details with her directly.
คนkonที่tîiชื่อchʉ̂ʉโสภาsǒo-paaซึ่งsʉ̂ngคุณkunกำลังgam-langตามหาdtaam-hǎaอยู่yùuเพิ่งจะpə̂ng-jàออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítไปbpaiเมื่อสักครู่mʉ̂ʉa-sàk-krûuนี้níiเองeengครับkráp
The person named Sopha whom you are looking for just left the office a moment ago.
2AdjectiveC1
beautiful; elegant (formal)
beautiful; lovely; splendid; elegant (formal/literary; used for women or things)
Examples
หญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoหญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoyoung womanในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ชุดไทยchút-taiชุดไทยchút-taitraditional Thai outfitคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneงามngaamงามngaam1beautiful; lovely2graceful; elegant; proper3[adv] beautifully; nicelyโสภาsǒo-paaโสภาsǒo-paa1Sopa (a female name)2beautiful; elegant (formal)จับใจjàp-jaiจับใจjàp-jai1touching; moving; captivating2[to] touch [sb]'s heart; move [sb]
That young woman in the traditional Thai dress looks captivatingly elegant.
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คฤหาสน์ká-hàatหลังlăngนี้néeได้รับdâi rápการตกแต่งgaan dtòk dtàengอย่างวิจิตรบรรจงyàang wí-jìt ban-jongทำให้ดูtam hâi dooโอ่โถงòh-tŏhngและláeโสภาsŏh-paaอย่างยิ่งyàang yîng
This mansion has been exquisitely decorated, making it look incredibly spacious and splendid.
ความงามkwaam-ngaamอันanโสภาsǒo-paaของkɔ̌ɔngพระราชวังprá-râat-chá-wangในnaiยามค่ำคืนyaam-kâm-kʉʉnนั้นnánเป็นbpenภาพpâapที่tîiยากyâakจะjàลืมเลือนlʉʉm-lʉʉan
The splendid beauty of the palace at night is an unforgettable sight.
บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiได้dâaiพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngนางในวรรณคดีnaang-nai-wan-ná-ká-diiว่าwâaมีmiiรูปโฉมrûup-chǒomอันanโสภาsǒo-paaเหนือnʉ̌ʉaหญิงyǐngใดdaiในnaiแผ่นดินpɛ̀n-din
The poem describes the literary heroine as possessing a lovely countenance surpassing any other woman in the land.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is โสภา said โส-พา?
sǒo-paa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǒo
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |