โอ่
òoMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] boast; [to] brag
to boast, brag, or show off
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)โอ่òoโอ่òo[to] boast; [to] bragเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileคันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)เสมอsà-mə̌əเสมอsà-mə̌ə1always; invariably2constantly; habitually3equal; level; even4[to] draw; [to] tie
He always likes to boast about his new car to his friends.
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อย่าyàaโอ่òoให้hâiมันmanมากนักmâak-nákเลยləəiเดี๋ยวdǐiaoคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnเขาkǎoจะjàหมั่นไส้màn-sâiเอาao
Don't brag too much, or else other people will get annoyed with you.
เธอtəəเที่ยวtîiaoโอ่òoเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangความสำเร็จkwaam-sǎm-rètของkɔ̌ɔngลูกชายlûuk-chaaiให้hâiญาติพี่น้องyâat-pîi-nɔ́ɔngฟังfangจนjonทุกคนtúk-konรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรำคาญram-kaan
She went around boasting about her son's success to all her relatives until everyone felt annoyed.
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛเขาkǎoจะjàร่ำรวยrâm-ruuaiมหาศาลmá-hǎa-sǎanแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ไม่เคยmâi-kəəiโอ่òoเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangทรัพย์สินเงินทองsáp-sǐn-ngən-tɔɔngให้hâiใครkraiฟังfangเลยləəi
Even though he is immensely wealthy, he never boasts about his wealth to anyone.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
òo
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |