Thai word
พบ
phóp
遇见/遇到（更正式）
How to pronounce พบ
High tone
High and flat, slightly falling at the end
พบ is written phóp and carries the high tone. Listen first, then copy the pitch — in Thai the pitch belongs to the word the way a vowel does.
Same syllable, five tones
Thai uses pitch to tell words apart. Below is the same syllable on each of the five tones — nothing changes but the pitch. Say your word (highlighted) on one of the other four and a Thai listener hears a different word, or none at all.
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phop
Mid tone
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phòp
Low tone
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phôp
Falling tone
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phǒp
Rising tone
- พบ
phóp
High tone
What does พบ mean?
Translation
遇见/遇到（更正式）
พบ (phóp) means "遇见/遇到（更正式）" in Thai.
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One word from the same tone group. Its meaning is not on this page — see whether it stuck.
What does this word mean?
ใช้
chái
Related words
More words with the high tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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