Meet (formal) in Thai

“Meet (formal)” in Thai is พบpóp.

พบ póp

to meet; to find (formal) verb

póp high

High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.

How to use it

พบpóp is the formal word for both "meet" and "find": พบแพทย์póp pâet, to see a doctor, and ตำรวจพบว่าdtam-rùat póp wâa, police found that …. พบกันใหม่póp gan mài, "until we meet again", is how TV and radio shows sign off.

In conversation the everyday word for both jobs is เจอjoe: เจอกันjoe gan, see you, and หาไม่เจอhǎa mâi joe, I can't find it.

Other spellings you'll see

There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:

pob
phop
phob

More formal words in Thai

All formal words

การ gaan Kaan (prefix)
-ing, -tion: turns a verb into a noun (the act of …)
ความ kwaam Kwaam (prefix)
-ness (turns a verb or adjective into a noun)
ผู้ pûu Phu (prefix)
person (who …): makes words for people, like -er
นัก nák Nak (prefix)
-er, -ist: someone who does it (as a job or a passion)
ซึ่ง sûeng Who, which (formal)
which, who (adds information; formal, written)
เมื่อ mûea When (formal)
when, once (formal)

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones