จา

jaa

Meanings

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colloquial spelling of จะจะjà1will; would (in conditional results)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; shall (future/intention marker) ‘will/shall’

nonstandard, informal spelling representing จะจะjà1will; would (in conditional results)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; shall (future/intention marker) (future auxiliary ‘will/shall’) in casual writing or chat

Examples

เด่วdèeoเด่วdèeo1in a moment; soon2wait; hold on3just you waitจาjaaจาjaa1colloquial spelling of จะ ‘will/shall’2Ja (personal name or nickname)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessively
Gonna go in a bit.
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วันนี้wan-níiจาjaaไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâaoนอกบ้านnɔ̂ɔk-bâanนะná
Gonna eat out today.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเทอtəəจาjaaมาmaaมั้ยmái
Are you gonna come tomorrow?
ถ้าtâaทำงานtam-ngaanเสร็จsètเร็วreoเราraoจาjaaได้dâaiกลับบ้านglàp-bâanไวขึ้นwai-kʉ̂n
If we finish work early, we'll get to go home sooner.
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Ja (personal name or nickname)

A personal name or nickname, as in the Thai actor จาจาjaa1colloquial spelling of จะ ‘will/shall’2Ja (personal name or nickname) พนมพนมpá-nom1[to] press the palms together (in respect/prayer)2with palms pressed together3mountain; hill.

Examples

เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineชื่อchêuชื่อchêu1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownจารุณีjaa-rú-neeจารุณีjaa-rú-neebeautiful young womanแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyเรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillสั้นๆsân sânสั้นๆsân sânbriefly; in shortว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจาjaaจาjaa1colloquial spelling of จะ ‘will/shall’2Ja (personal name or nickname)
My friend's name is Jarunee, but everyone calls her 'Ja' for short.
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นักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngไทยtaiที่tîiมีชื่อเสียงmii-chʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangในnaiต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têetคือkʉʉจาjaaพนมpá-nomซึ่งsʉ̂ngโด่งดังdòong-dangจากjàakภาพยนตร์pâap-pá-yonเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangองค์ongบากbàak
A Thai actor famous abroad is Tony Jaa (Ja Phanom), who became well-known from the movie Ong-Bak.
ชื่อchʉ̂ʉจามจุรีjaam-jù-riiเป็นbpenชื่อchʉ̂ʉของkɔ̌ɔngต้นไม้dtôn-máaiชนิดหนึ่งchá-nít-nʉ̀ngและlɛ́เป็นbpenชื่อchʉ̂ʉของkɔ̌ɔngมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiด้วยdûuai
The name 'Jamjuree' is the name of a type of tree and is also the name of a university.
หลายlǎaiชื่อchʉ̂ʉในnaiภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiที่tîiขึ้นต้นkʉ̂n-dtônด้วยdûuaiพยางค์pá-yaangจาjaaเช่นchênจารุวรรณjaa-rú-wanมักmákมีmiiรากศัพท์râak-sàpมาจากmaa-jàakภาษาบาลีpaa-sǎa-baa-liiสันสกฤตsǎn-sà-grìtซึ่งsʉ̂ngมีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎaiดีdii
Many Thai names that begin with the syllable 'Ja,' such as Jaruwan, often have roots in Pali-Sanskrit with positive meanings.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

jaa

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——