จ้า(jâa)

Meanings

1AdjectiveA2

bright; dazzling

very bright and intense in light

Examples

แดดdàetแดดdàet1strong sunlight; blazing sun2sunlight; sunshineตอนเที่ยงdton tîiangตอนเที่ยงdton tîiang1noon; midday; noontime2at noon; around middayจ้าjâaจ้าjâa1bright; dazzling2okay; yes (informal, friendly)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
The midday sun is very bright.
2InterjectionB1

okay; yes (informal, friendly)

an informal, friendly reply showing agreement or acknowledgment, often used by women; softer than จ้ะจ้ะjâ1affirmative reply (“yes”/“okay”)2polite sentence-final particle (informal)/ค่ะค่ะkâ1polite particle (female, statement)2polite particle (female, short response)

Examples

เดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4if … then (warning; colloquial)5alternating; now … now …เจอกันjer ganเจอกันjer gan1[!] see you; see you later2[to] meet each other; meet upตอนเย็นdton yenตอนเย็นdton yen1evening; early evening2in the eveningนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)จ้าjâaจ้าjâa1bright; dazzling2okay; yes (informal, friendly)
See you in the evening, okay.

Related Words

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แฉ่งchàengแฉ่งchàeng1beaming; radiant (esp. smile)2onomatopoeic for a sudden shine/gleam
  • beaming; radiant (esp. smile)
  • onomatopoeic for a sudden shine/gleam
โพลงplohngโพลงplohng1blazing; glaring; brightly lit; aglow2[to] blaze; flare; glow brightly
  • blazing; glaring; brightly lit; aglow
  • [to] blaze; flare; glow brightly
เจิดจ้าjèrt jâaเจิดจ้าjèrt jâa1very bright; dazzling; radiant2dazzling; outstanding (figurative)
  • very bright; dazzling; radiant
  • dazzling; outstanding (figurative)
แสบตาsàep dtaaแสบตาsàep dtaa1[to] have stinging/burning eyes2[to] sting/irritate the eyes3glaring; harshly bright; eye-stinging4gaudy; garish (of colors/designs)
  • [to] have stinging/burning eyes
  • [to] sting/irritate the eyes
  • glaring; harshly bright; eye-stinging
  • gaudy; garish (of colors/designs)
ฉาดchàatฉาดchàat1glaringly bright; gaudy2[sound of a slap/splash]
  • glaringly bright; gaudy
  • [sound of a slap/splash]