ชวนหัว
chuuan-hǔuaMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
funny; humorous; comical
Amusing or likely to make people laugh, as a story, play, or situation.
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindละครlá-kɔɔnละครlá-kɔɔn1drama; play; theater show2theater; dramatic artsชวนหัวchuuan-hǔuaชวนหัวchuuan-hǔuafunny; humorous; comicalแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)หัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́หัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́1[to] laugh2[to] laugh at; ridiculeจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofปวดท้องbpùuat-tɔ́ɔngปวดท้องbpùuat-tɔ́ɔng[to] have a stomachache/abdominal pain
Last night I watched a comedy and laughed until my stomach hurt.
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พ่อpɔ̂ɔเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangชวนหัวchuuan-hǔuaสมัยเรียนsà-mǎi-riianให้hâiฟังfangทุกคนtúk-konที่tîiโต๊ะอาหารdtó-aa-hǎanเลยləəiหัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́กันganใหญ่yài
Dad told us a funny story from his school days, and everyone at the dinner table burst out laughing.
เราraoสองsŏngคนใส่kon sàiเสื้อsêuuaกลับด้านglàp dâanโดยไม่รู้ตัวdooy mâi róo dtuuaพอporมาmaaเจอกันjer ganเพื่อนpêuuanๆ-ก็gâwเห็นhĕnเป็นbpenเรื่องrêuuangชวนหัวchuuan hŭuaและláeพูดถึงpôot tĕungกันganทั้งวันtáng wan
We both put our shirts on inside out without realizing it. When we met up, our friends found it funny and talked about it all day.
แม้mɛ́ɛละครlá-kɔɔnเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiจะjàเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiเหตุการณ์hèet-gaanชวนหัวchuuan-hǔuaแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂สะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnปัญหาbpan-hǎaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaได้dâaiอย่างลึกซึ้งyàang-lʉ́k-sʉ́ng
Although this play is full of amusing situations, it also offers a profound portrayal of family problems.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chuuan
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ชวนchuuanชวนchuuan1[to] invite; ask [sb] along2[to] urge; persuade; encourage3inviting; tempting; evocative4[to] tend to cause; be likely to evoke[to] invite; ask [sb] alongPart 1
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ชวนหัวchuuan-hǔuaชวนหัวchuuan-hǔuafunny; humorous; comicalfunny; humorous; comicalWord