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chá-wɛ́ɛpMeanings
1InterjectionB1
whoosh!; zip!; swoosh!
an onomatopoeic exclamation for something moving or disappearing very quickly; in a flash.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillขี่kìiขี่kìi1[to] ride2[to] bully; lord overมอเตอร์ไซค์mɔɔ-dtəə-sáiมอเตอร์ไซค์mɔɔ-dtəə-sái1motorcycle; motorbike2classifier: คันเร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soonมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousชะแว้บchá-wɛ́ɛpชะแว้บchá-wɛ́ɛp1whoosh!; zip!; swoosh!2[to] dart; vanish brieflyหายไปhǎai-bpaiหายไปhǎai-bpai1[to] disappear; vanish2[to] be missing; be gone3[to] subside; wear off4[to] go silent; drop out of contact (informal)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
He rode his motorcycle so fast. Flash! And he was gone.
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ฉันchănวางwaangกระเป๋าgrà-bpăoไว้บนwái bonเก้าอี้gâo îหันไปhăn bpaiแวบเดียวwáep dieowกลับมาglàp maaอีกทีèek teeชะแว้บchá-wâepหายไปhăai bpaiไหนnăiแล้วก็láeo gâwไม่รู้mâi rúu
I put my bag on the chair, looked away for a second, and when I turned back, poof! I don't know where it went.
ลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnลอยlɔɔiข้ามkâamหัวhǔuaไปbpaiเร็วreoมากmâakได้ยินdâi-yinแค่kɛ̂ɛเสียงsǐiangชะแว้บchá-wɛ́ɛpแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂ตกอยู่dtòk-yùuข้างหลังkâang-lǎng
The ball flew over my head so fast, I just heard a 'whoosh!' and then it landed behind me.
ในnaiหนังnǎngซูเปอร์ฮีโร่suu-bpə̂ə-hii-rôoตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnเคลื่อนที่klʉ̂ʉan-tîiเร็วreoมากmâakจนjonเห็นhěnเป็นbpenแค่kɛ̂ɛเงาngaoชะแว้บchá-wɛ́ɛpไปbpaiโผล่plòoอีกìikที่หนึ่งtîi-nʉ̀ngแล้วlɛ́ɛo
In the superhero movie, the character moves so fast you only see a blur. Flash! And he appears in another place.
2VerbB2
[to] dart; vanish briefly
to move suddenly and very quickly for a moment, or to slip away briefly (colloquial).
Examples
เดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forชะแว้บchá-wɛ́ɛpชะแว้บchá-wɛ́ɛp1whoosh!; zip!; swoosh!2[to] dart; vanish brieflyไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเข้าห้องน้ำkâo-hɔ̂ng-náamเข้าห้องน้ำkâo-hɔ̂ng-náam[to] go to the bathroom; use the toiletแป๊บนึงbpɛ́p-nʉngแป๊บนึงbpɛ́p-nʉng1one moment; wait a sec2briefly; for a momentนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
Let me just pop over to the restroom for a moment.
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เมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoเห็นhěnหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaชะแว้บchá-wɛ́ɛpเข้ามาkâo-maaในnaiออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂ออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiเลยləəiไม่รู้mâi-rúuว่าwâaมีmiiธุระด่วนtú-rá-dùuanอะไรà-raiรึเปล่าrʉ́-bplàao
This morning I saw the boss pop into the office for a moment and then leave right away; I wonder if he had some urgent business.
ถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàยุ่งyûngแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂พยายามpá-yaa-yaamหาเวลาhǎa-wee-laaชะแว้บchá-wɛ́ɛpไปเยี่ยมbpai-yîiamคุณแม่kun-mɛ̂ɛที่tîiโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanเสมอsà-mə̌ə
No matter how busy he is, he always tries to find time to slip away to visit his mother at the hospital.
ในฐานะnai-tǎa-náนักข่าวnák-kàaoเขาkǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngชะแว้บchá-wɛ́ɛpไปมาbpai-maaระหว่างrá-wàangสถานที่เกิดเหตุsà-tǎan-tîi-gə̀ət-hèetกับgàpสถานีตำรวจsà-tǎa-nii-dtam-rùuatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรวบรวมข้อมูลrûuap-ruuam-kɔ̂ɔ-muunให้ได้hâi-dâaiมากที่สุดmâak-tîi-sùt
As a reporter, he has to quickly move back and forth between the crime scene and the police station to gather as much information as possible.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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
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แว้บwɛ́ɛpแว้บwɛ́ɛp1[to] flash; [to] appear/disappear briefly2briefly; in a flash3whoosh!; zip! (onomatopoeia)[to] flash; [to] appear/disappear brieflyPart 2
ชะแว้บchá-wɛ́ɛpชะแว้บchá-wɛ́ɛpwhoosh!; zip!; swoosh!whoosh!; zip!; swoosh!Word