ช้าๆ
cháa cháaMeaning
1AdverbA1
slowly; unhurriedly
at a slow speed; without hurry (often written with a space: ช้าช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be late ๆ)
Examples
Walk slowly.
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Could you please speak slowly? I can't keep up.
He drove slowly because the road was slippery.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ช้าๆ said ช้า-ช้า?
cháa cháa
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
cháa
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |