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tàaMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] wait [for sb/sth] (Isan/Lao)
Isan/Lao dialect: to wait for somebody or something; to stay in place until somebody arrives or something happens. Equivalent to standard Thai รอรอrɔɔ1[to] wait2[to] wait for; await.
Examples
ข่อยkɔ̀ɔiข่อยkɔ̀ɔi1I; me (Isan/Lao; humble/familiar)2Siamese rough bushสิsìสิsì1emphatic particle (statement)2urging/encouraging particle (imperative)ถ่าtàaถ่าtàa1[to] wait [for sb/sth] (Isan/Lao)2if (Isan/Lao)เจ้าjâaoเจ้าjâao1lord; master; owner2ruler; prince (royal title)3deity; spirit (title/noun)4prefix: familiar or affectionate term before names or nouns5you (familiar/regional; archaic/literary)6classifier for businesses, suppliers, or individual partiesอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainหม่องmɔ̀ɔngหม่องmɔ̀ɔng1Maung (Burmese male title)2place; spot; location (Isan)นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)เด้อdə̂əเด้อdə̂əsentence-ending particle (Isan/Lao)
I will wait for you here, okay?
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Wait for me a moment, okay? I'll be right back.
How long have you been waiting for the bus?
เพิ่นpêrnบอกให้bòk hâiถ่าtàaจนกว่าjon gwàaเพิ่นสิpêrn sìโทรมาtoh maaแต่dtàeป่านนี้bpàan néeแล้วláeoกะยังgà yangบ่bòโทรมาtoh maaจักเทื่อjàk têuua
He said to wait until he calls, but it's already this late and he still hasn't called at all.
2ConjunctionB1
if (Isan/Lao)
Isan/Lao dialect conjunction meaning 'if'; used to express a condition, equivalent to standard Thai ถ้าถ้าtâaif; in case.
Examples
ถ่าtàaถ่าtàa1[to] wait [for sb/sth] (Isan/Lao)2if (Isan/Lao)ฝนตกfŏn dtòkฝนตกfŏn dtòkit is raining; [to] rainกะบ่gà bòกะบ่gà bò1then not; also not (Isan)2and not; then not (Isan)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastเด้อdérเด้อdérsentence-ending particle (Isan/Lao)
If it rains, then don't go.
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If you're free, shall we go eat som tam together this evening?
If I had known it would be like this, I probably wouldn't have done it in the first place.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
tàa
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |