บร้ะ
brâMeaning
1InterjectionB1
wow; whoa; aha
a slang exclamation used to express surprise, amazement, or sudden realization
Examples
บร้ะbrâบร้ะbrâwow; whoa; ahaวันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentตัดผมdtàt-pǒmตัดผมdtàt-pǒm[to] get a haircut; cut [sb]'s hairมาใหม่maa-màiมาใหม่maa-mài1newly arrived; new2[to] come again; come back another timeหล่อlɔ̀ɔหล่อlɔ̀ɔ1handsome; good-looking (male)2cool; awesome (slang)3[to] cast; [to] mold (metal/material)4[to] surround with water; [to] keep water aroundจังเลยjang-ləəiจังเลยjang-ləəiso; very; really (intensifier)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
Whoa! You got a new haircut today, looking very handsome!
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บร้ะbrâในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂คิดออกkít-ɔ̀ɔkแล้วlɛ́ɛoว่าwâaจะjàแก้ปัญหาgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaนี้níiยังไงyang-ngai
Aha! I finally figured out how to solve this problem.
บร้ะbrâไม่น่าเชื่อmâi-nâa-chʉ̂ʉaว่าwâaของkɔ̌ɔngราคาถูกraa-kaa-tùukแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiจะjàใช้งานได้chái-ngaan-dâaiดีdiiเกินคาดgəən-kâat
Wow! It's unbelievable that such a cheap item works better than expected.
บร้ะbrâพอporได้dâiฟังfangคำอธิบายkam à-tí-baaiของเขาkŏng kăoผมก็pŏm gôrถึงกับtĕung gàpตาสว่างdtaa sà-wàangเลยloieว่าwâaทำไมtam maiโครงการkrohng gaanนี้néeถึงtĕungล้มเหลวlóm lěo
Whoa! After listening to his explanation, it opened my eyes as to why this project failed.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster บร, the first consonant บ sets the class.
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
brâ
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |