บ้านเฮา
bâan-haoMeanings
1NounB1
our home/house (Northern/Isan, colloquial)
Colloquial Northern/Isan expression meaning “our home/house; our place.” เฮาเฮาhao1we; us; our (regional)2I; me (informal, regional) = we/our in regional speech.
Examples
สุดสัปดาห์นี้sùt-sàp-daa-níiสุดสัปดาห์นี้sùt-sàp-daa-níi1this weekend2this weekend (time phrase)กลับบ้านglàp-bâanกลับบ้านglàp-bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeเฮาhaoเฮาhao1we; us; our (regional)2I; me (informal, regional)ไปหาbpai-hǎaไปหาbpai-hǎa1[to] go see [sb]; [to] visit [sb]2[to] go look for [sb/sth]; [to] seek [sth]พ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛparentsกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkเด้อdə̂əเด้อdə̂əsentence-ending particle (Isan/Lao)
Let’s go back to our home to visit our parents this weekend.
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Take these gifts from Bangkok and share them with folks at our place.
ถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanไกลglaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛใจjaiยังyangคิดฮอดkít-hɔ̂ɔtบ้านเฮาbâan-haoทุกtúkมื้อmʉ́ʉ
Even though I work far away, my heart still misses our home every day.
งานบุญngaan-bunเดือนหน้าdʉʉan-nâaเฮาhaoควรkuuanกลับไปglàp-bpaiช่วยchûuaiจัดงานjàt-ngaanที่tîiบ้านเฮาbâan-haoเพราะprɔ́ญาติพี่น้องyâat-pîi-nɔ́ɔngรอrɔɔอยู่yùu
For next month’s merit-making festival, we should go back to help organize things at our place because our relatives are waiting.
2NounB2
our village; our hometown; our home region (Northern/Isan)
One's own village, hometown, or home region, viewed as the place one belongs to.
Examples
ปีนี้bpii-níiปีนี้bpii-níi1this year2this year; during the current yearบ้านเฮาbâan-haoบ้านเฮาbâan-hao1our home/house (Northern/Isan, colloquial)2our village; our hometown; our home region (Northern/Isan)จัดงานjàt-ngaanจัดงานjàt-ngaan[to] organize/host an eventบุญbunบุญbun1merit; good karma2meritorious deed3good fortune; blessingหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyมาช่วยmaa-chûuaiมาช่วยmaa-chûuai[to] come and helpกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyคึกคักkʉ́k-kákคึกคักkʉ́k-kák1lively; bustling; animated2energetically; in a bustling way
This year our folks are holding the village merit-making event, and everyone is enthusiastically helping out.
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เวลาwee-laaมีmiiคนแปลกหน้าkon-bplɛ̀ɛk-nâaมาmaaบ้านเฮาbâan-haoกะgàบอกbɔ̀ɔkกันไว้gan-wáiให้hâiระวังrá-wang
When strangers come around, our people let each other know to be cautious.
บ้านเฮาฮ่วมbâan hao hûuamแรงraengฮ่วมใจhûam jaiซ่อมsômสะพานsà-paanเพราะpráwอยากyàakให้hâiเด็กdèkๆ-เดินไปdern bpaiโรงเรียนrong rianได้dâiปลอดภัยbplòt pai
Our community joined forces to repair the bridge because we want the children to walk to school safely.
ถึงtʉ̌ngสิsìลำบากlam-bàakปานใดbpaan-daiบ้านเฮาbâan-haoกะยังgà-yangยึดyʉ́tฮีตฮอยhîit-hɔɔiไว้wáiเป็นหลักbpen-làkรวมruuamคนkonไว้wáiเป็นbpenพลังpá-langเดียวกันdiiao-gan
No matter how hard things get, our people still hold to traditions as our foundation, uniting everyone as one force.
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 classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
bâan
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedhouse; homePart 1
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บ้านเฮาbâan-haoบ้านเฮาbâan-haoour home/house (Northern/Isan, colloquial)our home/house (Northern/Isan, colloquial)Word