พวกเฮา
pûuak-haoMeaning
1PronounB1
we; us (Northern, Isan)
The speaker and others considered as a group; we or us. Used in Northern Thai and Isan. After a noun, it can indicate possession, as in บ้านพวกเฮา, “our home.”
Examples
มื้ออื่นmʉ́ʉ-ʉ̀ʉnมื้ออื่นmʉ́ʉ-ʉ̀ʉntomorrow (Isan/Lao)พวกเฮาpûuak-haoพวกเฮาpûuak-haowe; us (Northern, Isan)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเฮ็ดhétเฮ็ดhét[to] do; make (Isan/Lao)บุญbunบุญbun1merit; good karma2meritorious deed3good fortune; blessingอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessเด้อdə̂əเด้อdə̂əsentence-ending particle (Isan/Lao)
Tomorrow, we're going to make merit at the temple, okay?
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ถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàทำงานtam-ngaanคนละkon-láที่tîiแต่dtɛ̀ɛพวกเฮาpûuak-haoก็gɔ̂ยังyangนัดเจอnát-jəəกันganตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔt
Even though we work in different places, our group still makes plans to meet up all the time.
ปัญหาbpan-hǎaเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamนี่nîiพวกเฮาpûuak-haoต้องdtɔ̂ngซ่อยกันsɔ̂ɔi-ganแก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎiเด้อdə̂əพี่น้องpîi-nɔ́ɔng
This flooding problem, we all have to help each other solve it, brothers and sisters.
พวกเฮาpûuak-haoต้องdtɔ̂ngฮักแพงhák-pɛɛngสามัคคีกันsǎa-mák-kii-ganไว้wáiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพัฒนาชุมชนpát-tá-naa-chum-chonของkɔ̌ɔngพวกเฮาpûuak-haoให้hâiเจริญก้าวหน้าjà-rəən-gâao-nâa
We must love and be united in order to develop our community so that it can prosper and advance.
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
pûuak
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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
พวกpûuakพวกpûuak1group; set; category2gang; faction; clique3those; the ... ones (pluralizing prefix)4pluralizing prefix before pronouns or names5classifier for groups or kindsgroup; set; categoryPart 1
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พวกเฮาpûuak-haoพวกเฮาpûuak-haowe; us (Northern, Isan)we; us (Northern, Isan)Word