ฟ่อๆ
fôr fôrMeaning
1AdverbB2
with a hissing sound
making a repeated hissing sound, such as the sound of a snake, an angry cat, or air or steam escaping
Examples
แมวmaeoแมวmaeocatของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineขู่kòoขู่kòo1[to] threaten; intimidate2[of animals] growl; hiss; threatenดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeฟ่อๆfôr fôrฟ่อๆfôr fôrwith a hissing soundเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asหมาmăaหมาmăa1dog2dog (insult)แปลกหน้าbplàek nâaแปลกหน้าbplàek nâaunfamiliar; unknownเดินเข้ามาdern kâo maaเดินเข้ามาdern kâo maa[to] walk in; [to] enter by walkingในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)รั้วบ้านrúua bâanรั้วบ้านrúua bâanhouse fence; residential perimeter fence/wall
My cat hissed loudly when it saw a strange dog walk into the yard.
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ฉันchănตกใจdtòk jaiมากmâakเพราะpráwได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsĭiangงูngooขู่kòoฟ่อๆfôr fôrอยู่ในyòo naiพุ่มไม้pûm máaiหลังบ้านlăng bâan
I was very startled because I heard a snake hissing in the bushes behind the house.
ไอน้ำร้อนai náam rónที่têeพุ่งpûngออกมาòk maaจากjàakวาล์วwaaoส่งเสียงดังsòng sĭiang dangฟ่อๆfôr fôrอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang dtò nêuuangเพื่อpêuuaระบายrá-baaiแรงดันraeng danที่têeสูงเกินไปsŏong gern bpai
The hot steam rushing out of the valve made a continuous hissing sound to release the excess pressure.
เมื่อmêuuaงูเห่าngoo hàoถูกtòokต้อนdtônจนมุมjon mumมันmanก็gâwแผ่pàeแม่เบี้ยmâe bîiaและláeส่งเสียงsòng sĭiangขู่kòoฟ่อๆfôr fôrเพื่อให้pêuua hâiศัตรูsàt-dtruuหวาดกลัวwàat gluaและláeไม่mâiกล้าglâaเข้ามาkâo maaใกล้glâi
When the cobra was cornered, it spread its hood and hissed to intimidate its enemy and keep them from coming near.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ฟ่อๆ said ฟ่อ-ฟ่อ?
fôr fôr
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 ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
fôr
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |