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fâaoMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] hurry; rush
to hurry; to rush; to act quickly (regional, esp. Isan/Northern)
Examples
ข่อยkɔ̀ɔiข่อยkɔ̀ɔi1I; me (Isan/Lao; humble/familiar)2Siamese rough bushฟ่าวfâaoฟ่าวfâao1[to] hurry; rush2quickly; hurriedly3hurry up!4hurried; hasty (regional)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)
I hurry to the market.
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I (older brother) have to hurry to get the work done.
Why don't you hurry home? Your wife is waiting.
ถ้าtâaบ่ฟ่าวbòr fâaoไปbpaiตอนนี้dton néeเฮาhaoสิsìไปbpaiบ่bòทันรถไฟtan rót faiเที่ยวtîaoสุดท้ายsùt táai
If we don't hurry to go now, we will miss the last train.
2AdverbA2
quickly; hurriedly
in a quick or hurried manner (regional, esp. Isan/Northern)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillย่างyâangย่างyâang1[to] grill; roast over direct heat2[to] step; stride; pace; approach (age/time)3step; pace (walking)ฟ่าวfâaoฟ่าวfâao1[to] hurry; rush2quickly; hurriedly3hurry up!4hurried; hasty (regional)
He walks hurriedly.
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Why are you doing it so hurriedly? You can do it slowly.
She ate hurriedly and then ran to school.
He spoke so quickly that I couldn't understand in time.
3InterjectionA2
hurry up!
An exclamation used to tell someone to hurry; Hurry up! (regional, esp. Isan/Northern)
Examples
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Hurry up a bit! We'll be late.
Hurry, hurry, hurry! The bus is about to leave.
Hurry up! It's about to rain, find shelter quickly.
4AdjectiveB1
hurried; hasty (regional)
Acting in a hurry or with haste, especially in regional northern and northeastern speech.
Examples
อ้ายâaiอ้ายâai1older brother (Isan/Lao; also male slightly older)2you (rude/insulting; dialectal)3insulting prefix before a nounคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)แล่นlɛ̂ɛnแล่นlɛ̂ɛn1[to] sail; move swiftly (through water/air)2[to] run; travel (of a vehicle)3[to] run; dashฟ่าวหลายfâao-lǎaiฟ่าวหลายfâao-lǎaivery quickly; in a big hurry (Isan dialect)เผลอplə̌əเผลอplə̌ə1careless; inadvertent; off-guard2[to] do unintentionally; be off-guard and [to] let slip3by accident; inadvertently; without noticingแป๊บเดียวbpɛ́p-diiaoแป๊บเดียวbpɛ́p-diiao1for a moment; very briefly2just a moment!ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastฮอดพู้นhɔ̂ɔt-púunฮอดพู้นhɔ̂ɔt-púun1[to] arrive over there; reach that distant place (Isan)2all the way over there; until that point (Isan)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
That guy runs very fast; in the blink of an eye, he's already over there.
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ถ้าtâaอยากyàakไปให้bpai hâiทันรถไฟtan rót faiเที่ยวtîaoแรกrâekต้องdtôngหาhăaแท็กซี่tâek-sêeที่têeมันmanฟ่าวfâaoๆ-หน่อยnòiเด้อdér
If you want to catch the first train, you have to find a taxi that's a bit speedy.
รถมอเตอร์ไซค์rót-mɔɔ-dtəə-sáiคันkanนั้นnánคือkʉʉขับkàpฟ่าวแท้fâao-tɛ́ɛขับkàpผ่านpàanหน้าnâaไปbpaiเร็วreoปานbpaanจรวดjà-rùuat
That motorcycle is so speedy. It drove past me as fast as a rocket.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
fâao
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 | — | — |