ฟ่าวแหน่
fâao-hɛ̀ɛnMeaning
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Hurry up!; Do it quickly! (Isan/Northeastern Thai dialect)
An expression from the Isan (Northeastern Thai) dialect used to tell someone to hurry up or do something quickly. It combines 'ฟ่าวฟ่าวfâao1[to] hurry; rush2quickly; hurriedly3hurry up!4hurried; hasty (regional)' (to hurry) and the request particle 'แหน่แหน่hɛ̀ɛnplease; a little (Isan)'.
Examples
ฟ่าวแหน่fâao-hɛ̀ɛnฟ่าวแหน่fâao-hɛ̀ɛnHurry up!; Do it quickly! (Isan/Northeastern Thai dialect)รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เด้อdə̂əเด้อdə̂əsentence-ending particle (Isan/Lao)
Hurry up! The bus is about to leave!
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เธอtəəแต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuuaเสร็จsètหรือยังrʉ̌ʉ-yangฟ่าวแหน่fâao-hɛ̀ɛnเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเราraoไปbpaiงานแต่งngaan-dtɛ̀ngไม่ทันmâi-tanนะná
Are you done getting dressed? Hurry up, or we'll be late for the wedding.
ฟ่าวแหน่fâao-hɛ̀ɛnสูsǔuเขาkǎoปิดร้านbpìt-ráanห้าโมงเย็นhâa-moong-yenนี่nîiมันmanสี่sìiโมงmoongครึ่งkrʉ̂ngแล้วlɛ́ɛo
Hurry up, guys! They close the shop at 5 PM, and it's already 4:30.
มัวแต่muua-dtɛ̀ɛโอ้เอ้ôo-êeหยังyǎngอยู่yùuฟ่าวแหน่fâao-hɛ̀ɛnข่อยkɔ̀ɔiถ่าtàaจนjonเหงือกngʉ̀ʉakแห้งhɛ̂ɛngแล้วlɛ́ɛoนี่nîi
What are you dilly-dallying for? Hurry up! I've been waiting forever (lit: until my gums are dry).
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ฟ่าวfâaoฟ่าวfâao1[to] hurry; rush2quickly; hurriedly3hurry up!4hurried; hasty (regional)[to] hurry; rushPart 1
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ฟ่าวแหน่fâao-hɛ̀ɛnฟ่าวแหน่fâao-hɛ̀ɛnHurry up!; Do it quickly! (Isan/Northeastern Thai dialect)Hurry up!; Do it quickly! (Isan/Northeastern Thai dialect)Word