ฟ่าวๆ
fâao fâaoMeaning
1AdverbB2
quickly; hurry up
quickly; in a hurry; used colloquially, especially in Isan/Lao-influenced speech, to tell someone to hurry up
Examples
ฟ่าวๆfâao fâaoฟ่าวๆfâao fâaoquickly; hurry upกินข้าวgin kâaoกินข้าวgin kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)รถตู้rót dtûuรถตู้rót dtûu1van; minivan2passenger van; minibus (public transport)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerจอดjòtจอดjòt1[to] park (vehicle)2[to] stop and remain (vehicle/craft)รอrorรอror1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitหน้าบ้านnâa bâanหน้าบ้านnâa bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing sideแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Hurry up and eat, the van is already waiting in front of the house.
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ฟ่าวๆfâao fâaoเฮ็ดงานhét ngaanให้hâiมันmanแล้วláeoมื้อแลงméu laengสิsìได้dâiไปbpaiเบิ่งbèrngหมอลำmŏ lam
Hurry up and finish the work, so we can go watch Mor Lam this evening.
ข่อยkòiบอกให้bòk hâiเขาkăoฟ่าวๆfâao fâaoเฮ็ดhétรายงานraai-ngaanส่งsòngครูkruuย้อนว่าyón wâaมันmanสิsìฮอดhôtกำหนดส่งgam-nòt sòngมื้ออื่นméu èunแล้วláeo
I told him to hurry up and finish the report for the teacher because it's due tomorrow.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ฟ่าวๆ said ฟ่าว-ฟ่าว?
fâao fâao
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
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 | — | — |