มาเด้อ
maa-də̂əMeaning
1InterjectionB1
come on; please come (Isan)
An informal Isan/Lao-influenced invitation meaning “come on” or “please come,” used warmly to invite someone to come along or join.
Examples
แวะwɛ́แวะwɛ́[to] stop by; drop inมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerกินข้าวgin-kâaoกินข้าวgin-kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มาเด้อmaa-də̂əมาเด้อmaa-də̂əcome on; please come (Isan)
Drop by for a meal at my place, come on!
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Let’s go to the night market together, come on; everyone’s waiting.
เดี๋ยวdĭiaoพาpaaไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoทุ่งนาtûng naaหลังlăngฝนfŏnมาเด้อmaa dêrจะได้jà dâaiถ่ายรูปtàai rôopสวยๆsŭuai sŭuai
I’ll take you to the rice fields after the rain—come on, you can get great photos.
กำลังgam-langตำส้มตำอยู่dtam sôm dtam yòoพอดีpo deeมาเด้อmaa dêrมากินmaa ginนำกันnam ganให้hâiม่วนmùuanๆ-
I’m just making som tam right now—come on, let’s eat together and have fun.
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
maa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker[to] come; arrivePart 1
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มาเด้อmaa-də̂əมาเด้อmaa-də̂əcome on; please come (Isan)come on; please come (Isan)Word