วางหู
waang-hǔuMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] hang up the phone
to end a phone call by putting the receiver down or pressing a button.
Examples
คุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] discuss; talk over3[to] brag; boast4[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)เสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3done for; screwed (slang)4[to] reach orgasm; come (informal, euphemistic)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerวางหูwaang-hǔuวางหูwaang-hǔu[to] hang up the phoneโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàp1telephone; phone2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3phone call
After finishing the conversation, he hung up the phone.
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I hadn't even finished explaining when he hung up on me.
ถ้าtâaไม่มีอะไรmâi-mii-à-raiแล้วlɛ́ɛoผมpǒmขออนุญาตkɔ̌ɔ-à-nú-yâatวางหูwaang-hǔuก่อนนะgɔ̀ɔn-náครับkráp
If there's nothing else, I'll hang up now, if you don't mind.
เขาkǎoโกรธgròotมากmâakจนjonไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmฟังfangเหตุผลhèet-pǒnและlɛ́วางหูwaang-hǔuใส่sàiฉันchǎnทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiฉันchǎnเริ่มrə̂əmพูดpûut
He was so angry that he refused to listen to reason and hung up on me the moment I started to speak.
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 syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
waang
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
วางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)5[to] set; assign; impose6[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)[to] put; place; set (down)Part 1
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วางหูwaang-hǔuวางหูwaang-hǔu[to] hang up the phone[to] hang up the phoneWord