วานเฮา
waan-haoMeaning
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we; us; our; ours (Northern Thai)
Northern Thai (Lanna) first-person plural form meaning “we/us/our/ours,” used for the speaker and their group; colloquial equivalent of เฮาเฮาhao1we; us; our (regional)2I; me (informal, regional)/ของเฮา in Lanna.
Examples
วานเฮาwaan-haoวานเฮาwaan-haowe; us; our; ours (Northern Thai)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyกาดgàatกาดgàatmarket (Northern Thai)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkตอนเย็นนี้dtɔɔn-yen-níiตอนเย็นนี้dtɔɔn-yen-níithis eveningเน้อnə́əเน้อnə́əsentence-final softening particle (Northern Thai)
We are going to the market this evening.
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This is our house. Welcome, everyone.
ถึงแม้ว่าtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-wâaจะjàอยู่yùuไกลบ้านglai-bâanแต่dtɛ̀ɛประเพณีbprà-pee-niiของkɔ̌ɔngวานเฮาwaan-haoก็gɔ̂ยังyangสืบทอดกันมาsʉ̀ʉp-tɔ̂ɔt-gan-maaไม่เคยmâi-kəəiขาดkàat
Even though we live far from home, our traditions have been passed down continuously.
คนเฒ่าคนแก่kon-tâo-kon-gɛ̀ɛสอนsɔ̌ɔnเสมอsà-mə̌əว่าwâaวานเฮาwaan-haoต้องdtɔ̂ngฮักษาhák-sǎaวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamล้านนาláan-naaเอาไว้ao-wáiหื้อhʉ́ʉดีdii
The elders always teach that we must preserve Lanna culture well.
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 -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
waan
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
วานwaanวานwaan1[to] ask (someone to do something); request a favor2yesterday (chiefly in compounds)[to] ask (someone to do something); request a favorPart 1
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วานเฮาwaan-haoวานเฮาwaan-haowe; us; our; ours (Northern Thai)we; us; our; ours (Northern Thai)Word