ว่าละ
wâa-láMeaning
1InterjectionB1
I knew it!; Just as I thought!; Figures!
An exclamation used when something one suspected or predicted has just been confirmed; equivalent to 'I knew it!' or 'Just as I thought!'
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerจริงๆjing jingจริงๆjing jing1really; truly; actually; indeed2really?!; seriously?!ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooว่าละwâa láว่าละwâa láI knew it!; Just as I thought!; Figures!
He really didn't come. I knew it!
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ว่าละwâa-láทำไมtam-maiวันนี้wan-níiรถติดrót-dtìtจังjangที่แท้tîi-tɛ́ɛก็gɔ̂มีmiiอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetนี่เองnîi-eeng
Just as I thought! I was wondering why the traffic was so bad today; it turns out there was an accident.
ฉันchănเห็นหน้าhĕn nâaเขาkăoซีดๆsêet sêetก็gâwคิดkítแล้วláeoว่าwâaเขาkăoต้องdtôngไม่สบายmâi sà-baaiว่าละwâa láเช้านี้cháo néeเลยloieลาป่วยlaa bpùuai
I saw his pale face and thought he must be sick. I knew it... he called in sick this morning.
ว่าละwâa láว่าwâaโครงการkrohng gaanนี้néeต้องdtôngมีปัญหาmee bpan-hăaซ่อนอยู่sôn yòoดูสิdoo sìพอporตรวจสอบdtrùuat sòpลึกๆléuk léukก็gâwเจอjerเรื่องrêuuangทุจริตtút-jà-rìtเต็มไปหมดdtem bpai mòt
Just as I suspected, this project had hidden problems. See? Once we investigated deeper, we found it was full of corruption.
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
wâa
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
ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticize[to] say; tellPart 1
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ละláละlá1[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)2each; per3[to] omit; leave out; skip4topic/softening particle[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)Part 2
ว่าละwâa-láว่าละwâa-láI knew it!; Just as I thought!; Figures!I knew it!; Just as I thought!; Figures!Word