ว้าก

wáak

Meanings

1InterjectionA2

aah; yikes

an exclamation of sudden shock, fear, or surprise

Examples

ว้ากwáakว้ากwáak1aah; yikes2[to] yell; [to] screamแมลงสาบmá-lɛɛng-sàapแมลงสาบmá-lɛɛng-sàapcockroachบินbinบินbin1[to] fly2[to] fly (by air travel)
Wah! A cockroach is flying!
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ว้ากwáakตกใจdtòk jaiหมดmòtเลยloieทำไมtam maiเดินมาdern maaเงียบngîiapๆ-แบบนี้bàep née
Wah! You scared me. Why did you walk in so quietly?
ว้ากwáakผีpǐiโผล่plòoมาmaaตอนไหนdtɔɔn-nǎiเนี่ยnîiaตกใจdtòk-jaiหมดmòtเลยləəi
Wah! When did the ghost appear? It scared me to death.
ว้ากwáakฉันchǎnลืมไปlʉʉm-bpaiสนิทsà-nìtเลยləəiว่าwâaพรุ่งนี้เช้าprûng-níi-cháoมีmiiสอบsɔ̀ɔp
Wah! I completely forgot that I have an exam tomorrow morning.
2VerbB1

[to] yell; [to] scream

to yell, scream, or scold loudly and aggressively

Examples

เมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoเมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháothis morning; earlier this morningฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)โดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaboss; leader; chiefว้ากwáakว้ากwáak1aah; yikes2[to] yell; [to] screamใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateสายsǎaiสายsǎai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, line-like things (roads, rivers, canals, routes, strands)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branch
This morning I got yelled at by the boss because I arrived late for work.
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รุ่นพี่rûn-pîiว้ากwáakใส่sàiน้องnɔ́ɔngปีหนึ่งbpii-nʉ̀ngให้hâiยืนyʉʉnเข้าแถวkâo-tɛ̌ɛoให้hâiตรงdtrong
The seniors yelled at the freshmen to stand in a straight line.
อย่าyàaเอาแต่ao-dtɛ̀ɛว้ากwáakใส่sàiเด็กdèkคุณควรkun-kuuanจะjàอธิบายความà-tí-baai-kwaamผิดpìtของkɔ̌ɔngพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoด้วยdûuaiเหตุผลhèet-pǒn
Don't just scream at the kids; you should explain their mistakes to them with reason.
พอpɔɔทำtamยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎaiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiตามdtaamเป้าbpâoผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanก็gɔ̂ว้ากwáakใส่sàiทุกคนtúk-konในnaiห้องประชุมhɔ̂ng-bprà-chumอย่างyàangเกรี้ยวกราดgrîiao-gràat
When the sales target wasn't met, the manager fiercely scolded everyone in the meeting room.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

wáak

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + Mai tho → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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