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wáaoMeanings
1InterjectionA2
wow; expression of amazement
Interjection expressing surprise, admiration, excitement, or awe.
Examples
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Wow, this gift is so cute, thank you.
Wow, I didn't think I'd meet a real celebrity here.
Wow, this work is incredibly detailed—how did you do it?
2VerbB1
(colloq.) impressive; [to] be impressed or amazed
Used predicatively to describe something as impressive or exciting, or to express feeling impressed or amazed.
Examples
รูปrôopรูปrôop1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)สวยsŭuaiสวยsŭuai1beautiful; pretty2nicely done; fine3beautifully; nicely; neatlyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanfriends (plural)ว้าวwáaoว้าวwáao1wow; expression of amazement2(colloq.) impressive; [to] be impressed or amazedกันganกันgan1together; 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; earmarkทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyกลุ่มglùmกลุ่มglùm1group; cluster2[to] group; cluster
This photo is so beautiful that all our friends went wow.
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โชว์chooแสงสีsɛ̌ɛng-sǐiเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnว้าวwáaoมากmâakทุกคนtúk-konยกมือyók-mʉʉถือtʉ̌ʉถ่ายtàaiไม่หยุดmâi-yùt
Last night's light show was super wow; everyone kept filming on their phones.
เธอtəəพรีเซนต์โปรเจกต์prii-seen-bproo-jèekได้ดีdâai-diiจนjonคณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaanว้าวwáaoกับgàpไอเดียai-diiaที่tîiแตกต่างdtɛ̀ɛk-dtàang
She presented the project so well that the committee was wowed by the distinct ideas.
ตอนdtonเฉลยchà-lěiทtริriกgนั้นnánคนดูkon dooทั้งtángฮอลล์honถึงกับtĕung gàpว้าวwáaoเพราะpráwการgaanหักhàkมุมmumเหนือความคาดหมายnĕuua kwaam kâat măai
When the trick was revealed, the audience in the hall went wow because of the unexpected twist.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
wáao
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |