หัวช้า
hǔua-cháaMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
slow-witted; slow to learn
describes someone who is slow to learn or understand things; slow-witted
Examples
น้องชายnóng chaaiน้องชายnóng chaai1younger brother2penis (euphemistic)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)หัวช้าhŭua cháaหัวช้าhŭua cháaslow-witted; slow to learnไปหน่อยbpai nòiไปหน่อยbpai nòi1a little (farther/over); slightly2a bit (too); somewhat excessiveต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toอธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai[to] explain; clarifyซ้ำๆsám-sámซ้ำๆsám-sám1repeatedly; again and again2repetitive; recurringถึงจะtĕung jàถึงจะtĕung jà1only if; only when; not until2even if; even though; although (often with ก็)เข้าใจkâo jaiเข้าใจkâo jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to] assume; take sth to be true3[to be] understanding (of [sb])
My younger brother is a bit slow-witted, I have to explain repeatedly for him to understand.
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อย่าyàaว่าwâaเขาkǎoเป็นbpenคนkonหัวช้าhǔua-cháaเลยləəiบางทีbaang-tiiเขาkǎoอาจจะàat-jàแค่kɛ̂ɛไม่mâiถนัดtà-nàtเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangตัวเลขdtuua-lêekก็ได้gɔ̂-dâai
Don't say he's slow-witted; maybe he's just not good with numbers.
ฉันchănรู้สึกว่าrúu-sèuk wâaตัวเองdtuua engหัวช้าhŭua cháaมากmâakเวลาเรียนway-laa riianภาษาpaa-săaใหม่ๆmài màiเพราะpráwจำjamศัพท์sàpไม่ค่อยmâi kôiได้dâi
I feel like I'm very slow-witted when learning new languages because I can't remember vocabulary well.
การgaanถูกตัดสินtùuk-dtàt-sǐnว่าwâaเป็นbpenคนkonหัวช้าhǔua-cháaตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเด็กdèkอาจàatส่งผลเสียsòng-pǒn-sǐiaต่อdtɔ̀ɔความมั่นใจkwaam-mân-jaiในnaiการเรียนรู้gaan-riian-rúuของkɔ̌ɔngคนkonคนหนึ่งkon-nʉ̀ngไปbpaiตลอดชีวิตdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-chii-wít
Being judged as slow-witted from a young age can negatively affect a person's learning confidence for their entire life.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
hǔua
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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
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หัวช้าhǔua-cháaหัวช้าhǔua-cháaslow-witted; slow to learnslow-witted; slow to learnWord