หัวเราะ
hǔua-rɔ́Meanings
1VerbA1
[to] laugh
to make sounds and movements that show amusement or joy
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)ๆ-หัวเราะhŭua róหัวเราะhŭua ró1[to] laugh2[to] laugh at; ridiculeดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingการ์ตูนgaa dtoonการ์ตูนgaa dtoon1cartoon (animation)2comic; comic stripตลกdtà-lòkตลกdtà-lòk1funny; amusing2comedian3ridiculous; absurd; laughable
The children laughed loudly because of the funny cartoon.
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I laugh when I hear a funny story.
We all laughed at the table when our friend told a hilarious story.
He smiled broadly and laughed softly with joy.
2VerbB1
[to] laugh at; ridicule
to express amusement at someone or something by laughing, especially in a teasing or derisive way
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหัวเราะเยาะhŭua-ráw yáwหัวเราะเยาะhŭua-ráw yáw[to] mock; [to] ridicule; [to] laugh at [sb]รองเท้าrong táaoรองเท้าrong táaoshoe; footwearเก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ต่อหน้าdtò nâaต่อหน้าdtò nâa1in front of; to someone's face2before; in the presence ofเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanfriends (plural)
He laughed mockingly at my old shoes in front of everyone.
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The kids mocked me because I mispronounced a word in class.
เธอterไม่ควรmâi kuuanหัวเราะhŭua róเขาkăoเวลาway-laaเขาkăoพลาดplâatเพราะpráwมันmanทำให้tam hâiเขาอายkăo aaiมากmâak
You shouldn’t laugh at him when he makes a mistake, because it embarrasses him a lot.
แม้mɛ́ɛเขาkǎoจะjàพยายามpá-yaa-yaamอธิบายà-tí-baaiอย่างจริงจังyàang-jing-jangเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanกลับglàpหัวเราะเยาะhǔua-rɔ́-yɔ́ด้วยdûuaiท่าทีtâa-tiiดูแคลนduu-klɛɛnเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanไม่ให้mâi-hâiค่าkâa
Even though he tried to explain seriously, his friends laughed derisively with a condescending attitude as if he had no worth.
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 | — | — |