ห่อ
hɔ̀ɔMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] wrap; package
to cover or fold something around an object, or to make it into a package
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseห่อhɔ̀ɔห่อhɔ̀ɔ1[to] wrap; package2package; bundle3classifier (packages; bundles; packets)ของขวัญkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎnของขวัญkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎngift; presentด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooกระดาษสีgrà-dàat-sǐiกระดาษสีgrà-dàat-sǐicolored paper
Mom wraps the gift with colored paper.
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This morning he wrapped the sandwich in foil to take to school.
Could you wrap the snacks securely before putting them in the bag?
ฉันchǎnห่อhɔ̀ɔแจกันjɛɛ-ganอย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wangด้วยdûuaiกระดาษgrà-dàatกันกระแทกgan-grà-tɛ̂ɛkเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiแตกdtɛ̀ɛkระหว่างrá-wàangขนส่งkǒn-sòng
I carefully wrapped the vase with bubble wrap to prevent it from breaking during transport.
2NounA2
package; bundle
a wrapped item, parcel, or small bundle
Examples
พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan1employee; staff member; worker2attendant; clerk (service role)ไปรษณีย์bprai-sà-neeไปรษณีย์bprai-sà-nee1post; postal service2post office3postal; mail (attrib.)ยื่นyêunยื่นyêun1[to] hold out; offer (by hand)2[to] extend; protrude3[to] submit; file (form/request)ห่อhòห่อhò1[to] wrap; package2package; bundle3classifier (packages; bundles; packets)เล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightๆ-ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)
The postal worker handed me a small parcel.
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Yesterday a parcel from a friend arrived at my house.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiฉันchǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngเอาaoห่อhɔ̀ɔของขวัญkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎnไปให้bpai-hâiหลานlǎanที่tîiโรงเรียนroong-riian
Tomorrow I have to take a gift parcel to my nephew at school.
บนbonโต๊ะdtóมีmiiห่อhɔ̀ɔผูกpùukริบบิ้นríp-bînสีทองsǐi-tɔɔngเขียนkǐianชื่อchʉ̂ʉฉันchǎnอย่างชัดเจนyàang-chát-jeen
On the table there is a ribbon-tied parcel with my name clearly written.
3ClassifierB1
classifier (packages; bundles; packets)
a measure word used to count wrapped items, parcels, bundles, or packets
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offขนมkà-nǒmขนมkà-nǒmsnack; sweet; dessertสามsǎamสามsǎamthree (3)ห่อhɔ̀ɔห่อhɔ̀ɔ1[to] wrap; package2package; bundle3classifier (packages; bundles; packets)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallหน้าปากซอยnâa-bpàak-sɔɔiหน้าปากซอยnâa-bpàak-sɔɔientrance of an alley
I bought three packets of snacks from the shop at the corner.
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เขาkǎoสั่งsàngไปรษณีย์bprai-sà-niiให้hâiส่งsòngพัสดุpát-sà-dùสองsɔ̌ɔngห่อhɔ̀ɔไปbpaiต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàt
He asked the post office to send two parcels upcountry.
One packet of powdered milk lasts about a week.
แคมป์kɛ́mนี้níiแจกjɛ̀ɛkเสบียงsà-biiangเป็นbpenห่อhɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔคนkonเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaควบคุมkûuap-kumปริมาณbpà-rí-maanอาหารaa-hǎan
This camp distributes rations as one packet per person to control the food supply.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
hɔ̀ɔ
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |