ห่าฝน
hàa-fǒnMeaning
1NounB2
downpour; heavy rain
A very heavy and sudden fall of rain; a downpour or torrent of rain.
Examples
พวกเราpûuak raoพวกเราpûuak rao1we; us2our group; our sideกำลังจะgam-lang jàกำลังจะgam-lang jàabout to (imminent future)กลับบ้านglàp bâanกลับบ้านglàp bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)จู่ๆjòo jòoจู่ๆjòo jòosuddenly; all of a suddenห่าฝนhàa fŏnห่าฝนhàa fŏndownpour; heavy rainก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเทลงมาtay long maaเทลงมาtay long maa1[to] pour down2[to] pour [sth] down (toward here)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toหาhăaหาhăa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contactที่หลบtêe lòpที่หลบtêe lòphiding place; shelter
We were about to go home, but suddenly a heavy downpour came pouring down, forcing us to find shelter.
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ฉันchǎnเปียกbpìiakไปbpaiทั้งตัวtáng-dtuuaเพราะprɔ́เจอjəəห่าฝนhàa-fǒnระหว่างทางrá-wàang-taangกลับบ้านglàp-bâan
I was soaked to the bone because I ran into a heavy downpour on the way home.
เสียงsǐiangห่าฝนhàa-fǒnที่tîiกระหน่ำgrà-nàmลงบนlong-bonหลังคาlǎng-kaaสังกะสีsǎng-gà-sǐiดังมากdang-mâakจนjonน่ากลัวnâa-gluua
The sound of the downpour pounding on the tin roof was so loud it was frightening.
แค่kɛ̂ɛห่าฝนhàa-fǒnกระหน่ำgrà-nàmลงมาlong-maaไม่ถึงmâi-tʉ̌ngชั่วโมงchûua-moongก็gɔ̂ทำให้tam-hâiน้ำท่วมฉับพลันnáam-tûuam-chàp-planในnaiหลายlǎaiพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiของkɔ̌ɔngเมืองmʉʉang
Just a downpour pounding for less than an hour caused flash floods in many areas of the city.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
hàa
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ห่าhàaห่าhàa1a volley; a downpour; a burst2classifier for downpours, volleys, or bursts3plague; cholera (historical)4damn!; hell! (vulgar)a volley; a downpour; a burstPart 1
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ห่าฝนhàa-fǒnห่าฝนhàa-fǒndownpour; heavy raindownpour; heavy rainWord