อะ(à)

Meanings

1InterjectionA2

uh; um (hesitation)

An interjection expressing hesitation, thinking, or a pause in casual speech.

Examples

อะàอะà1huh?; what? (prompt/attention)2softening/filler particle (colloquial)3uh; um (hesitation)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)คิดไม่ออกkít mâi òkคิดไม่ออกkít mâi òk[to] draw a blank; can’t think of/remember
Uh... I still can't think of it.
2InterjectionB1

huh?; what? (prompt/attention)

A casual interjection to prompt repetition, show mild surprise, or get attention (similar to “huh?”/“what?”).

Examples

อะàอะà1huh?; what? (prompt/attention)2softening/filler particle (colloquial)3uh; um (hesitation)เมื่อกี้mêuua géeเมื่อกี้mêuua gée1just now; a moment ago2a moment ago; just now (time)พี่pêeพี่pêe1older sibling2older person (informal address)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2which; what (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)อีกทีèek teeอีกทีèek tee1another time; later2again; once moreได้ไหมdâi măiได้ไหมdâi măi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)
Huh? What did you just say? Could you repeat that?
3ParticleB2

softening/filler particle (colloquial)

A casual particle (often sentence-final or medial) that softens tone, fills a pause, or stretches a word; meaning depends on context and intonation.

Examples

ถ้าtâaถ้าtâa1if; in case2if only; provided that (conditional emphasis)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไปพร้อมกันbpai próm ganไปพร้อมกันbpai próm gan[to] go togetherก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerบอกเวลาbòk way-laaบอกเวลาbòk way-laa[to] tell the timeกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkหน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)อะàอะà1huh?; what? (prompt/attention)2softening/filler particle (colloquial)3uh; um (hesitation)จะได้jà dâaiจะได้jà dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)เตรียมตัวdtriam dtuuaเตรียมตัวdtriam dtuua1[to] prepare oneself; get ready2[to] brace oneself; be prepared (mentally/physically)ทันtanทันtan1[to] be in time for2[to] catch up with; keep up with; keep abreast of3in time4[to] be quick-witted with; see through
If we're going together, just tell me the time, okay, so I can get ready in time.

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