อะหนะ
à-nàMeaning
1InterjectionB1
hey; hey now (colloq.)
A casual interjection used to call attention or mildly scold or admonish someone; colloquial and informal.
Examples
อะหนะà-nàอะหนะà-nàhey; hey now (colloq.)อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyแกล้งglâengแกล้งglâeng1[to] tease; pick on; bully; prank2[to] pretend; feign; act as if; fake3[to] do on purpose; deliberatelyแมวmaeoแมวmaeocatนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objects
Hey! Don't tease the cat, sweetie.
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อะหนะà-nàบอกbòkแล้วláeoใช่ไหมchâi măiว่าwâaให้hâiระวังrá-wangหน่อยnòiเกือบgèuapทำtamแก้วgâewตกแตกdtòk dtàekแล้วláeo
Hey now! Didn't I tell you to be more careful? You almost dropped and broke the glass.
อะหนะà-nàเธอterจะjàเอาaoของkŏngเพื่อนpêuuanไปbpaiใช้cháiโดยdoiไม่mâiขอkŏrก่อนgònแบบนี้bàep néeไม่ได้mâi dâaiนะná
Hey! You can't just take your friend's things to use without asking first like that.
อะหนะà-nàการพูดจาgaan pôot jaaขัดคอkàt korผู้ใหญ่pôo yàiแบบbàepไม่มีmâi meeเหตุผลhèt pŏnมันmanดูdooไม่น่าmâi nâaรักrákเลยloieนะná
Hey now... interrupting an elder without a good reason doesn't look very nice.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อะหนะ said อะ-หะ-นะ?
à-nà
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → 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 | — | — |