อะหวะ
à-wàMeaning
1InterjectionB2
what?; what the heck? (slang)
slang or slurred spelling of 'อะไรวะอะไรวะà-rai-wáwhat the hell?; what the...?' (what? / what the heck?), used in informal contexts, texting, or casual speech to express confusion, surprise, or mild annoyance
Examples
นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)อะหวะà-wàอะหวะà-wàwhat?; what the heck? (slang)เนี่ยnîiaเนี่ยnîia1deictic/emphatic particle (‘this/that here/there’)2focus/emotion particle3discourse marker (framing)ทำไมtam maiทำไมtam mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)จู่ๆjòo jòoจู่ๆjòo jòosuddenly; all of a suddenถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)7ngan (land unit: 400 m², a quarter of a rai)งอกngôkงอกngôk1[to] sprout; germinate; grow (new part, e.g., hair/teeth)2[to] increase; get added (often unexpectedly)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerอีกแล้วèek láewอีกแล้วèek láewagain; once more (often with annoyance)
What the heck is this? Why is there suddenly more work popping up?
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What the heck are you saying? I can't understand a thing at all.
ตอนแรกdtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛkบอกbɔ̀ɔkนัดnátบ่ายbàaiสองsɔ̌ɔngแล้วlɛ́ɛoเพิ่งpə̂ngมาmaaบอกbɔ̀ɔkยกเลิกyók-lə̂əkตอนบ่ายdtɔɔn-bàaiโมงmoongครึ่งkrʉ̂ngคือkʉʉอะหวะà-wà
At first, you said we were meeting at 2 PM, and now you just cancel at 1:30 PM. What the heck?
เห็นhěnเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanโพสต์สเตตัสpóot-sà-dtee-dtàtด่าdàaใครkraiก็gɔ̂ไม่รู้mâi-rúuในเฟซบุ๊กnai-féet-búkอ่านàanแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂แอบɛ̀ɛpคิดkítในใจnai-jaiว่าwâaมันmanเป็นbpenอะหวะà-wàของมันkɔ̌ɔng-man
I saw my friend post a status insulting someone on Facebook; reading it, I secretly thought to myself, what the heck is wrong with them?
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 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
à
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 | — | — |