อะเวย์
à-weeMeanings
1AdverbA2
away; not here
at or to another place; not present; borrowed from English ‘away’ in colloquial Thai contexts
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอะเวย์à-weeอะเวย์à-wee1away; not here2away (sports: visiting/road)3away team; away gameไม่อยู่mâi-yùuไม่อยู่mâi-yùu[to] be absent; [to] be outที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítoffice; workplace (loanword)
Today he's away, not in the office.
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วันหยุดยาวwan-yùt-yaaoนี้níiฉันchǎnจะjàอะเวย์à-weeไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàtกับgàpเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan
This long weekend, I'll be away, traveling to another province with friends.
Call him now. He said he hasn't gone away anywhere yet.
พอpɔɔประชุมbprà-chumเสร็จsètทุกคนtúk-konก็gɔ̂รีบrîipอะเวย์à-weeกันganหมดmòtเหลือlʉ̌ʉaฉันchǎnทำงานtam-ngaanคนเดียวkon-diiaoเลยləəi
Right after the meeting ended, everyone quickly left, leaving me to work all alone.
2AdjectiveB1
away (sports: visiting/road)
used in sports to denote the visiting team or a game played at the opponent’s venue
Examples
สัปดาห์หน้าsàp-daa-nâaสัปดาห์หน้าsàp-daa-nâa1next week2next week (time expression)ทีมtiimทีมtiimteam; groupของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao1our (belonging to us)2oursต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)อะเวย์à-weeอะเวย์à-wee1away; not here2away (sports: visiting/road)3away team; away game
Next week our team has to go play away.
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การเล่นgaan-lênเป็นbpenทีมtiimอะเวย์à-weeมักจะmák-jàเสียเปรียบsǐia-bprìiapเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเสียงเชียร์sǐiang-chiia
Playing as the away team is often disadvantageous in terms of fan cheers.
ถึงแม้ว่าtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-wâaเราraoจะjàเล่นlênอะเวย์à-weeแต่dtɛ̀ɛเราraoก็gɔ̂มั่นใจmân-jaiว่าwâaจะชนะjà-chá-náได้dâai
Even though we are playing away, we are confident that we can win.
สถิติsà-tì-dtìการเล่นgaan-lênอะเวย์à-weeของkɔ̌ɔngทีมเราtiim-raoไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iดีdiiนักnákทำให้tam-hâiโค้ชkóotต้องdtɔ̂ngวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnอย่างรัดกุมyàang-rát-gumเป็นพิเศษbpen-pí-sèet
Our team's away game statistics aren't very good, forcing the coach to plan with extra meticulousness.
3NounB1
away team; away game
the visiting team or a game played at the opponent’s venue
Examples
แมตช์mɛ̂ɛtแมตช์mɛ̂ɛt1match (sports game)2[to] match; go well togetherหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of year7topping (food)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)แมตช์mɛ̂ɛtแมตช์mɛ̂ɛt1match (sports game)2[to] match; go well togetherอะเวย์à-weeอะเวย์à-wee1away; not here2away (sports: visiting/road)3away team; away gameที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kanที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kan1that is important; important; key2importantly; crucially; more importantly3the important thing/pointมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
The next match is a very important away game.
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แฟนบอลfɛɛn-bɔnหลายคนlǎai-konยอมyɔɔmเดินทางไกลdəən-taang-glaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaไปbpaiเชียร์chiiaทีมtiimในnaiเกมgeemอะเวย์à-wee
Many fans are willing to travel far to support the team in an away game.
การเก็บgaan-gèpสามsǎamแต้มdtɛ̂ɛmจากjàakเกมgeemอะเวย์à-weeได้dâaiถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenความสำเร็จkwaam-sǎm-rètที่tîiยอดเยี่ยมyɔ̂ɔt-yîiam
Getting three points from an away game is considered a fantastic achievement.
ความกดดันkwaam-gòt-danในnaiการgaanลงเล่นlong-lênแมตช์mɛ̂ɛtอะเวย์à-weeมักจะmák-jàสูงกว่าsǔung-gwàaการเล่นgaan-lênในบ้านnai-bâanเสมอsà-mə̌əเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakเสียงเชียร์sǐiang-chiiaของkɔ̌ɔngแฟนบอลfɛɛn-bɔnเจ้าถิ่นjâao-tìn
The pressure of playing an away match is always higher than playing at home, due to the cheers of the local fans.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อะเวย์ said อะ-เว?
à-wee
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
อะàอะà1uh; um (hesitation)2huh?; what? (prompt/attention)3softening/filler particle (colloquial)uh; um (hesitation)Part 1
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เวย์weeเวย์wee1whey; whey protein (supplement)2vibe; style; way (slang)whey; whey protein (supplement)Part 2
อะเวย์à-weeอะเวย์à-weeaway; not hereaway; not hereWord