อะโด่ว
à-dòowMeaning
1InterjectionB2
pfft; oh, come on
An informal slang exclamation used to express dismissiveness, mild disappointment, or teasing disbelief, similar to 'pfft', 'oh, come on!', or 'is that it?'
Examples
อะโด่วà-dòowอะโด่วà-dòowpfft; oh, come onนึกว่าnʉ́k-wâaนึกว่าnʉ́k-wâa[to] think/assume (that)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เก่งgèngเก่งgèng1skilled; good at2smart; quick-witted3[to] be good at; excelที่แท้tîi-tɛ́ɛที่แท้tîi-tɛ́ɛ1actually; in fact; it turns out2real; true; genuine (postposed)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] cause; makeไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)เหมือนกันmʉ̌ʉan-ganเหมือนกันmʉ̌ʉan-gan1the same; alike2too; also; as well; likewise3same here; me tooนี่นาnîi-naaนี่นาnîi-naa1Oh, of course!; See!2sentence-final particle of obviousness/reminder
Pfft, I thought you were skilled, but it turns out you can't do it either.
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อะโด่วà-dòowแค่kɛ̂ɛแมลงสาบmá-lɛɛng-sàapตัวdtuuaเดียวdiiaoทำเป็นtam-bpenร้องกรี๊ดrɔ́ɔng-gríitซะsáเสียงดังsǐiang-dangเลยləəi
Oh, come on! It's just a single cockroach, yet you screamed so loudly.
อะโด่วà-dòowโม้móoไว้wáiซะsáเยอะyə́ว่าwâaจะjàสอบได้sɔ̀ɔp-dâaiคะแนนká-nɛɛnเต็มdtemสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก็gɔ̂ตกdtòkม้าmáaตายdtaaiตอนจบdtɔɔn-jòp
Pfft, you bragged so much about getting a perfect score, but in the end, you failed miserably.
อะโด่วà-dòhเห็นhĕnคุยkuiนักหนาnák năaว่าwâaร้านนี้ráan néeอร่อยà-ròiระดับrá-dàpมิชลินmít-chá-linพอporได้dâiชิมchimจริงๆjing jingรสชาติrót-châatก็gâwธรรมดาtam-má-daaสุดๆsùt sùt
Is that it? You hyped up this restaurant so much saying it was Michelin-level delicious, but when I actually tasted it, the flavor was completely ordinary.
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
อะàอะà1uh; um (hesitation)2huh?; what? (prompt/attention)3softening/filler particle (colloquial)uh; um (hesitation)Part 1
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อะโด่วà-dòowอะโด่วà-dòowpfft; oh, come onpfft; oh, come onWord