อ่อวะ
ɔ̀ɔ-wáMeaning
1InterjectionB2
oh, I see; oh, right
used to express sudden realization or understanding (highly informal and colloquial)
Examples
อ่อวะɔ̀ɔ-wáอ่อวะɔ̀ɔ-wáoh, I see; oh, rightลืมlʉʉmลืมlʉʉm1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionallyไปเลยbpai-ləəiไปเลยbpai-ləəi1Go ahead; go right now2[to] go past; go beyond3completely; altogether; really (emphatic)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeวันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentมีนัดmii-nátมีนัดmii-nát[to] have an appointment/meeting/dateกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)หมอmɔ̌ɔหมอmɔ̌ɔ1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shaman
Oh right, I completely forgot that I have an appointment with the doctor today.
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อ่อวะɔ̀ɔ-wáเพิ่งนึกออกpə̂ng-nʉ́k-ɔ̀ɔkว่าwâaเคยkəəiกินginร้านนี้ráan-níiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛo
Oh yeah, I just remembered that I ate at this restaurant last year.
อ่อวะɔ̀ɔ-wáที่แท้tîi-tɛ́ɛเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangทั้งหมดtáng-mòtมันmanก็gɔ̂เป็นbpenแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiนี่เองnîi-eengเข้าใจผิดkâo-jai-pìtมาmaaตั้งนานdtâng-naan
Oh, I see, so this is how the whole story actually is. I've been misunderstanding it for so long.
พอpɔɔเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanอธิบายà-tí-baaiวิธีแก้wí-tii-gɛ̂ɛโจทย์เลขjòot-lêekข้อkɔ̂ɔนี้níiให้hâiฟังfangฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂ถึงกับtʉ̌ng-gàpร้องrɔ́ɔngว่าwâaอ่อวะɔ̀ɔ-wáเข้าใจkâo-jaiละláทันทีtan-tii
As soon as my friend explained how to solve this math problem, I immediately went, "Oh, I get it now."
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
ɔ̀ɔ
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → 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
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วะwáวะwá1particle: adds force to a statement (very informal, rough)2particle (question; very informal, rough): used at sentence end to add bluntness/attitudeparticle: adds force to a statement (very informal, rough)Part 2
อ่อวะɔ̀ɔ-wáอ่อวะɔ̀ɔ-wáoh, I see; oh, rightoh, I see; oh, rightWord