อ้อแอ้
ɔ̂ɔ-ɛ̂ɛMeanings
1AdverbB2
babbling; cooing
making babbling or cooing sounds, typically used to describe a baby's early vocalizations
Examples
เด็กทารกdèk-taa-rókเด็กทารกdèk-taa-rókinfant; babyกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesส่งเสียงsòng-sǐiangส่งเสียงsòng-sǐiang[to] make a sound; make noise; call outอ้อแอ้ɔ̂ɔ-ɛ̂ɛอ้อแอ้ɔ̂ɔ-ɛ̂ɛ1babbling; cooing2slurring; indistinctlyอยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]เปลbpleeเปลbpleehammock; baby cradle
The baby is making babbling sounds in the crib.
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เวลาwee-laaฉันchǎnคุยkuiกับgàpหลานชายlǎan-chaaiตัวน้อยdtuua-nɔ́ɔiเขาkǎoจะjàยิ้มyímและlɛ́ส่งเสียงsòng-sǐiangอ้อแอ้ɔ̂ɔ-ɛ̂ɛตอบกลับdtɔ̀ɔp-glàpมาmaa
When I talk to my little nephew, he smiles and babbles back at me.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaอายุaa-yúประมาณbprà-maanสามsǎamถึงtʉ̌ngสี่sìiเดือนdʉʉanทารกtaa-rókจะjàเริ่มrə̂əmส่งเสียงsòng-sǐiangอ้อแอ้ɔ̂ɔ-ɛ̂ɛเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสื่อสารsʉ̀ʉ-sǎanกับgàpพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛ
At around three to four months of age, infants will start babbling to communicate with their parents.
กุมารแพทย์gù-maan-rá-pâetอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าการwâa gaanส่งเสียงsòng sĭiangอ้อแอ้ôr-âeของkŏngเด็กทารกdèk taa-rókเป็นbpenพัฒนาการpát-tá-naa-gaanก้าวสำคัญgâao săm-kanในnaiการเรียนรู้gaan riian róoด้านdâanภาษาpaa-săa
The pediatrician explained that a baby's babbling is an important milestone in language development.
2AdverbB2
slurring; indistinctly
speaking indistinctly or slurring words, often due to drunkenness, illness, or sleepiness
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเมาmaoเมาmao1drunk; intoxicated2motion-sick; dizzy; nauseated3sick from poisonous foodทีไรtii-raiทีไรtii-raiwhenever; every time (that)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)พูดจาpûut-jaaพูดจาpûut-jaa[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)อ้อแอ้ɔ̂ɔ-ɛ̂ɛอ้อแอ้ɔ̂ɔ-ɛ̂ɛ1babbling; cooing2slurring; indistinctlyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowฟังไม่รู้เรื่องfang-mâi-rúu-rʉ̂ʉangฟังไม่รู้เรื่องfang-mâi-rúu-rʉ̂ʉang[to] not understand what is saidทุกทีtúk-tiiทุกทีtúk-tii1every time; on each occasion2always; invariably3increasingly; more and more
Whenever he gets drunk, he slurs his words so much that his friends can never understand him.
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เธอtəəเพิ่งpə̂ngตื่นนอนdtʉ̀ʉn-nɔɔnก็เลยgɔ̂-ləəiรับโทรศัพท์ráp-too-rá-sàpด้วยdûuaiน้ำเสียงnáam-sǐiangอ้อแอ้ɔ̂ɔ-ɛ̂ɛเพราะprɔ́ยังyangง่วงngûuangอยู่yùu
She just woke up, so she answered the phone with a slurred voice because she was still sleepy.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakดื่มdʉ̀ʉmแอลกอฮอล์ɛn-gɔɔ-hɔɔมาmaaทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnผู้ต้องหาpûu-dtɔ̂ng-hǎaก็gɔ̂ตอบคำถามdtɔ̀ɔp-kam-tǎamของkɔ̌ɔngตำรวจdtam-rùuatด้วยdûuaiน้ำเสียงnáam-sǐiangอ้อแอ้ɔ̂ɔ-ɛ̂ɛ
After drinking alcohol all night, the suspect answered the police's questions with slurred speech.
ผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiบางรายbaang-raaiอาจàatมีmiiอาaaการพูดจาgaan-pûut-jaaอ้อแอ้ɔ̂ɔ-ɛ̂ɛและlɛ́ทรงตัวsong-dtuuaไม่อยู่mâi-yùuซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenผลข้างเคียงpǒn-kâang-kiiangจากjàakยาyaaชนิดchá-nítนี้níi
Some patients may experience slurred speech and loss of balance, which are side effects of this medication.
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 tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
ɔ̂ɔ
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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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อ้อแอ้ɔ̂ɔ-ɛ̂ɛอ้อแอ้ɔ̂ɔ-ɛ̂ɛbabbling; cooingbabbling; cooingWord