ฮวบ
hûuapMeanings
1AdverbB1
suddenly (with a drop)
very suddenly, typically describing a sharp drop, decrease, or dimming
Examples
อากาศร้อนaa-gàat rónอากาศร้อนaa-gàat rónhot weatherอยู่ดีyòo deeอยู่ดีyòo dee1[to be] fine/okay (health or situation)2[to] live comfortably; be well-off3[to] live peacefully; be at peace4anyway; nevertheless; stillๆ-แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)อุณหภูมิun-hà-poomอุณหภูมิun-hà-poomtemperatureก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerลดlótลดlót1[to] reduce; decrease; lessen; drop2[to] lower (price); discount; mark downลงฮวบlong hûuapลงฮวบlong hûuap[to] plummet; drop suddenly
It was hot, and then the temperature suddenly dropped sharply.
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ไฟfaiในnaiห้องhɔ̂ngสว่างsà-wàangอยู่yùuแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔฝนfǒnเริ่มrə̂əmแรงrɛɛngแสงsɛ̌ɛngก็gɔ̂ดับdàpลงฮวบlong-hûuapจนjonเราraoตกใจdtòk-jai
The room was bright, but when the rain intensified, the light dimmed all of a sudden, startling us.
เสียงsǐiangเงียบngîiapไปbpaiฮวบhûuapหลังจากlǎng-jàakครูkruuเดินเข้ามาdəən-kâo-maaทุกคนtúk-konหยุดyùtคุยkuiทันทีtan-tii
The noise suddenly dropped when the teacher walked in; everyone stopped talking at once.
พอpɔɔข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉแพร่สะพัดprɛ̂ɛ-sà-pátบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiทีมtiimที่tîiเคยkəəiคึกคักkʉ́k-kákก็gɔ̂เงียบngîiapลงฮวบlong-hûuapราวกับraao-gàpถูกtùukดูดdùutพลังpá-langไปbpaiในnaiชั่วพริบตาchûua-príp-dtaa
Once the rumors spread, the team’s once lively atmosphere dropped off suddenly, as if the energy was sucked away in an instant.
2VerbB1
[to] drop sharply; plummet
to fall, decrease, or dim very quickly and steeply (e.g., prices, numbers, power, light)
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toหนักnàkหนักnàk1heavy (weight)2serious; severe3heavily; severely; intensely4difficult; tough (mentally/physically demanding)สัญญาณsǎn-yaanสัญญาณsǎn-yaan1signal; reception2signal; sign; indication3cue (in communication/behavior)อินเทอร์เน็ตin-təə-nétอินเทอร์เน็ตin-təə-nét1the Internet2internet access/serviceก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerอ่อนฮวบɔ̀ɔn-hûuapอ่อนฮวบɔ̀ɔn-hûuap1[to] go weak suddenly; sag/drop from weakness2[to] weaken sharply; depreciate suddenlyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneวิดีโอwí-dii-ooวิดีโอwí-dii-oo1video (medium; moving images)2video file/clipไม่ได้mâi-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)
As soon as the rain got heavy, the internet signal weakened drastically until I couldn't watch videos.
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ไฟfaiในnaiห้องhɔ̂ngกะพริบgà-prípแล้วlɛ́ɛoดับdàpแสงsɛ̌ɛngลงฮวบlong-hûuapทำให้tam-hâiทุกคนtúk-konตกใจdtòk-jai
The lights in the room flickered and dimmed suddenly, causing everyone to be startled.
หลังlǎngข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉแพร่กระจายprɛ̂ɛ-grà-jaaiยอดyɔ̂ɔtผู้pûuชมไลฟ์chom-laiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoร่วงrûuangฮวบhûuapในnaiเวลาwee-laaไม่กี่mâi-gìiนาทีnaa-tiiแม้mɛ́ɛก่อนหน้าgɔ̀ɔn-nâaนั้นnánจะjàพุ่งสูงpûng-sǔungก็ตามgɔ̂-dtaam
After the rumor spread, his livestream viewership plunged within minutes, even though it had surged earlier.
When the announcement came out, the stock price fell sharply at once.
When heavy rain fell, vegetable prices in the market dropped sharply immediately.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakข่าวร้ายkàao-ráaiออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎaiของkɔ̌ɔngร้านráanเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ฮวบhûuapลงในlong-naiสัปดาห์sàp-daaเดียวdiiao
After the bad news came out, his shop’s sales plummeted within a week.
พอpɔɔธนาคารtá-naa-kaanประกาศbprà-gàatขึ้นkʉ̂nดอกเบี้ยdɔ̀ɔk-bîiaความเชื่อมั่นkwaam-chʉ̂ʉa-mânนักลงทุนnák-long-tunก็gɔ̂ฮวบhûuapลงlongส่งผลให้sòng-pǒn-hâiดัชนีdàt-chá-niiตลาดdtà-làatร่วงrûuangแรงrɛɛngในทันทีnai-tan-tii
As soon as the bank announced an interest rate hike, investor confidence plunged, causing the market index to drop sharply immediately.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
hûuap
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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 | — | — |