ฮาป่า
haa-bpàaMeaning
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chorus response in traditional singing
The sound of a group singing or calling out together in reply to a lead singer in certain traditional Thai songs, such as boat songs.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenพ่อเพลงpɔ̂ɔ-pleengพ่อเพลงpɔ̂ɔ-pleengmale master of folk verse-singingร้องrɔ́ɔngร้องrɔ́ɔng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaintจบวรรคjòp-wákจบวรรคjòp-wák[to] finish a phrase or verse segmentลูกคู่lûuk-kûuลูกคู่lûuk-kûu1chorus; backup singer2yes-man; supporterก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerร้องrɔ́ɔngร้องrɔ́ɔng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaintฮาป่าhaa-bpàaฮาป่าhaa-bpàachorus response in traditional singingรับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] host; welcome7[to] defend; resist an attack8[to] withstand; bear9bottom; receptive sexual partner (slang)พร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-ganพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-gansimultaneously; at the same time; together (in unison)อย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyคึกคักkʉ́k-kákคึกคักkʉ́k-kák1lively; bustling; animated2energetically; in a bustling way
As soon as the lead singer finished the phrase, the chorus enthusiastically sang the ha pa response in unison.
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ครูkruuให้hâiพวกเราpûuak-raoฝึกร้องfʉ̀k-rɔ́ɔngฮาป่าhaa-bpàaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaร้องรับrɔ́ɔng-rápพ่อเพลงpɔ̂ɔ-pleengในnaiการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngเพลงเรือpleeng-rʉʉa
The teacher had us practice singing the ha pa response so we could answer the lead singer during the boat-song performance.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàไม่ได้mâi-dâaiร้องrɔ́ɔngเนื้อเพลงnʉ́ʉa-pleengหลักlàkแต่dtɛ̀ɛลูกคู่lûuk-kûuก็gɔ̂มีmiiบทบาทสำคัญbòt-bàat-sǎm-kanเพราะprɔ́เสียงsǐiangฮาป่าhaa-bpàaที่tîiร้องรับrɔ́ɔng-rápพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-ganช่วยให้chûuai-hâiการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngเพลงเรือpleeng-rʉʉaครึกครื้นkrʉ́k-krʉ́ʉnขึ้นkʉ̂n
Although they do not sing the main lyrics, the chorus members play an important role because their unison ha pa responses make the boat-song performance livelier.
เสียงsǐiangฮาป่าhaa-bpàaจากjàakลูกคู่lûuk-kûuที่tîiร้องรับrɔ́ɔng-rápพ่อเพลงpɔ̂ɔ-pleengดังdangประสานกันbprà-sǎan-ganเป็นระยะbpen-rá-yáทำให้tam-hâiผู้ชมpûu-chomสัมผัสได้sǎm-pàt-dâaiถึงtʉ̌ngความสนุกสนานkwaam-sà-nùk-sà-nǎanของkɔ̌ɔngการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngเพลงเรือpleeng-rʉʉaแบบดั้งเดิมbɛ̀ɛp-dâng-dəəm
The chorus’s ha pa responses to the lead singer rang out together at intervals, allowing the audience to experience the joyful atmosphere of a traditional boat-song performance.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
haa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
ฮาhaaฮาhaa1funny; hilarious (colloq.)2[to] laugh (colloq.)3ha! (laughter)funny; hilarious (colloq.)Part 1
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ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivated4jungle area (gaming)forest; woodlandPart 2
ฮาป่าhaa-bpàaฮาป่าhaa-bpàachorus response in traditional singingchorus response in traditional singingWord