เชอะ
chə́Meaning
1InterjectionB1
Hmph!; Pfft!
an exclamation used to show annoyance, offense, or disdain, similar to 'Hmph!' or 'Pfft!'.
Examples
เชอะchə́เชอะchə́Hmph!; Pfft!ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เชื่อchʉ̂ʉaเชื่อchʉ̂ʉa1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)4[to] heed; obey [sb]5on creditเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herหรอกrɔ̀kหรอกrɔ̀k1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)
Hmph! I don't believe you.
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Hmph! Think you're so smart, huh? Just you wait and see.
เขาkǎoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaชุดใหม่chút-màiของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnไม่สวยmâi-sǔuaiเชอะchə́ฉันchǎnไม่สนใจmâi-sǒn-jaiหรอกrɔ̀kว่าwâaเขาkǎoจะjàคิดkítยังไงyang-ngai
He said my new dress wasn't pretty. Pfft! I don't care what he thinks.
เชอะchóeทำเป็นtam bpenอวดดีùuat deeแค่kâeเพราะpráwได้dâiเลื่อนตำแหน่งlêuuan dtam-nàengใครๆkrai kraiก็gâwรู้rúuว่าwâaได้มาdâai maaยังไงyang ngai
Hmph, acting all high and mighty just because of a promotion; everyone knows how he really got it.
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 syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chə́
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |