เช้าๆ
cháo cháoMeanings
1AdverbA2
early in the morning
early in the morning; at an early morning hour
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toตื่นdtèuunตื่นdtèuun1[to] wake up; awaken2be awake; stay awake3[to] be startled; be alarmed; get excited aboutเช้าๆcháo cháoเช้าๆcháo cháo1early in the morning2in the mornings (usually)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
You have to wake up very early tomorrow.
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เขาkăoต้องdtôngออกจากบ้านòk jàak bâanแต่dtàeเช้าๆcháo cháoเพื่อpêuuaไปให้bpai hâiทันtanเครื่องบินkrêuuang bin
He had to leave the house very early in the morning to catch his flight.
ฉันchănชอบchôpออกòkไปเดินเล่นbpai dern lênตอนเช้าๆdton cháo cháoที่têeอากาศaa-gàatยังyangเย็นyenอยู่yòo
I like to go for a walk at a very early hour in the morning when the air is still cool.
ถ้าtâaอยากจะyàak jàเห็นhĕnทะเลหมอกtá-lay mòkสวยๆsŭuai sŭuaiก็gâwต้องdtôngยอมyomตื่นdtèuunแต่dtàeเช้าๆcháo cháoเพื่อpêuuaขับรถkàp rótขึ้นดอยkêun doi
If you want to see a beautiful sea of mist, you have to be willing to wake up very early to drive up the mountain.
2AdverbA2
in the mornings (usually)
in the morning time as a usual or repeated time; on mornings in general
Examples
เช้าๆcháo cháoเช้าๆcháo cháo1early in the morning2in the mornings (usually)พ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)อ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕuอ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕu[to] read; [to] studyพิมพ์pimพิมพ์pim1[to] type; key in2[to] print (produce text/images)3print; impression4model; pattern; form5mold; die
In the mornings, my father reads the newspaper.
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Usually, in the mornings, I drink coffee before going to work.
เช้าๆcháo cháoวันหยุดwan yùtคุณแม่kun mâeชอบchôpทำtamอาหารเช้าaa-hăan cháaoให้hâiทุกคนtúk konในบ้านnai bâan
On weekend mornings, my mom likes to make breakfast for everyone in the house.
เช้าๆcháo cháoของkŏngวันธรรมดาwan tam-má-daaการจราจรgaan jà-raa-jonในnaiกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpจะjàติดขัดdtìt kàtมากmâakเป็นพิเศษbpen pí-sèt
On weekday mornings, the traffic in Bangkok is especially congested.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เช้าๆ said เช้า-เช้า?
cháo cháo
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
cháo
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |