เธอ
təəMeanings
1PronounA1
you (informal; familiar)
informal second-person pronoun used with peers, close friends, or younger people; can sound intimate or casual.
Examples
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Did you finish your homework yesterday?
Are you free tomorrow? We’re going to watch a movie.
Dear, would you like to go eat together?
My dear, don’t worry; we’ll get through this together, okay?
Sleep well, my dear. See you tomorrow.
เธอtəəรู้ไหมrúu-mǎiว่าwâaแค่kɛ̂ɛรอยยิ้มrɔɔi-yímของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ทำให้tam-hâiวันธรรมดาwan-tam-má-daaของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnพิเศษpí-sèetขึ้นkʉ̂n
My dear, do you know that just your smile makes my ordinary day special?
2PronounA2
she; her
third-person feminine pronoun meaning “she/her,” common in writing and some speech; also used as a neutral third person in songs or literature.
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)นักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupilที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerขยันkà-yǎnขยันkà-yǎnhardworking; diligentมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
She is a very diligent student.
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Yesterday she went to the library and borrowed two books.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaเธอtəəจะjàเหนื่อยnʉ̀ʉaiจากjàakการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanทั้งวันtáng-wanแต่dtɛ̀ɛเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ยังyangช่วยchûuaiดูแลduu-lɛɛน้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaaiและlɛ́ทำtamอาหารเย็นaa-hǎan-yenให้hâiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruua
Even though she was tired from working all day, she still took care of her younger brother and cooked dinner for the family.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เธอ said เทอ?
təə
- Same-sounding letterธ sounds just like ท, so the reading uses ท.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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
təə
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 | — | — |