เฝอ
fə̌əMeaning
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pho; Vietnamese noodle soup (Thai: เฝอเฝอfə̌əpho; Vietnamese noodle soup (Thai: เฝอ))
A Vietnamese noodle soup with a clear broth, rice noodles, herbs, and meat; pho, as known in Thai as เฝอเฝอfə̌əpho; Vietnamese noodle soup (Thai: เฝอ).
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)เฝอfə̌əเฝอfə̌əpho; Vietnamese noodle soup (Thai: เฝอ)น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerซุปหอมsúp-hɔ̌ɔmซุปหอมsúp-hɔ̌ɔmonion soupมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
I want to eat pho today; the broth smells great.
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ร้านráanตรงdtrongหัวมุมhŭua mumขายkăaiเฝอfĕrเส้นsênเหนียวนุ่มnĭao nûmใส่sàiสมุนไพรsà-mŭn praiสดsòtๆ-อร่อยà-ròiมากmâak
The shop on the corner sells pho with springy noodles and fresh herbs—very tasty.
เฝอfə̌əที่แท้จริงtîi-tɛ́ɛ-jingต้องมีdtɔ̂ng-miiน้ำซุปใสnáam-súp-sǎiกลมกล่อมglom-glɔ̀ɔmกลิ่นglìnอบอวลòp-uuanจากjàakเครื่องเทศkrʉ̂ʉang-têetแต่dtɛ̀ɛไม่mâiกลบรสglòp-rótเนื้อnʉ́ʉa
Authentic pho should have a clear, well-balanced broth with aromatic spices that don’t overpower the meat’s flavor.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
fə̌ə
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |