เฟอะฟะ
fə́-fáMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
clumsy; careless
clumsy, awkward, or careless in behavior; prone to making silly mistakes or blunders
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringเฟอะฟะfə́-fáเฟอะฟะfə́-fáclumsy; carelessเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeแก้วน้ำgɛ̂ɛo-náamแก้วน้ำgɛ̂ɛo-náamdrinking glass; tumblerตกแตกdtòk-dtɛ̀ɛkตกแตกdtòk-dtɛ̀ɛk[to] drop and shatterเป็นประจำbpen-bprà-jamเป็นประจำbpen-bprà-jamregularly; habitually; routinely
He is a clumsy person, so he regularly drops and breaks glasses.
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วันนี้wan-níiฉันchǎnทำงานtam-ngaanเฟอะฟะfə́-fáมากmâakลืมlʉʉmส่งsòngอีเมลii-meenสำคัญsǎm-kanให้hâiลูกค้าlûuk-káa
Today I worked very carelessly, forgetting to send an important email to the client.
ความkwaamเฟอะฟะfə́-fáของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoทำให้tam-hâiโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekสำคัญsǎm-kanนี้níiต้องdtɔ̂ngล่าช้าlâa-cháaออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiอีกìik
His clumsiness caused this important project to be delayed even further.
ถึงแม้ว่าtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-wâaเธอtəəจะjàดูduuเฟอะฟะfə́-fáไปbpaiบ้างbâangในnaiบางครั้งbaang-krángแต่dtɛ̀ɛเธอtəəก็gɔ̂เป็นbpenคนkonที่tîiมีmiiความรับผิดชอบkwaam-ráp-pìt-chɔ̂ɔpต่อdtɔ̀ɔงานสูงngaan-sǔungมากmâak
Even though she seems a bit clumsy at times, she is a person with a very high sense of responsibility towards her work.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
fə́
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ฟะfáฟะfáinformal final particle for irritation or emphasisinformal final particle for irritation or emphasisPart 2
เฟอะฟะfə́-fáเฟอะฟะfə́-fáclumsy; carelessclumsy; carelessWord