เฟ่อๆ
fêr fêrMeaning
1AdverbB2
exaggeratedly; over the top
in an exaggerated, excessive, or over-the-top way; informally also used after an adjective to mean very or too much
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentอากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherข้างนอกkâang nôkข้างนอกkâang nôk1outside; outdoors2the outside; exterior3outside ofร้อนrónร้อนrón1hot (temperature)2hot; pungent (taste, e.g. ginger, pepper)3[to] be hot; feel hot; become hot4urgent; intenseเฟ่อๆfêr fêrเฟ่อๆfêr fêrexaggeratedly; over the topร้อนrónร้อนrón1hot (temperature)2hot; pungent (taste, e.g. ginger, pepper)3[to] be hot; feel hot; become hot4urgent; intenseจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากจะyàak jàอยากจะyàak jà[to] want to; would like toก้าวgâaoก้าวgâao1step; stride2[to] step; stride3[to] advance; progress4step forward; advance5step (classifier for steps/strides)ขาkăaขาkăa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantออกจากบ้านòk jàak bâanออกจากบ้านòk jàak bâan[to] leave homeเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
The weather outside today is excessively hot, so hot that I don't even want to step out of the house.
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กระเป๋าgrà-bpăoแบรนด์เนมbraen naymใบbaiนี้néeราคาแพงraa-kaa paengเฟ่อๆfêr fêrฉันchănคงไม่kong mâiมีปัญญาmee bpan-yaaซื้อséuหรอกròk
This brand-name bag is way too expensive; I probably wouldn't have the means to buy it.
เธอterไม่ต้องmâi dtôngมาmaaทำtamหน้าตาnâa dtaaตกใจdtòk jaiเฟ่อๆfêr fêrขนาดนั้นkà-nàat nánก็ได้gôr dâaiเราraoรู้rúuว่าwâaเธอterรู้rúuอยู่แล้วyòo láew
You don't have to act excessively shocked like that; we know you already knew.
หนังnăngเรื่องrêuuangนี้néeใส่sàiซีจีsee jeeมาmaaแบบbàepล้นlónเฟ่อๆfêr fêrจนjonทำให้tam hâiฉากchàakดราม่าdraa-mâaที่têeควรจะkuuan jàซึ้งséungกลับglàpดูdooตลกdtà-lòkไปเลยbpai loie
This movie included over-the-top CGI to the point that the drama scenes, which should have been touching, ended up looking ridiculous.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เฟ่อๆ said เฟ่อ-เฟ่อ?
fêr fêr
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 ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
fêr
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |