เฟ้อ
fə́əMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
overabundant; excessive
too abundant or more than is needed, sometimes causing distortion or devaluation (e.g., supply, information, rumors).
Examples
ข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉrumor; hearsayในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationเฟ้อfə́əเฟ้อfə́ə1overabundant; excessive2excessive; inflated (of money in circulation)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofแยกไม่ออกyɛ̂ɛk-mâi-ɔ̀ɔkแยกไม่ออกyɛ̂ɛk-mâi-ɔ̀ɔk1[to] be unable to tell [sth/sb] apart2inseparable; indistinguishableว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)จริงjingจริงjing1true; real; genuine2really; truly; indeed3intensifier particle (final)4truth; reality (rare as noun)อะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)เท็จtétเท็จtét1false; untrue2false; fraudulent (formal)
Rumors in the company are so rampant that it's hard to tell what's true and what's false.
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ข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunบนโซเชียลbon-soo-chiianมีเดียเฟ้อmii-diia-fə́əมากmâakทำให้tam-hâiคนkonสับสนsàp-sǒnและlɛ́ตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiผิดพลาดpìt-plâat
Information on social media is overly abundant, causing confusion and poor decisions.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaใบสมัครbai-sà-màkเฟ้อfə́əเกินgəənตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngที่tîiมีmiiบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngคัดกรองkát-grɔɔngอย่างเข้มงวดyàang-kêm-ngûuat
When applications are more than the available positions, the company must screen rigorously.
งานวิจัยngaan-wí-jaiแนวnɛɛoเดียวกันdiiao-ganที่tîiเฟ้อfə́əเกินไปgəən-bpaiทำให้tam-hâiค่าkâaของkɔ̌ɔngข้อค้นพบkɔ̂ɔ-kón-pópใหม่màiถูกtùukลดทอนlót-tɔɔnลงlong
An overabundance of similar research diminishes the value of new findings.
2AdjectiveB2
excessive; inflated (of money in circulation)
Describing money circulating in excessive quantities relative to available goods, resulting in reduced purchasing power; used in เงินเฟ้อเงินเฟ้อngən-fə́əinflation.
Examples
ปีนี้bpii-níiปีนี้bpii-níi1this year2this year; during the current yearราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2[to] cost; [to be] priced atของกินkɔ̌ɔng-ginของกินkɔ̌ɔng-ginfood; things to eatขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-countryเฟ้อfə́əเฟ้อfə́ə1overabundant; excessive2excessive; inflated (of money in circulation)ทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]เงินเดือนngən-dʉʉanเงินเดือนngən-dʉʉansalary; monthly payเดิมdəəmเดิมdəəm1original; initial2former; previous3as before; originally; same as beforeซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerน้อยลงnɔ́ɔi-longน้อยลงnɔ́ɔi-long1less (than before)2less; fewer (reduced)3[to] decrease; diminish; lessen
This year food prices are inflating, making the same salary buy less.
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พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanบ่นbònกันganว่าwâaค่าครองชีพkâa-krɔɔng-chîipเฟ้อfə́əจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngประหยัดbprà-yàtมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
Employees complain that the cost of living is inflating, so they have to economize more.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaราคาสินค้าraa-kaa-sǐn-káaเฟ้อfə́əอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangกำลังซื้อgam-lang-sʉ́ʉของkɔ̌ɔngคนทั่วไปkon-tûua-bpaiย่อมyɔ̂mถดถอยtòt-tɔ̌ɔi
When product prices keep inflating, the general public’s purchasing power inevitably declines.
นโยบายná-yoo-baaiอุดหนุนùt-nǔnที่tîiไม่พอmâi-pɔɔดีdiiอาจàatเร่งrêngให้hâiราคาraa-kaaค่าโดยสารkâa-dooi-sǎanเฟ้อfə́əจนjonผู้ใช้บริการpûu-chái-bɔɔ-rí-gaanรับภาระráp-paa-ráหนักขึ้นnàk-kʉ̂n
Ill-calibrated subsidy policies may accelerate fare inflation, burdening passengers more.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
fə́ə
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 | — | — |