เมา
maoMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
drunk; intoxicated
impaired by alcohol or drugs so as to think or behave abnormally
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเมาmaoเมาmao1drunk; intoxicated2motion-sick; dizzy; nauseatedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningไม่ตรงmâi-dtrongไม่ตรงmâi-dtrong1not straight; crooked2inaccurate; not corresponding3not straightforward; indirect
He is very drunk and can't walk straight.
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Last night he was so drunk that he was incoherent.
พอpɔɔเมาmaoแล้วlɛ́ɛoเขาkǎoมักจะmák-jàโทรหาtoo-hǎaเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanและlɛ́ร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâaiโดยdooiไม่มีmâi-miiเหตุผลhèet-pǒn
When he's drunk, he often calls friends and cries for no reason.
หลังlǎngดื่มdʉ̀ʉmค็อกเทลkɔ́k-teenแก้วgɛ̂ɛoเดียวdiiaoฉันchǎnรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kหน้าแดงnâa-dɛɛngและlɛ́เมาmaoนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀i
After one cocktail, I felt flushed and a little tipsy.
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatร้านráanดีdeeจนjonเพื่อนpêuuanๆ-จิบjìpไวน์waiแล้วláeoเมานัวmao nuuaๆ-แต่ยังdtàe yangควบคุมตัวkûuap-kum dtuuaเองayngได้dâi
The vibe at the bar was so nice that friends sipped wine and got mildly tipsy, but still in control.
2AdjectiveB1
motion-sick; dizzy; nauseated
feeling dizzy or nauseated from motion or certain smells; often followed by a noun specifying the cause, as in เมารถเมารถmao-rót1[to] get carsick; suffer motion sickness (in a car)2carsickness; motion sickness (from a car) (carsick) or เมาเรือเมาเรือmao-rʉʉa[to] be seasick (seasick).
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เมารถmao-rótเมารถmao-rót1[to] get carsick; suffer motion sickness (in a car)2carsickness; motion sickness (from a car)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toลงไปlong-bpaiลงไปlong-bpai1[to] go down; descend (away)2directional particle: down/into (away)3and below; downward from (a point)สูดsùutสูดsùut1[to] inhale; breathe in2[to] sniff (deliberately inhale to sense a smell)3[to] soak up; take in (figurative)อากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherข้างทางkâang-taangข้างทางkâang-taang1roadside/wayside2by the road/along the way3roadside (as a modifier)
Yesterday I got carsick and had to get out to get some fresh air.
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น้องชายnóng chaaiชอบchôpนั่งnângท้ายtáaiเรือreuuaเลยloieเมาเรือmao reuuaบ่อยbòiๆ-เวลาออกway-laa òkทะเลtá-lay
My younger brother likes to sit at the back of the boat, so he often gets seasick when going out to sea.
ฉันchǎnเมาmaoเครื่องบินkrʉ̂ʉang-binทุกครั้งที่túk-kráng-tîiมีmiiอากาศaa-gàatแปรปรวนbprɛɛ-bpruuanต้องdtɔ̂ngพกยาpók-yaaแก้gɛ̂ɛเมาmaoตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔt
I get airsick every time there’s turbulence, so I always carry motion sickness medicine.
กลิ่นglìnน้ำnáamหอมแรงhɔ̌ɔm-rɛɛngในรถnai-rótตู้dtûuทำให้tam-hâiหลายคนlǎai-konเมารถmao-rótจนjonเวียนหัวwiian-hǔuaและlɛ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngขอkɔ̌ɔลงlongก่อนgɔ̀ɔnถึงtʉ̌ngปลายทางbplaai-taang
The strong perfume smell in the van made many people carsick, dizzy, and ask to get off before the destination.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel เ-า hides a final -ว, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
mao
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 | — | — |