เมาแอ๋
mao-ɛ̌ɛMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
very drunk; wasted
To be completely drunk or heavily intoxicated.
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillดื่มdʉ̀ʉmดื่มdʉ̀ʉm1[to] drink2[to] drink alcoholเยอะมากyə́-mâakเยอะมากyə́-mâak1very many; numerous (colloquial)2very much; a lot (colloq.)ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardเมาแอ๋mao-ɛ̌ɛเมาแอ๋mao-ɛ̌ɛvery drunk; wastedอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
He drank a lot last night, so he's still completely drunk now.
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หลังlǎngงานเลี้ยงปีใหม่ngaan-líiang-bpii-màiเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanฉันchǎnบางคนbaang-konเมาแอ๋mao-ɛ̌ɛจนjonกลับบ้านglàp-bâanไม่ไหวmâi-wǎi
After the New Year's party, some of my friends were so completely drunk they couldn't go home.
เขาkǎoไม่ควรmâi-kuuanขับรถkàp-rótในnaiสภาพsà-pâapที่tîiเมาแอ๋mao-ɛ̌ɛแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nánมันmanอันตรายan-dtà-raaiมากmâak
He shouldn't drive while being completely drunk like that; it's very dangerous.
พอpɔɔเมาแอ๋mao-ɛ̌ɛได้ที่dâi-tîiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmพูดจาpûut-jaaไม่รู้เรื่องmâi-rúu-rʉ̂ʉangและlɛ́ร้องเพลงrɔ́ɔng-pleengเสียงดังลั่นsǐiang-dang-lânไปทั่วbpai-tûuaร้านráan
Once he was completely intoxicated, he started talking nonsense and singing loudly throughout the entire restaurant.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
เมาmaoเมาmao1drunk; intoxicated2motion-sick; dizzy; nauseated3sick from poisonous fooddrunk; intoxicatedPart 1
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เมาแอ๋mao-ɛ̌ɛเมาแอ๋mao-ɛ̌ɛvery drunk; wastedvery drunk; wastedWord