เมื่อ
mʉ̂ʉaMeanings
1ConjunctionA2
when; at the time that
Introduces a time clause meaning at the time that; when something happens or happened.
Examples
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ถึงบ้านtʉ̌ng-bâanถึงบ้านtʉ̌ng-bâan[to] arrive homeฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)โทรหาtoo-hǎaโทรหาtoo-hǎa[to] call/phone [sb]พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
When I arrived home, I called my dad right away.
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When it started to rain, we hurried to bring things into the house.
When the teacher asked, I answered with what I knew.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaรถติดrót-dtìtหนักnàkฉันchǎnเลือกlʉ̂ʉakเปลี่ยนbplìianเส้นทางsên-taangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaไปให้bpai-hâiทันเวลาtan-wee-laa
When the traffic was heavy, I chose to change routes to be on time.
2NounA2
at; in; on (with time expressions)
Precedes a time expression to indicate when something happens or happened, commonly with past times, as in เมื่อวานเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb) ‘yesterday’ and เมื่อก่อนเมื่อก่อนmʉ̂ʉa-gɔ̀ɔnformerly; previously; in the past ‘formerly’.
Examples
ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)
I went to the market yesterday.
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He just called a moment ago, but I missed it.
Formerly, I lived upcountry.
เราraoเจอกันjəə-ganเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaครู่krûuที่tîiหน้าnâaตึกdtʉ̀kแต่dtɛ̀ɛยังไม่ได้yang-mâi-dâaiคุยกันkui-gan
We met just now in front of the building, but didn’t get to talk.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
mʉ̂ʉa
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 | — | — |