เยาว์
yaoMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
young; youthful; juvenile
being young in age; youthful; relating to youth (often formal or literary)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoใบหน้าbai-nâaใบหน้าbai-nâafaceและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)แววตาwɛɛo-dtaaแววตาwɛɛo-dtaa1expression in the eyes; look2sparkle; glint (of the eyes)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneเยาว์yaoเยาว์yaoyoung; youthful; juvenileกว่าgwàaกว่าgwàa1than (comparative marker)2more than; overอายุaa-yúอายุaa-yú1age2[to] be X years old3lifespan; service lifeจริงjingจริงjing1true; real; genuine2really; truly; indeed3intensifier particle (final)4truth; reality (rare as noun)
He still has a face and gaze that look younger than his actual age.
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ประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanในnaiวันwanเยาว์yaoหล่อหลอมlɔ̀ɔ-lɔ̌ɔmให้hâiเธอtəəรักrákการอ่านgaan-àanและlɛ́ใฝ่รู้fài-rúu
Experiences in her youth shaped her love for reading and curiosity.
แม้mɛ́ɛกาลเวลาgaan-wee-laaจะjàผันผ่านpǎn-pàanความฝันkwaam-fǎnในnaiวัยเยาว์wai-yaoยังคงyang-kongเป็นbpenแรงขับrɛɛng-kàpที่tîiไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmจางหายjaang-hǎai
Even as time passes, the dreams of youth remain an undimmed driving force.
เสียงหัวเราะsĭiang hŭua-rórอันanเยาว์yaoของkŏngเด็กdèkๆ-ในnaiสนามsà-năamสะท้อนsà-tónความหวังkwaam wăngและláeความใสkwaam săiบริสุทธิ์bo-rí-sùtที่têeผู้ใหญ่pôo yàiลืมเลือนleum leuuanไปbpai
The youthful laughter of children in the playground echoes a hope and purity that adults have forgotten.
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
yao
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ว์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |