เหอเหอ
hĕr hĕrMeaning
1InterjectionA2
heh heh; hehe
an onomatopoeic expression representing a dry, awkward, or sarcastic laugh
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหัวเราะhŭua róหัวเราะhŭua ró1[to] laugh2[to] laugh at; ridiculeเหอเหอhĕr hĕrเหอเหอhĕr hĕrheh heh; heheแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningออกไปòk bpaiออกไปòk bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3out; outward and away4[to] lead out to; extend to
He laughed 'heh heh' and walked away.
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ตอนที่dton têeครูkruuถามtăamคำถามkam tăamฉันchănทำได้แค่tam dâi kâeยิ้มyímแห้งhâengๆ-แล้วláeoหัวเราะhŭua róเหอเหอhĕr hĕr
When the teacher asked a question, I could only smile dryly and laugh 'heh heh'.
มุกตลกmúk dtà-lòkของเขาkŏng kăoไม่ค่อยmâi kôiขำkămพวกเราpûuak raoเลยloieได้แต่dâai dtàeหัวเราะhŭua róเหอเหอhĕr hĕr
His joke wasn't very funny, so we could only laugh 'heh heh'.
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiห้องประชุมhông bprà-chumอึดอัดèut àtมากmâakจนjonทุกคนtúk konได้แต่dâai dtàeหัวเราะhŭua róเหอเหอhĕr hĕrกลบเกลื่อนglòp-glèuuan
The atmosphere in the meeting room was so awkward that everyone could only laugh 'heh heh' to cover it up.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เหอเหอ said เห-อะ-เหอ?
hĕr hĕr
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |