เหอๆ
hĕr hĕrMeaning
1InterjectionB1
heh heh; hur hur
A sound representing a dry, awkward, sarcastic, or sometimes slightly sinister laugh
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหัวเราะhŭua róหัวเราะhŭua ró1[to] laugh2[to] laugh at; ridiculeเหอๆhĕr hĕrเหอๆhĕr hĕrheh heh; hur hurเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)รู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceiveว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeตัวเองdtuua engตัวเองdtuua eng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own selfทำผิดtam pìtทำผิดtam pìt1[to] do wrong; make a mistake2[to] commit an offense; break a rule/law
He laughed awkwardly when he realized he made a mistake.
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พอporฉันchănถามtăamเรื่องrêuuangแฟนเก่าfaen gàoเขาkăoก็gâwได้แต่dâai dtàeหัวเราะhŭua róเหอๆhĕr hĕrแล้วláeoเปลี่ยนbplìianเรื่องrêuuangคุยkui
When I asked about his ex-girlfriend, he just gave a dry laugh and changed the subject.
ทุกคนtúk konหัวเราะhŭua róเหอๆhĕr hĕrหลังจากที่lăng jàak têeเจ้านายjâo naaiเล่าlâoมุกตลกmúk dtà-lòkที่têeไม่mâiขำkămเลยloie
Everyone laughed awkwardly after the boss told a joke that wasn't funny at all.
รอยroiยิ้มมุมปากyím mum bpàakและláeเสียงหัวเราะsĭiang hŭua-rórเหอๆhĕr hĕrของเขาkŏng kăoทำให้tam hâiฉันchănรู้สึกว่าrúu-sèuk wâaเรื่องrêuuangนี้néeต้องมีdtông meeเบื้องหลังbêuuang lăng
His smirk and sarcastic chuckle made me feel that there must definitely be something behind this matter.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เหอๆ said เหอ-เหอ?
hĕr hĕr
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 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
hĕr
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 | — | — |