เออ

əə

Meanings

1InterjectionA1

yeah; uh-huh; right

An interjection showing agreement, acknowledgment, or active listening.

Examples

เออəəเออəə1yeah; uh-huh; right2oh!; I seeใช่châiใช่châi1yes; that's right2[to be] correct; rightฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เห็นด้วยhěn-dûuaiเห็นด้วยhěn-dûuai1[to] agree (with [sb]/[sth])2agreed; I agreeกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)แผนpɛ̌ɛnแผนpɛ̌ɛn1plan; strategy2scheme; plotนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)
Yeah, right, I agree with that plan.
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เออəəฟังfangอยู่yùuจ้ะjâพูดต่อpûut-dtɔ̀ɔเลยləəi
Mm-hmm, I'm listening, go on.
เออəəเข้าใจkâo-jaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoเดี๋ยวdǐiaoฉันchǎnทำตามtam-dtaamขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnนี้níi
Okay, got it; I'll follow these steps.
เออəəประเด็นbprà-denนี้níiดีนะdii-náฉันchǎnเห็นด้วยhěn-dûuaiที่จะtîi-jàเริ่มrə̂əmจากjàakตรงนั้นdtrong-nán
Yes, that's a good point; I agree we should start from there.
2InterjectionA2

oh!; I see

An exclamation used when realizing or remembering something.

Examples

เออəəเออəə1yeah; uh-huh; right2oh!; I seeฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ลืมlʉʉmลืมlʉʉm1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionallyหยิบyìpหยิบyìp1[to] pick up; take (with fingers)2[to] select; choose (a small item)3a pinch (measure)กุญแจบ้านgun-jɛɛ-bâanกุญแจบ้านgun-jɛɛ-bâanhouse key
Oh, I forgot to grab the house keys.
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เออəəจริงjingสิsìพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoมีนัดmii-nátหมอmɔ̌ɔตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháo
Oh, right, we have a doctor’s appointment tomorrow morning.
เออəəนึกออกnʉ́k-ɔ̀ɔkแล้วlɛ́ɛoว่าwâaเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanอยู่ในyùu-naiลิ้นชักlín-chákโต๊ะทำงานdtó-tam-ngaan
Oh, I remember now—the document is in the desk drawer.
เออəəลืมlʉʉmบอกbɔ̀ɔkไปbpaiว่าwâaเส้นทางลัดsên-taang-látปิดbpìtซ่อมsɔ̂mอยู่yùuเราraoคงkongต้องdtɔ̂ngอ้อมɔ̂ɔm
Oh, I forgot to mention that the shortcut is under repair; we’ll probably have to detour.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

əə

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Related Words

1yeah; uh-huh; right

Similar

อืมʉʉmอืมʉʉmhmm; um; mm (thinking or acknowledging)

hmm; um; mm (thinking or acknowledging)

Often conveys thoughtful acknowledgment or attentive listening rather than firm agreement.

อือʉʉอือʉʉuh-huh; yeah (casual acknowledgement)

uh-huh; yeah (casual acknowledgement)

Usually a softer, less blunt informal acknowledgment than เออ.

จ้ะjâจ้ะjâaffirmative reply (“yes”/“okay”)

affirmative reply (“yes”/“okay”)

ใช่châiใช่châiyes; that's right

yes; that's right

Explicitly confirms that something is true or correct, rather than merely acknowledging it.

ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)

polite particle (male speaker)

A polite affirmative or acknowledgment used mainly by male speakers, unlike familiar เออ.

2oh!; I see