เอ้อ
ə̂əMeanings
1InterjectionA2
um; er (hesitation)
A filler used when hesitating, pausing, or thinking; similar to 'um' or 'er'.
Examples
อันนี้an-níiอันนี้an-níithis; this one (near the speaker)ราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2[to] cost; [to be] priced atเท่าไหร่tâo-ràiเท่าไหร่tâo-rài1how much/how many (amount/price)2how (to what degree/extent)3not much/many (after negation)4no matter how much/manyครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)เอ้อə̂əเอ้อə̂ə1um; er (hesitation)2well; oh, by the way (shifting topic/remembering)ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)หาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3[to] get; procure4[to] earn (money); make a living5[to] visit; go see6[to] seek out; contactป้ายbpâaiป้ายbpâai1sign; signboard2label; tag3classifier for signs/labels4[to] smear; dab; applyไม่เจอmâi-jəəไม่เจอmâi-jəə[to] not find [sth/sb]
How much is this? Um... I can't find the price tag.
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Where did you go yesterday? Er... I don't really remember.
What's his name again... Um... is it Somchai?
สำหรับsǎm-ràpแผนการตลาดpɛ̌ɛn-gaan-dtà-làatผมpǒmคิดว่าkít-wâaเอ้อə̂əเราraoควรkuuanเน้นnénที่tîiโซเชียลมีเดียsoo-chiian-mii-diiaให้hâiมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂nครับkráp
For the marketing plan, I think... um... we should focus more on social media.
2InterjectionB1
well; oh, by the way (shifting topic/remembering)
Used to shift the topic or add a remembered point, similar to 'well,' or 'oh, by the way.'
Examples
เอ้อə̂əเอ้อə̂ə1um; er (hesitation)2well; oh, by the way (shifting topic/remembering)พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herว่างไหมwâang-mǎiว่างไหมwâang-mǎi[Are you] free?; [Is it] available?เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastดูหนังduu-nǎngดูหนังduu-nǎng[to] watch a movieกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmark
Oh, by the way, are you free tomorrow? Let's go see a movie.
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คุยkuiเรื่องงานrʉ̂ʉang-ngaanเสร็จsètแล้วlɛ́ɛoเอ้อə̂əเกือบgʉ̀ʉapลืมlʉʉmถามtǎamเลยləəiที่บ้านtîi-bâanสบายดีsà-baai-diiกันganไหมmǎi
We're done talking about work. Oh, I almost forgot to ask, is everyone at home doing well?
วันนี้wan néeอากาศร้อนaa-gàat rónจังเลยjang loeiเนอะnóhเอ้อêrว่าwâaแต่ว่าdtàe wâaโปรเจกต์bproh-jèkที่ทำtêe tamอยู่yòoไปbpaiถึงไหนtĕung năiแล้วláeo
The weather is so hot today, isn't it... Well, changing the subject, how far along is the project you're working on?
เราraoควรจะkuuan-jàอนุมัติà-nú-mátงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanตามที่dtaam-tîiเสนอsà-nə̌əมาmaaเอ้อə̂əแต่ก่อนdtɛ̀ɛ-gɔ̀ɔnจะjàสรุปsà-rùpผมpǒmอยากจะyàak-jàเพิ่มpə̂əmประเด็นbprà-denเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangการgaanควบคุมคุณภาพkûuap-kum-kun-ná-pâapเข้าไปkâo-bpaiด้วยdûuai
We should approve the budget as proposed... Well, but before we conclude, I'd like to add a point about quality control.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
ə̂ə
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |