เอ้า

âo

Meanings

1InterjectionA2

hey!; come on!

An exclamation used to call attention or urge someone to act or join in.

Examples

เอ้าâoเอ้าâo1hey!; come on!2here you go!; go ahead!3hey!; oh!; what the...?ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastกันganกันgan1together; 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
Alright, let's go!
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เอ้าâoกินginเยอะๆyér-yérสิsìจะได้jà dâaiโตdtohไวๆwai wai
Come on, eat up so you can grow up fast!
เอ้าâoทุกคนtúk-konมาช่วยmaa-chûuaiกันganเร็วreo
Come on, everyone, let's hurry and help out.
เอ้าâoฮึบhʉ́pหน่อยnɔ̀iช่วยกันchûuai-ganยกyókของkɔ̌ɔngเดี๋ยวdǐiaoจะjàไม่ทันmâi-tanเอาaoนะná
Come on, put some effort into it! Let's help each other carry this stuff, or we won't make it in time.
2InterjectionA2

here you go!; go ahead!

An exclamation used when handing something to someone or giving them a cue to start.

Examples

เอ้าâoเอ้าâo1hey!; come on!2here you go!; go ahead!3hey!; oh!; what the...?นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)เงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
Here, this is the money.
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เอ้าâoรับrápไปbpaiสิsìนี่nîiคือkʉʉหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉที่tîiคุณkunอยากได้yàak-dâai
Here, take it. This is the book you wanted.
หนึ่งnʉ̀ngสองsɔ̌ɔngสามsǎamเอ้าâoกระโดดgrà-dòot
One, two, three... Go! Jump!
เอ้าâoลองชิมlɔɔng-chimดูสิduu-sìผมpǒmทำtamสุดsùtฝีมือfǐi-mʉʉเลยləəiนะná
Here, have a taste. I really did my best making it.
3InterjectionB1

hey!; oh!; what the...?

An exclamation expressing mild surprise, confusion, correction, or disapproval when something unexpected happens.

Examples

เอ้าâoเอ้าâo1hey!; come on!2here you go!; go ahead!3hey!; oh!; what the...?ไหนnǎiไหนnǎi1which (asking to choose)2which one; which person/thing3where (question)4any; whichever (in indefinite constructions)บอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)มาแล้วmaa-lɛ́ɛoมาแล้วmaa-lɛ́ɛo[sb/sth] has arrived; is here; here it comes!ไงngaiไงngai1hey; yo (very casual attention-getter)2what's up?; how's it going? (casual)3how; in what way (colloq.)4emphatic reminder/identifier (…ไง ‘you know’)
Huh? Didn't you say you weren't coming?
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เอ้าâoปิดbpìtทีวีtii-wiiทำไมtam-maiผมpǒmกำลังgam-langดูduuอยู่yùuเลยləəi
Hey, why'd you turn off the TV? I was watching it.
เอ้าâoนึกว่าnʉ́k-wâaประชุมbprà-chumพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเสียอีกsǐia-ìikดีนะdii-náที่tîiเปิดbpə̀ətอีเมลii-meenเช็คchékก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
Wait, I thought the meeting was tomorrow. It's a good thing I checked my email first.
เอ้าâoไหงngǎiพูดจาpûut-jaaแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nánล่ะlâที่tîiเราraoตกลงกันdtòk-long-ganไว้wáiมันmanไม่ใช่mâi-châiแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiนี่นาnîi-naa
What? How can you say something like that? This isn't what we agreed upon at all.

Tones

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

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Falling tone

âo

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

Related Words

1hey!; come on!

2here you go!; go ahead!

3hey!; oh!; what the...?