เฮอะ
hə́Meaning
1InterjectionB2
humph; huh
an exclamation expressing disdain, contempt, disbelief, or dismissal
Examples
เฮอะhérเฮอะhérhumph; huhคิดว่าkít wâaคิดว่าkít wâa1to think (that); be of the opinion (that)2to suppose/assume/guess (that)3[to] consider/regard (as)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เชื่อchêuuaเชื่อchêuua1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)4[to] heed; obey [sb]5on creditคำแก้ตัวkam gâe dtuuaคำแก้ตัวkam gâe dtuuaexcuseน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerขุ่นkùnขุ่นkùn1cloudy; murky (liquid)2upset; resentful (emotion)3[to] become turbidๆ-แบบนั้นbàep nánแบบนั้นbàep nán1like that; in that way2that kind of; that type of3that kind/that sort (of thing/person)เหรอrŏeเหรอrŏe1really?; is that so?2question particle (casual)
Hmph! Do you think I would believe such a lame excuse?
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เฮอะhérเก่งแต่ปากgèng dtàe bpàakนี่นาnêe naaพอporถึงเวลาtĕung way-laaจริงๆjing jingก็gâwทำtamไม่ได้mâi dâai
Hmph, you're all talk. When it really comes down to it, you can't do it.
เฮอะhə́เขาkǎoทำตัวtam-dtuuaหยิ่งยโสyìng-yá-sǒoราวกับว่าraao-gàp-wâaตัวเองdtuua-eengเป็นเจ้าของbpen-jâao-kɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtเสียเองsǐia-eengทั้งที่táng-tîiเพิ่งpə̂ngเข้ามาkâo-maaทำงานtam-ngaanได้dâaiไม่กี่mâi-gìiเดือนdʉʉan
Hmph! He acts so arrogantly as if he owns the company himself, even though he's only been working here for a few months.
เฮอะhə́พอpɔɔเห็นว่าhěn-wâaฝั่งfàngเราraoกำลังจะgam-lang-jàชนะchá-náก็gɔ̂รีบrîipเปลี่ยนสีbplìian-sǐiกลับมาglàp-maaประจบประแจงbprà-jòp-bprà-jɛɛngทันทีtan-tiiเลยləəiนะná
Hmph, the moment you see that our side is winning, you immediately change your colors and come crawling back to flatter us.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
hə́
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
เฮheeเฮhee1hooray; yay; cheer2[to] cheer; shout in joy3[to] rejoice; celebrate (colloq.)4[to] rush together; flockhooray; yay; cheerPart 1
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อะàอะà1uh; um (hesitation)2huh?; what? (prompt/attention)3softening/filler particle (colloquial)uh; um (hesitation)Part 2
เฮอะhə́เฮอะhə́humph; huhhumph; huhWord