เฮอะๆ
hér-hérMeaning
1InterjectionB1
heh heh; dry laugh
a sound representing a dry, sarcastic, or awkward laugh; heh heh
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillหัวเราะhŭua róหัวเราะhŭua ró1[to] laugh2[to] laugh at; ridiculeเฮอะๆhér-hérเฮอะๆhér-hérheh heh; dry laughแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เดินหนีdern nĕeเดินหนีdern nĕe[to] walk away [from sb/sth]ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyโดยdoiโดยdoi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)พูดpôotพูดpôot[to] speak; talk; sayอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)
He gave a dry "heh heh" laugh and walked away without saying anything.
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เมื่อmêuuaถูกtòokเพื่อนpêuuanจับได้jàp dâiว่าwâaแอบàepกินginขนมkà-nŏmเขาkăoทำได้แค่tam dâi kâeหัวเราะhŭua róเฮอะๆhér-hérแก้gâeเขินkŏen
When caught by his friends sneaking snacks, he could only let out an awkward "heh heh" to hide his embarrassment.
คุณkunคิดว่าkít wâaจะjàเอาชนะao chá-náฉันchănได้dâiเหรอrŏeเธอterพูดpôotพร้อมกับpróm gàpส่งsòngเสียงหัวเราะsĭiang hŭua-rórเฮอะๆhér-hér
"Do you think you can beat me?" she said, letting out a sarcastic "heh heh" laugh.
ผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaanยิ้มมุมปากyím mum bpàakและláeหัวเราะhŭua róเฮอะๆhér-hérในnaiลำคอlam korเมื่อmêuuaได้ยินdâi-yinข้อเสนอkôr sà-nĕrที่têeดูdooเป็นไปไม่ได้bpen bpai mâi dâi
The manager smirked and chuckled "heh heh" in his throat upon hearing the seemingly impossible proposal.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เฮอะๆ said เฮอะ-เฮอะ?
hér-hér
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 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
hér
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 | — | — |