แบร่ๆ
bràe bràeMeaning
1InterjectionA2
bleh; nyah nyah
A playful sound used to tease or mock someone, often accompanied by sticking out one's tongue
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแลบลิ้นlâep línแลบลิ้นlâep lín[to] stick out one’s tongueแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ร้องróngร้องróng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaintแบร่ๆbràe bràeแบร่ๆbràe bràebleh; nyah nyahใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)
He stuck out his tongue and went "bleh" at me.
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น้องสาวnóng săaoชอบchôpทำหน้าtam nâaตลกdtà-lòkแล้วláeoพูดpôotว่าwâaแบร่ๆbràe bràeเวลาway-laaโดนdohnดุdù
My little sister likes to make funny faces and say "bleh" when she gets scolded.
ถึงtĕungเขาkăoจะjàโตdtohเป็นผู้ใหญ่bpen pôo yàiแล้วláeoแต่dtàeก็gâwยังyangชอบchôpแกล้งglâengเพื่อนpêuuanแล้วláeoร้องróngแบร่ๆbràe bràeเหมือนmĕuuanเด็กdèk
Even though he's a grown adult, he still likes teasing his friends and going "bleh" like a kid.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แบร่ๆ said แบร่-แบร่?
bràe bràe
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 classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster บร, the first consonant บ sets the class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bràe
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |