แป้วๆ
bpâew bpâewMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
crestfallen; deflated; sheepish
looking or feeling a little disappointed, embarrassed, or losing confidence, often after something awkward or discouraging happens
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ใจแป้วๆjai bpâeo bpâeoใจแป้วๆjai bpâeo bpâeodisheartened; dismayedนิดหน่อยnít nòiนิดหน่อยnít nòi1a little; a bit2a small amountที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2companion; peer (classmate, colleague)โทรมาtoh maaโทรมาtoh maa[to] call (here); phone (to me/us/this place)ยกเลิกyók-lêrkยกเลิกyók-lêrk1[to] cancel; call off2[to] revoke; abolish; repeal3[to] discontinue; terminateนัดกะทันหันnát grà-tan-hănนัดกะทันหันnát grà-tan-hănlast-minute plan/appointment
I felt a little disappointed that my friend suddenly canceled our plans.
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เขาkăoทำหน้าtam nâaแป้วๆbpâew bpâewทันทีที่tan-tee têeโดนdohnครูkruuดุdùต่อหน้าdtò nâaเพื่อนpêuuanทั้งtángห้องhông
He immediately looked embarrassed and lost confidence when the teacher scolded him in front of the whole class.
พอporเขาkăoยังyangไม่mâiอ่านàanข้อความkôr kwaamฉันchănก็เลยgôr loeiรู้สึกrúu-sèukใจแป้วๆjai bpâeo bpâeoกลัวว่าgluua wâaเขาkăoจะjàโกรธgròht
When he still hadn't read my message, I felt a little discouraged, fearing he might be angry.
พอporได้ยินdâi-yinคำติชมkam dti chomที่têeรุนแรงrun-raengจากjàakลูกค้าlûuk-káaทีมงานteem ngaanทุกคนtúk konก็gâwทำหน้าtam nâaแป้วๆbpâew bpâewไปbpaiตามๆdtaam dtaamกันgan
Upon hearing the harsh feedback from the client, the whole team looked visibly discouraged.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แป้วๆ said แป้ว-แป้ว?
bpâew bpâew
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 class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
bpâew
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 | — | — |