แฟ
fɛɛMeanings
1NounA2
fan; enthusiast
A person who likes and supports someone or something a lot.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)แฟfɛɛแฟfɛɛ1fan; enthusiast2boyfriend/girlfriend (slang)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsวงดนตรีwong-don-dtriiวงดนตรีwong-don-dtriiband; music ensembleนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)
He is a fan of this band.
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Yesterday I went to cheer for my favorite team with many fans.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiแฟfɛɛของkɔ̌ɔngนักเขียนnák-kǐianจะjàมาmaaรอrɔɔขอkɔ̌ɔลายเซ็นlaai-senที่tîiงานหนังสือngaan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ
Tomorrow the author’s fans will wait to get autographs at the book fair.
เขาkǎoเป็นbpenแฟfɛɛตัวยงdtuua-yongคอยติดตามkɔɔi-dtìt-dtaamผลงานpǒn-ngaanทุกครั้งtúk-krángและlɛ́ซื้อsʉ́ʉของสะสมkɔ̌ɔng-sà-sǒmตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔt
He’s a devoted fan, always following every release and constantly buying collectibles.
2NounA2
boyfriend/girlfriend (slang)
Colloquial Thai for a romantic partner; boyfriend or girlfriend.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพาpaaพาpaa1[to] take; bring; lead [sb]2[to] lead to; result inแฟfɛɛแฟfɛɛ1fan; enthusiast2boyfriend/girlfriend (slang)ไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâaoไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâao[to] go eatเย็นyenเย็นyen1cool; chilly2evening (late afternoon to dusk)3cool (personality); calm4[to] be cool; become coolที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)
He took his boyfriend/girlfriend to have dinner at the market.
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Yesterday my partner surprised me with a birthday cake.
Next week I will take my boyfriend/girlfriend home to meet my parents.
เราraoคุยกันkui-ganเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangอนาคตà-naa-kótกับgàpแฟfɛɛอย่างyàangเปิดใจbpə̀ət-jaiเพราะprɔ́อยากyàakวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnชีวิตchii-wítร่วมกันrûuam-gan
We talked openly about the future with my partner because we want to plan our lives together.
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
fɛɛ
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |