แววตา
wɛɛo-dtaaMeanings
1NounB2
expression in the eyes; look
the look or expression in someone's eyes that reveals their feelings or intentions
Examples
แววตาwɛɛo-dtaaแววตาwɛɛo-dtaa1expression in the eyes; look2sparkle; glint (of the eyes)ของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsดูเศร้าduu-sâoดูเศร้าduu-sâo[to] look sad; [to] seem sadมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughมีเรื่องmii-rʉ̂ʉangมีเรื่องmii-rʉ̂ʉang1[to] have an issue; something came up2[to] get into a quarrel/fightไม่สบายใจmâi-sà-baai-jaiไม่สบายใจmâi-sà-baai-jai1uneasy; worried; troubled2[to] feel uneasy/worried (about [sth])
His eyes looked very sad, as if something was troubling him.
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ฉันchǎnเห็นhěnแววตาwɛɛo-dtaaแห่งhɛ̀ngความมุ่งมั่นkwaam-mûng-mânของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiเธอtəəบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaจะjàไปเรียนbpai-riianต่อdtɔ̀ɔ
I saw the determined look in her eyes when she said she would go study abroad.
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛเขาkǎoจะjàยิ้มyímอยู่yùuแต่dtɛ̀ɛแววตาwɛɛo-dtaaของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoกลับglàpฉายแววchǎai-wɛɛoผิดหวังpìt-wǎngอย่างเห็นได้ชัดyàang-hěn-dâai-chát
Even though he was smiling, his eyes clearly showed a look of disappointment.
แววตาwaew dtaaที่têeว่างเปล่าwâang bplàoของkŏngชายchaaiคนkonนั้นnánทำให้tam hâiฉันchănรู้สึกว่าrúu-sèuk wâaเขาkăoคงkongผ่านpàanเรื่องราวrêuuang raaoร้ายๆráai ráaiมาmaaมากมายmâak maai
The empty look in that man's eyes made me feel that he must have been through many terrible things.
2NounB2
sparkle; glint (of the eyes)
a gleam or flash of light in the eyes, often suggesting emotion or liveliness
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenพูดถึงpôot tĕungพูดถึงpôot tĕung1talk about; mention; bring up2speaking of ...; regarding ...เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)เที่ยวtîaoเที่ยวtîao1[to] go out; hang out; travel for leisure; go clubbing2time; round (classifier)3[to] make the rounds; visit around4trip; journey; runแววตาwaew dtaaแววตาwaew dtaa1expression in the eyes; look2sparkle; glint (of the eyes)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเป็นประกายbpen bprà-gaaiเป็นประกายbpen bprà-gaai[to] sparkle; [to] be shinyขึ้นมาkêun maaขึ้นมาkêun maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emergeทันทีtan teeทันทีtan teeimmediately; at once
When talking about a trip, the children's eyes immediately sparkled with a gleam.
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คุณยายkun-yaaiมองmɔɔngหลานlǎanด้วยdûuaiแววตาwɛɛo-dtaaที่tîiเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiความรักkwaam-rákและlɛ́ความเอ็นดูkwaam-en-duu
Grandma looked at her grandchild with eyes full of a loving and affectionate gleam.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàอายุมากaa-yú-mâakแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛคุณปู่kun-bpùuยังyangมีmiiแววตาwɛɛo-dtaaสดใสsòt-sǎiเป็นประกายbpen-bprà-gaaiเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเด็กหนุ่มdèk-nùmเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Even though he is old, Grandpa always has a bright, youthful sparkle in his eyes.
เขาkǎoมองmɔɔngมาmaaที่tîiฉันchǎnด้วยdûuaiแววตาwɛɛo-dtaaเจ้าเล่ห์jâao-lêeทำให้tam-hâiฉันchǎnไม่แน่ใจmâi-nɛ̂ɛ-jaiว่าwâaเขาkǎoกำลังgam-langคิดkítอะไรà-raiอยู่yùu
He looked at me with a mischievous gleam in his eyes, making me unsure of what he was thinking.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
wɛɛo
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
แววwɛɛoแววwɛɛo1gleam; glint; sheen2sign of talent; promise3hint; sign of a feeling or qualitygleam; glint; sheenPart 1
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แววตาwɛɛo-dtaaแววตาwɛɛo-dtaaexpression in the eyes; lookexpression in the eyes; lookWord