แวะ
wɛ́Meaning
1VerbA2
[to] stop by; drop in
to make a brief stop or short visit on the way to another place
Examples
ขาkǎaขาkǎa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantกลับบ้านglàp-bâanกลับบ้านglàp-bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)แวะwɛ́แวะwɛ́[to] stop by; drop inซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offนมnomนมnom1milk2breast; boob (informal)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close toปากซอยbpàak-sɔɔiปากซอยbpàak-sɔɔientrance of a soi
On the way home I stop by to buy milk at the shop near the alley entrance.
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ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnถึงtʉ̌ngสถานีsà-tǎa-niiเราraoแวะwɛ́เข้าห้องน้ำkâo-hɔ̂ng-náamที่tîiปั๊มน้ำมันbpám-nám-manสักครู่sàk-krûu
Before reaching the station, we made a brief stop at a gas station to use the restroom.
If I pass the market tomorrow, I’ll stop by to buy flowers for my mom.
ระหว่างrá-wàangขับkàpไปbpaiต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàtเราraoตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiแวะเยี่ยมwɛ́-yîiamเพื่อนเก่าpʉ̂ʉan-gàoที่อยู่tîi-yùuเมืองmʉʉangทางผ่านtaang-pàanเพียงpiiangไม่mâiนานแล้วnaan-lɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iเดินทางdəən-taangต่อdtɔ̀ɔ
While driving upcountry, we decided to briefly stop to visit an old friend in a town along the way before continuing our trip.
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 endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
wɛ́
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 | — | — |