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wɛ̂ɛoMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
faint; barely audible (of sound)
describes a sound that is weak, distant, or only just audible, often as if carried from far away
Examples
ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)นั่งทำงานnâng tam ngaanนั่งทำงานnâng tam ngaan[to] sit and workอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainเงียบๆngîiap ngîiapเงียบๆngîiap ngîiap1quietly; discreetly; low‑key2quiet; subdued; unassuming3quiet!, hush!ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงดนตรีsĭiang don-dtreeเสียงดนตรีsĭiang don-dtreemusical sound; sound of musicแว่วมาwâew maaแว่วมาwâew maa[of sound] [to] be heard faintly; [of news/rumor] [to] reach [sb] indirectlyไกลๆglai glaiไกลๆglai glai1from afar; at a distance2far-off; distant
I was working quietly when faint music drifted from afar.
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At night, the sound of dogs barking could be faintly heard from the end of the alley.
ลมพัดผ่านlom-pát-pàanทุ่งtûngเสียงระฆังsǐiang-rá-kangวัดwátแว่วมาwɛ̂ɛo-maaเพียงpiiangครู่krûuแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂หายไปhǎai-bpai
The wind swept across the field; the temple bell sounded faintly for a moment and then faded.
ระหว่างrá-wàangนั่งnângรถไฟrót faiเสียงประกาศsĭiang bprà-gàatแว่วwâewลอดlôtมาจากmaa jàakตู้dtôoข้างๆkâang kâangฟังfangจับjàpคำkamได้dâiไม่mâiถนัดtà-nàt
While on the train, an announcement drifted faintly from the next carriage, hard to make out.
2VerbB2
[to] be heard faintly; drift (of sound)
to be heard only a little or indistinctly, especially of a sound drifting from a distance
Examples
ค่ำนี้kâm-níiค่ำนี้kâm-níithis eveningได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงเพลงsǐiang-pleengเสียงเพลงsǐiang-pleengmusic; musical soundแว่วwɛ̂ɛoแว่วwɛ̂ɛo1faint; barely audible (of sound)2[to] be heard faintly; drift (of sound)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmงานวัดngaan-wátงานวัดngaan-wáttemple fairที่อยู่tîi-yùuที่อยู่tîi-yùu1address (location details)2residence; place of living3address (digital)อีกìikอีกìik1more; another; further2again3else; otherฝั่งคลองfàng-klɔɔngฝั่งคลองfàng-klɔɔngcanal bank
Tonight I can faintly hear music drifting from the temple fair across the canal.
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While hiking, we heard the waterfall faintly from afar.
เสียงระฆังsĭang rá-kangวัดwátแว่วwâewลอดlôtลมหนาวlom năaoมาmaaเป็นระยะๆbpen rá-yá rá-yáราวกับraao gàpเรียกrîakความทรงจำkwaam song jamเก่าgào
The sound of temple bells drifted faintly through the cold wind at intervals, as if calling up old memories.
ท่ามกลางtâam glaangความเงียบงันkwaam ngîiap nganมีmeeเสียงร้องsĭiang róngเรียกrîakแว่วมาwâew maaเพียงpiiangลางๆlaang laangจนjonแยกไม่ออกyâek mâi òkว่าwâaเป็นจริงbpen jingหรือrĕuเพียงpiiangหูhŏoแว่วwâew
Amid the silence, a call was faintly heard, so indistinct that it was unclear whether it was real or just imagined.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
wɛ̂ɛo
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |