แว่วๆ
wâew wâewMeanings
1AdverbB1
faintly; indistinctly (of sound)
describes a sound that is heard faintly, unclearly, or from a distance.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงดนตรีsĭiang don-dtreeเสียงดนตรีsĭiang don-dtreemusical sound; sound of musicดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeแว่วๆwâew wâewแว่วๆwâew wâew1faintly; indistinctly (of sound)2faint; distant (of sound)มาจากmaa jàakมาจากmaa jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedข้างๆkâang kâangข้างๆkâang kâang1beside; next to2nearby; at the side; next door3adjacent; neighboring; next-door
I faintly heard music coming from the house next door.
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ผมpŏmได้ยินdâi-yinเขาkăoคุยกันkui ganแว่วๆwâew wâewว่าwâaจะjàลาออกlaa òkแต่dtàeก็gâwไม่แน่ใจmâi nâe jaiว่าwâaฟังfangถูกtòokหรือเปล่าrĕu bplàao
I faintly overheard them talking about resigning, but I'm not sure if I heard correctly.
ขณะที่kà-nà têeกำลังจะgam-lang jàหลับlàpฉันchănก็gâwได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsĭiangรถrótขายkăaiไอศกรีมai-sà-greemแว่วๆwâew wâewมาmaaแต่ไกลdtàe glai
As I was about to fall asleep, I heard the faint sound of the ice cream truck from far away.
ข่าวkàaoที่ว่าtêe wâaเขาkăoจะjàย้ายไปyáai bpaiต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têhtนั้นnánผมpŏmเคยkoeiได้ยินdâi-yinมาmaaแว่วๆwâew wâewแต่dtàeไม่mâiคิดว่าkít wâaจะเป็นjà bpenเรื่องจริงrêuuang jing
That news about him moving abroad, I had heard a faint rumor about it, but I didn't think it was true.
2AdjectiveB1
faint; distant (of sound)
describing a sound that is soft, far away, or only just heard.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringร้องเพลงróng playngร้องเพลงróng playng[to] sing (a song)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerแว่วๆwâew wâewแว่วๆwâew wâew1faintly; indistinctly (of sound)2faint; distant (of sound)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmไกลๆglai glaiไกลๆglai glai1from afar; at a distance2far-off; distant
I heard the soft sound of someone singing from far away.
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ขณะที่kà-nà têeเดินdernอยู่ในyòo naiป่าbpàaตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keunผมpŏmได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsĭiangแปลกๆbplàek bplàekดังdangมาmaaแว่วๆwâew wâewแต่dtàeก็gâwไม่mâiเห็นhĕnตัวdtuuaอะไรà-rai
While walking in the forest at night, I could just hear a strange sound, but I couldn't see anything.
เธอterคิดว่าkít wâaเธอterได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsĭiangแม่mâeเรียกชื่อrîiak chêuเธอterแว่วๆwâew wâewเลยloieรีบrêepวิ่งwîngลงไปlong bpaiดูdooข้างล่างkâang lâang
She thought she faintly heard her mom call her name, so she quickly ran downstairs to check.
เสียงดนตรีsĭiang don-dtreeไทยtaiที่têeดังdangแว่วๆwâew wâewมาจากmaa jàakบ้านbâanข้างๆkâang kâangทำให้tam hâiหวนนึกถึงhŭuan néuk tĕungบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatเก่าๆgào gàoสมัยเด็กsà-măi dèk
The faint sound of Thai classical music coming from the house next door brought back nostalgic memories of childhood.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แว่วๆ said แว่ว-แว่ว?
wâew wâew
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 classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
wâew
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 | — | — |