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wɛ́ɛtMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] yell shrilly; [to] snap at [sb]
to yell in a shrill, high-pitched, and angry voice; to snap at someone
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeแก้วgɛ̂ɛoแก้วgɛ̂ɛo1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gem5precious; cherished; beloved (literary)6bullet wood; Spanish cherry (northern Thai)7orange jasmine (Murraya paniculata)แตกdtɛ̀ɛkแตกdtɛ̀ɛk1[to] crack; break; shatter2broken; cracked3[to] burst; rupture4[to] split up; fall apart (figurative)5[to] be exposed; come to light6[to] ejaculate; climax (slang)แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerแว้ดwɛ́ɛtแว้ดwɛ́ɛt1[to] yell shrilly; [to] snap at [sb]2shrilly; sharply3shriek!; screech!ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at onceด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooความโมโหkwaam-moo-hǒoความโมโหkwaam-moo-hǒoanger; rage; fury
As soon as I broke the glass, Mom angrily snapped at me.
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เธอtəəไม่ควรmâi-kuuanไปbpaiแว้ดwɛ́ɛtใส่sàiพนักงานเสิร์ฟpá-nák-ngaan-sə̀əpแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nánแม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaเขาkǎoจะjàเสิร์ฟsə̀əpอาหารaa-hǎanผิดpìt
You shouldn't yell at the waiter like that even if he served the wrong food.
ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanอารมณ์เสียaa-rom-sǐiaมากmâakและlɛ́แว้ดwɛ́ɛtใส่sàiลูกน้องlûuk-nɔ́ɔngที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaanผิดพลาดpìt-plâatต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaลูกค้าlûuk-káa
The manager was very upset and shrilly yelled at the subordinate who made a mistake in front of the customers.
เด็กวัยรุ่นdèk-wai-rûnคนkonนั้นnánแว้ดwɛ́ɛtใส่sàiเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanอย่างyàangเกรี้ยวกราดgrîiao-gràatเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaถูกtùukล้อเลียนlɔ́ɔ-liianเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangปมด้อยbpom-dɔ̂ɔi
That teenager shrilly snapped at her friend furiously when mocked about her insecurities.
2AdverbB2
shrilly; sharply
shrilly, sharply, or in a high-pitched angry manner (usually describing a voice or yelling)
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseตวาดdtà-wàatตวาดdtà-wàat[to] shout at; bellow atแว้ดwɛ́ɛtแว้ดwɛ́ɛt1[to] yell shrilly; [to] snap at [sb]2shrilly; sharply3shriek!; screech!ขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-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; emergeทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiทันทีที่tan-tii-tîias soon as; once; the moment thatเห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asคะแนนสอบká-nɛɛn-sɔ̀ɔpคะแนนสอบká-nɛɛn-sɔ̀ɔpexam score; test scoreของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mine
Mom snapped shrilly as soon as she saw my exam score.
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อย่าyàaมาmaaเถียงtĭiangแว้ดๆwáet-wáetใส่sàiผู้ใหญ่pôo yàiนะnáมันmanดูdooไม่mâiมีมารยาทmee maa-rá-yâat
Don't argue back in a high-pitched angry manner to adults; it looks impolite.
พอporถูกtòokจับได้jàp dâiว่าwâaโกหกgoh-hòkเธอterก็gâwสวนsŭuanขึ้นมาkêun maaแว้ดๆwáet-wáetเพื่อpêuuaกลบเกลื่อนglòp-glèuuanความผิดkwaam pìt
When caught lying, she retorted in a shrill angry voice to cover up her guilt.
ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanต่อว่าdtɔ̀ɔ-wâaพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanด้วยdûuaiเสียงsǐiangแว้ดwɛ́ɛtจนjonคนkonทั้งtángออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítหันมาhǎn-maaมองmɔɔng
The manager reprimanded the employee in a sharp, high-pitched voice until the whole office turned to look.
3InterjectionB2
shriek!; screech!
a word used to represent a sharp, high-pitched scream, yell, or screech
Examples
เด็กผู้หญิงdèk-pûu-yǐngเด็กผู้หญิงdèk-pûu-yǐnggirlร้องrɔ́ɔngร้องrɔ́ɔng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaintแว้ดwɛ́ɛtแว้ดwɛ́ɛt1[to] yell shrilly; [to] snap at [sb]2shrilly; sharply3shriek!; screech!ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooความตกใจkwaam-dtòk-jaiความตกใจkwaam-dtòk-jaifright; alarm; shockเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asแมลงสาบmá-lɛɛng-sàapแมลงสาบmá-lɛɛng-sàapcockroachวิ่งผ่านwîng-pàanวิ่งผ่านwîng-pàan[to] run past; [to] run through (a place)เท้าtáaoเท้าtáao1foot2base; pedestal; bottom part3[to] brace; prop; rest against for support
The little girl let out a sharp screech in fright when she saw a cockroach run past her feet.
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พอpɔɔไฟดับfai-dàpน้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoก็gɔ̂กรี๊ดgríitแว้ดwɛ́ɛtขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaทันทีtan-tiiเพราะprɔ́กลัวgluuaความมืดkwaam-mʉ̂ʉt
As soon as the power went out, my younger sister let out a high-pitched scream immediately because she's afraid of the dark.
นกแก้วnók-gɛ̂ɛoตัวนั้นdtuua-nánร้องrɔ́ɔngแว้ดwɛ́ɛtเสียงดังลั่นsǐiang-dang-lânบ้านbâanเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaมีmiiคนแปลกหน้าkon-bplɛ̀ɛk-nâaเดินเข้ามาdəən-kâo-maaใกล้glâiกรงgrong
That parrot let out a loud screech echoing through the house when a stranger walked near its cage.
ทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiเปิดbpə̀ətกล่องของขวัญglɔ̀ng-kɔ̌ɔng-kwǎnแล้วlɛ́ɛoเจอjəəแมงมุมmɛɛng-mumปลอมbplɔɔmเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ร้องrɔ́ɔngแว้ดwɛ́ɛtออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaสุดsùtเสียงsǐiang
As soon as she opened the gift box and found a fake spider, she let out a sharp screech at the top of her lungs.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
wɛ́ɛt
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |