แหมะๆ
màe màeMeaning
1AdverbB2
in drops; drip-drop
falling continuously in light drops, typically used to describe the sound or action of tears, sweat, or rain dripping
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenรู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceiveว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeสอบตกsòp dtòkสอบตกsòp dtòk1[to] fail (an exam/test); not pass2[to] fail to meet expectations/standards (figurative)น้ำตาnám dtaaน้ำตาnám dtaatear; tearsของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerร่วงrûuangร่วงrûuang1[to] fall; drop (down by gravity)2[to] shed; fall off (hair, leaves, petals)3[to] fall; drop (in value, level, or rank)4fallen; shedแหมะๆmàe màeแหมะๆmàe màein drops; drip-dropอาบàapอาบàap1[to] bathe; take a bath/shower2[to] be bathed in; be suffused with [sth]3[to] coat; apply a layerสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondแก้มgâemแก้มgâem1cheek2float; buoy (fishing, regional)
As soon as she realized she failed the exam, her tears fell continuously down both cheeks.
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อากาศaa-gàatวันนี้wan néeร้อนrónมากmâakจนjonเหงื่อngèuuaหยดyòtแหมะๆmàe màeลงบนlong bonพื้นpéunห้องhông
The weather today is so hot that sweat is dripping continuously onto the floor of the room.
น้ำnáamจากjàakหลังคาlăng kaaที่têeรั่วrûuaหยดyòtแหมะๆmàe màeลงมาlong maaบนbonพื้นpéunตลอดทั้งdtà-lòt tángคืนkeunจนjonฉันchănนอนไม่หลับnon mâi làp
The water from the leaking roof dripped continuously onto the floor all night until I couldn't sleep.
ทันทีที่tan-tee têeได้ยินdâi-yinข่าวร้ายkàao ráaiเขาkăoก็gâwพูดไม่ออกpôot mâi òkและláeปล่อยให้bplòi hâiน้ำตาnám dtaaหยดyòtแหมะๆmàe màeลงบนlong bonหน้ากระดาษnâa grà-dàatจดหมายjòt măai
As soon as he heard the bad news, he was speechless and let his tears drip continuously onto the letter's page.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แหมะๆ said แหมะ-แหมะ?
màe màe
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 classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ม puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
màe
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |