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ɛ̂ɛMeaning
1InterjectionB2
waa; goo-goo
the sound made by a baby crying or babbling
Examples
หลานชายlăan chaaiหลานชายlăan chaai1nephew2grandsonวัยwaiวัยwaiage; stage of lifeสามเดือนsăam deuuanสามเดือนsăam deuuanthree monthsเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toส่งเสียงsòng sĭiangส่งเสียงsòng sĭiang[to] make a sound; make noise; call outแอ้âeแอ้âewaa; goo-gooๆ-คุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] discuss; talk over3[to] brag; boast4[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ของเล่นkŏng lênของเล่นkŏng lên1toy; plaything2novelty; fun gadget3plaything (figurative)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerห้อยhôiห้อยhôi1[to] hang; dangle; suspend2hanging; droopingอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of year7topping (food)เปลbplayเปลbplayhammock; baby cradle
My three-month-old nephew has started making "ae" babbling sounds to talk to the toys hanging in front of his crib.
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พอpɔɔวางwaangลงบนlong-bonเตียงdtiiangลูกlûukก็gɔ̂ร้องrɔ́ɔngแอ้ɛ̂ɛขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaทันทีtan-tiiเพราะprɔ́อยากyàakให้hâiแม่mɛ̂ɛอุ้มûm
As soon as he was put on the bed, the baby let out an "ae" cry immediately because he wanted his mother to hold him.
แม้mɛ́ɛทารกtaa-rókจะjàยังyangพูดpûutไม่ได้mâi-dâaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛการgaanส่งเสียงsòng-sǐiangแอ้ɛ̂ɛเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสื่อสารsʉ̀ʉ-sǎanกับgàpพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛก็gɔ̂ถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenพัฒนาการpát-tá-naa-gaanที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kanในช่วงnai-chûuangวัยwaiนี้níi
Even though infants cannot speak yet, making "ae" babbling sounds to communicate with their parents is considered an important development at this age.
คุณแม่kun mâeมือใหม่meu màiมักจะmák jàตื่นขึ้นมาdtèun kêun maaกลางดึกglaang dèukทันทีที่tan-tee têeได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsĭiangลูกน้อยlôok nóiร้องróngแอ้âeเบาๆbao baoในnaiเปลbplay
New mothers often wake up in the middle of the night as soon as they hear their little baby let out a soft "ae" cry in the crib.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
ɛ̂ɛ
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |