แอ๊ว
ɛ́ɛoMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] flirt; [to] hit on [sb]
To flirt with, tease romantically, or playfully hit on someone (commonly used as slang)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyแอ๊วɛ́ɛoแอ๊วɛ́ɛo[to] flirt; [to] hit on [sb]ผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngผู้หญิงpûu-yǐng1woman; girl; female person2women's; female (as modifier)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerร้านกาแฟráan-gaa-fɛɛร้านกาแฟráan-gaa-fɛɛcoffee shop; caféทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
He likes to go flirt with women at the coffee shop every day.
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เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanฉันchǎnแต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuuaสวยsǔuaiเพราะprɔ́จะjàไปbpaiแอ๊วɛ́ɛoผู้ชายpûu-chaaiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi
My friend dressed up nicely because she is going to hit on guys tonight.
อย่าyàaมัวแต่muua-dtɛ̀ɛไปbpaiแอ๊วɛ́ɛoเด็กฝึกงานdèk-fʉ̀k-ngaanรีบrîipกลับมาglàp-maaทำงานtam-ngaanของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengให้hâiเสร็จsètเถอะtə̀
Stop flirting with the intern and hurry up to finish your own work.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
ɛ́ɛo
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → 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 | — | — |