แอ๋
ɛ̌ɛMeanings
1NounA2
[sound of] a loud cry
the sound of a loud cry, especially from a baby
Examples
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เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnลูกชายlûuk-chaaiร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâaiเสียงดังsǐiang-dangแอ๋ɛ̌ɛทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnเลยləəi
Last night, my son cried loudly ('waah') all night long.
พอpɔɔแม่mɛ̂ɛเดินdəənออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakห้องhɔ̂ngเด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔiก็gɔ̂ร้องrɔ́ɔngแอ๋ɛ̌ɛขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaทันทีtan-tii
As soon as the mother walked out of the room, the little child immediately let out a loud cry ('waah').
ฉันchănได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsĭiangเด็กdèkร้องróngแอ๋ăeมาจากmaa jàakบ้านbâanข้างๆkâang kâangสงสัยsŏng săiว่าwâaเขาkăoคงkongหิวhĭuนมnom
I heard a baby's loud cry ('waah') coming from the house next door; I guess it must be hungry for milk.
2AdverbB2
very; extremely (Northern Thai)
an adverb used in Northern Thai dialect to mean very or extremely
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentอากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherฮ้อนhónฮ้อนhón1hot; warm (high temperature)2to feel hotแอ๋ăeแอ๋ăe1[sound of] a loud cry2very; extremely (Northern Thai)แต้dtâeแต้dtâe1truly; really (Northern Thai)2genuine; real; true (Northern Thai)ๆ-เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
The weather today is extremely hot, really.
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I went to eat Khao Soi at that restaurant; it was extremely delicious.
เปิ้นbpə̂ənไปbpaiแอ่วɛ̀ɛoดอยอินทนนท์dɔɔi-in-tá-nonช่วงchûuangหน้าหนาวnâa-nǎaoมาmaaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaหนาวnǎaoแอ๋ɛ̌ɛจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngใส่sàiเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaหลายlǎaiชั้นchán
She went to visit Doi Inthanon during the winter and said it was so extremely cold she had to wear many layers of clothes.
This movie is extremely fun; everyone in the cinema was laughing.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
ɛ̌ɛ
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
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 | — | — |