แฮร่
hɛ̂ɛnMeanings
1InterjectionA2
rawr; boo
A playful growling sound used to tease, act cute, or mildly startle someone
Examples
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He sneaked up behind his friend and shouted 'Boo!'.
ลูกชายlûuk-chaaiใส่sàiชุดchútไดโนเสาร์dai-noo-sǎoแล้วlɛ́ɛoวิ่งwîngมาmaaร้องrɔ́ɔngแฮร่hɛ̂ɛnใส่sàiผมpǒm
My son put on a dinosaur suit and ran over to roar 'Rawr!' at me.
2InterjectionB1
ba-dum-tss; ta-da
An exclamation used immediately after delivering a joke, especially a cheesy dad joke, to emphasize the punchline
Examples
ปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)อะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureยี่สิบyîi-sìpยี่สิบyîi-sìptwentyปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureละláละlá1[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)2each; per3[to] omit; leave out; skip4topic/softening particleสิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten; unit of tenแฮร่hɛ̂ɛnแฮร่hɛ̂ɛn1rawr; boo2ba-dum-tss; ta-da
What fish is two for twenty? A ten-baht fish... Ba-dum-tss!
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What's the cheapest disease? An epidemic (pun on 'baht')... Ba-dum-tss!
ที่tîiบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaไม่มีmâi-miiตังค์dtangคือkʉʉเรื่องจริงrʉ̂ʉang-jingไม่ใช่mâi-châiเรื่องตลกrʉ̂ʉang-dtà-lòkแฮร่hɛ̂ɛn
Saying I have no money is the truth, not a joke. Ba-dum-tss!
หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaชอบchɔ̂ɔpเล่นมุกlên-múkแป้กbpɛ̂ɛkในnaiที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumแล้วต่อด้วยlɛ́ɛo-dtɔ̀ɔ-dûuaiคำว่าkam-wâaแฮร่hɛ̂ɛnตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtเลยləəi
The boss always makes lame jokes in the meeting and follows them up with 'Ba-dum-tss!'.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คร, the first consonant ค sets the class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
hɛ̂ɛn
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |