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hɛ̂ɛnMeanings
1AdjectiveC1
flirtatious; promiscuous
flirtatious, boy-crazy, or promiscuous (internet slang/dialect, often used derogatorily towards women, similar to 'แรดแรดrɛ̂ɛt1rhinoceros2shameless; sexually forward (slang, offensive)')
Examples
ยัยyaiยัยyaicolloquial prefix for a female (familiar, teasing, or mildly disrespectful)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)น่ะnâน่ะnâ1sentence-final emphasis or explanation particle2post-topic marker/highlighterแฮ่นhâenแฮ่นhâen1flirtatious; promiscuous2[to] gnaw; [to] nibbleมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousพอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asผู้ชายpôo chaaiผู้ชายpôo chaai1man; male (person)2boyfriend; male romantic partner (informal)หล่อๆlòr lòrหล่อๆlòr lòr1handsome (casual/emphatic or plural)2stylishly; looking sharpก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerรีบเข้าrîip kâoรีบเข้าrîip kâo1[to] rush in; [to] enter quickly2Hurry up!ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyคุยด้วยkui dûuaiคุยด้วยkui dûuai[to] talk with [sb]ทันทีtan teeทันทีtan teeimmediately; at once
That girl is so boy-crazy; as soon as she sees a handsome guy, she rushes to talk to him immediately.
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อย่าyàaไปbpaiทำตัวtam-dtuuaแฮ่นhɛ̂ɛnต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaผู้ใหญ่pûu-yàiสิsìมันmanดูduuไม่mâiงามngaamเลยləəiนะná
Don't act so flirtatious in front of the elders; it doesn't look proper at all.
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanฉันchǎnเตือนdtʉʉanแล้วlɛ́ɛoเตือนdtʉʉanอีiiกว่าgwàaอย่าyàaไปbpaiคบkópกับgàpหล่อนlɔ̀ɔnเพราะprɔ́กิตติศัพท์gìt-dtì-sàpความkwaamแฮ่นhɛ̂ɛnของkɔ̌ɔngนางnaangเป็นที่เลื่องลือbpen-tîi-lʉ̂ʉang-lʉʉไปทั่วbpai-tûuaคณะká-ná
My friends warned me over and over not to associate with her, because her reputation for being promiscuous is notorious throughout the faculty.
ถึงtʉ̌ngยุคสมัยyúk-sà-mǎiจะjàเปลี่ยนไปbplìian-bpaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛการแสดงออกgaan-sà-dɛɛng-ɔ̀ɔkว่าwâaชอบchɔ̂ɔpผู้ชายpûu-chaaiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก็gɔ̂ยังyangถูกtùukคนkonบางbaangกลุ่มglùmค่อนkɔ̂nขอดkɔ̀ɔtว่าwâaแฮ่นhɛ̂ɛnอยู่ดีyùu-dii
Even though times have changed, expressing interest in a guy first is still criticized by some groups as being overly flirtatious.
2VerbC2
[to] gnaw; [to] nibble
to gnaw or nibble, especially meat off a bone (Isan dialect)
Examples
หมาmǎaหมาmǎa1dog2dog (insult)ตัวนั้นdtuua-nánตัวนั้นdtuua-nánthat one [animal, item]กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesแฮ่นhɛ̂ɛnแฮ่นhɛ̂ɛn1flirtatious; promiscuous2[to] gnaw; [to] nibbleกระดูกหมูgrà-dùuk-mǔuกระดูกหมูgrà-dùuk-mǔupork bones; pork ribsอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyเอร็ดอร่อยà-rèt-à-rɔ̀iเอร็ดอร่อยà-rèt-à-rɔ̀idelicious; delectableอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainใต้ถุนบ้านdtâai-tǔn-bâanใต้ถุนบ้านdtâai-tǔn-bâanspace under a stilt house
That dog is happily gnawing on a pork bone under the house.
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เวลาwee-laaกินginส้มตำsôm-dtamไก่ย่างgài-yâangฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpแฮ่นhɛ̂ɛnกระดูกgrà-dùukไก่gàiตรงdtrongส่วนsùuanปีกbpìikมากที่สุดmâak-tîi-sùtเพราะprɔ́มันmanกรุบกรอบgrùp-grɔ̀ɔpดีdii
When eating Som Tum and grilled chicken, I like to gnaw on the chicken wing bones the most because they are nice and crunchy.
เด็กๆdèk dèkแย่งyâengกันganแฮ่นhâenซี่โครงหมูsîi-krohng mŏoทอดtôtจนjonแทบtâepไม่เหลือmâi lĕuuaเนื้อnéuuaติดdtìtกระดูกgrà-dòokเลยloieสักนิดsàk nít
The kids fought over gnawing the fried pork ribs until there was barely any meat left on the bones.
พ่อใหญ่pôr yàiบอกว่าbòk wâaเนื้อที่néuua têeอร่อยà-ròiที่สุดtêe sùtคือkeuเนื้อที่néuua têeติดdtìtกระดูกgrà-dòokต้องdtôngค่อยๆkôi kôiแฮ่นhâenกินginถึงจะtĕung jàได้dâiรสชาติrót-châatอย่างแท้จริงyàang tâe jing
Grandpa says the most delicious meat is the meat attached to the bone; you have to slowly gnaw it to truly get the authentic flavor.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow 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 | — | — |