แฮ่ๆ
hâe hâeMeanings
1InterjectionA2
hehe; heh heh
A sound of awkward, sheepish, or cheeky laughter
Examples
ขอโทษทีkŏr-tôht teeขอโทษทีkŏr-tôht teesorry; excuse me (casual)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ลืมleuumลืมleuum1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionallyเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)หนังสือnǎng-sĕuหนังสือnǎng-sĕu1book (printed work)2document; letterมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerแฮ่ๆhâe hâeแฮ่ๆhâe hâe1hehe; heh heh2boo!; rawr
Sorry, I forgot to bring the book, hehe.
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I spilled the glass of water again, hehe. I apologize.
เมื่อวานmêuua waanฉันchănกินginขนมkà-nŏmของkŏngเธอterไปหมดbpai mòtเลยloieแฮ่ๆhâe hâeอย่าyàaโกรธgròhtนะná
Yesterday I ate all of your snacks, hehe. Don't be mad.
พอporรู้ตัวróo dtuuaว่าwâaจำjamวันwanนัดnátผิดpìtเขาkăoก็gâwได้แต่dâai dtàeหัวเราะhŭua róแฮ่ๆhâe hâeแก้gâeเขินkŏen
When he realized he had gotten the appointment date wrong, he could only laugh sheepishly to hide his embarrassment.
2InterjectionB1
boo!; rawr
A sound used to scare someone playfully or to imitate a monster or animal
Examples
เด็กผู้ชายdèk pôo chaaiเด็กผู้ชายdèk pôo chaaiboy; male child/youthสวมหน้ากากsŭuam nâa gàakสวมหน้ากากsŭuam nâa gàak1[to] wear a mask; put on a mask2[to] conceal one’s true self; [to] mask one’s feelingsผีpĕeผีpĕe1ghost; spirit2corpse; dead body3addict; fiend (in ผีพนัน, ผีเหล้า)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ร้องróngร้องróng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaintแฮ่ๆhâe hâeแฮ่ๆhâe hâe1hehe; heh heh2boo!; rawrใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellow
The boy wore a ghost mask and went "rawr" at his friend.
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พอporไฟดับfai dàpปุ๊บbpúpเขาkăoก็gâwแกล้งทำglâeng tamเสียงsĭiangแฮ่ๆhâe hâeในnaiความมืดkwaam mûetจนjonฉันchănตกใจdtòk jai
As soon as the lights went out, he playfully made a "rawr" sound in the dark until I got scared.
น้องชายnóng chaaiชอบchôpทำท่าtam tâaเป็นbpenซอมบี้som-bêeแล้วláeoเดินdernร้องróngแฮ่ๆhâe hâeไปbpaiรอบrôpบ้านbâan
My little brother likes to act like a zombie and walk around the house groaning "rawr".
เพื่อให้pêuua hâiสมsŏmบทบาทbòt-bàatสัตว์ประหลาดsàt bprà-làatในnaiละครเวทีlá-kon way-teeนักแสดงnák sà-daengต้องdtôngฝึกfèukทำเสียงtam sĭiangแฮ่ๆhâe hâeให้ดูhâi dooน่ากลัวnâa gluuaที่สุดtêe sùt
To fully embody the monster role in the stage play, the actor had to practice making a "roar" sound to seem as scary as possible.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แฮ่ๆ said แฮ่-แฮ่?
hâe hâe
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
hâe
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 | — | — |