แฮ้ๆ
háe háeMeaning
1InterjectionB1
hehe; tee-hee
an onomatopoeic sound for a playful, cheeky, or sheepish laugh
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ลืมleuumลืมleuum1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)ทำการบ้านtam gaan bâanทำการบ้านtam gaan bâan1[to] do homework2[to] prepare oneself; [to] do researchมาส่งmaa sòngมาส่งmaa sòng1[to] see [sb] off; [to] drop [sb] off2[to] deliver [sth]ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedได้แต่dâai dtàeได้แต่dâai dtàecan only; do nothing but; merelyหัวเราะhŭua róหัวเราะhŭua ró1[to] laugh2[to] laugh at; ridiculeแฮ้ๆháe háeแฮ้ๆháe háehehe; tee-hee
I forgot to bring my homework to submit to the teacher, so I could only laugh sheepishly.
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พอporถูกtòokจับได้jàp dâiว่าwâaแอบàepกินginขนมเค้กkà-nŏm kékในnaiตู้เย็นdtôo yenเขาkăoก็gâwยิ้มyímแล้วláeoหัวเราะhŭua róแฮ้ๆháe háeกลบเกลื่อนglòp-glèuuan
When caught sneaking a piece of cake from the fridge, he smiled and gave a cheeky laugh to cover it up.
แฟนfaenถามtăamว่าwâaซื้อséuกระเป๋าgrà-bpăoใบbaiใหม่màiมาmaaอีกแล้วèek láewเหรอrŏeฉันchănก็เลยgôr loeiตอบdtòpไปbpaiพร้อมกับpróm gàpหัวเราะhŭua róแฮ้ๆháe háe
My boyfriend asked if I bought another new bag, so I answered along with a sheepish laugh.
พอporรู้ตัวróo dtuuaว่าwâaทำtamหนังสือเดินทางnăng-sĕu dern taangหายhăaiก่อนgònวันwanเดินทางdern taangเขาkăoก็gâwทำตัวtam dtuuaไม่mâiถูกtòokได้แต่dâai dtàeหัวเราะhŭua róแฮ้ๆháe háeเพื่อpêuuaลดlótความตึงเครียดkwaam dtueng krîiat
When he realized he had lost his passport right before the travel date, he didn't know what to do and could only let out a sheepish laugh to reduce the tension.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แฮ้ๆ said แฮ้-แฮ้?
háe háe
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 tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
háe
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |