โอ(oh)
Meanings
1InterjectionA1
oh; ah (surprise, realization, emotion)
an exclamation used to express surprise, realization, admiration, or other strong feelings
Examples
โอohโอoh1oh; ah (surprise, realization, emotion)2O (letter name)3oh (elongated sound)4prefix ‘o-’ (phonetic rendering)นี่เธอnêe terนี่เธอnêe ter[!] Hey, youมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toเหรอrŏeเหรอrŏe1really?; is that so?2question particle (casual)
Oh, you came too?
2NounA1
O (letter name)
the name of the Latin letter O
Examples
ตัวอักษรdtuua àk-sŏnตัวอักษรdtuua àk-sŏn1letter; character2text character(s); letteringโอohโอoh1oh; ah (surprise, realization, emotion)2O (letter name)3oh (elongated sound)4prefix ‘o-’ (phonetic rendering)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsสระsàสระsà1vowel (Thai)2pond; pool3[to] wash hair; shampooในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)อักษรละตินàk-sŏn lá-dtinอักษรละตินàk-sŏn lá-dtinLatin alphabet
The letter O is a vowel in the Latin alphabet.
3InterjectionA2
oh (elongated sound)
a drawn-out interjection used to show understanding, sympathy, or hesitation in conversation
Examples
โอohโอoh1oh; ah (surprise, realization, emotion)2O (letter name)3oh (elongated sound)4prefix ‘o-’ (phonetic rendering)เข้าใจkâo jaiเข้าใจkâo jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to be] understanding (of [sb])3[to] assume; take sth to be trueแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)เดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4if … then (warning; colloquial)5alternating; now … now …ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
Oh, I understand. I’ll do it right away.
4NounB2
prefix ‘o-’ (phonetic rendering)
a transliteration of foreign words beginning with the vowel sound /oː/, used in names or borrowed terms
Examples
ชื่อchêuชื่อchêu1name2reputation; renown3[to] be named; be calledโอซากะoh-saa-gàโอซากะoh-saa-gàOsaka (Japan)สะกดsà-gòtสะกดsà-gòt1[to] spell [sth]2[to] hypnotize [sb]3[to] entrance; captivate4[to] suppress; hold backว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeโอohโอoh1oh; ah (surprise, realization, emotion)2O (letter name)3oh (elongated sound)4prefix ‘o-’ (phonetic rendering)ซาsaaซาsaa[to] ease off; lessen; die down; abateกะgàกะgà1estimate; guess2ration; allotted portion; quota3informal particle (colloquial contraction)4approximately; about5work shift6cowrie shell (archaic)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneขึ้นต้นkêun dtônขึ้นต้นkêun dtôn1[to] begin; start (text/speech/letter)2[to] begin with (a letter/word/phrase)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsเสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneสระsàสระsà1vowel (Thai)2pond; pool3[to] wash hair; shampooยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] lengthen; grow long
The name Osaka is spelled with an initial ‘โอ’ because it begins with a long vowel sound.