ไรวะ
rai-wáMeaning
1InterjectionB1
what the heck?
An informal and sometimes rude exclamation used to express confusion, surprise, or annoyance, similar to "what the heck?" or "what the...?"
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)อะไรเนี่ยà-rai-nîiaอะไรเนี่ยà-rai-nîiaWhat is this?; What's going on?; What the heck?ไรวะrai-wáไรวะrai-wáwhat the heck?
What is this...? What the heck?
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He just broke up with me out of the blue. What the heck?
เมื่อกี้mʉ̂ʉa-gíiยังyangวางwaangกระเป๋าตังค์grà-bpǎo-dtangไว้wáiตรงนี้dtrong-níiอยู่yùuเลยləəiหายไปhǎai-bpaiไหนnǎiแล้วlɛ́ɛoไรวะrai-wá
I just put my wallet here a moment ago. Where did it go? What the heck!
อ่านàanข่าวkàaoแล้วlɛ́ɛoงงngongไปหมดbpai-mòtมันmanเกิดเรื่องgə̀ət-rʉ̂ʉangแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiขึ้นkʉ̂nได้ยังไงdâai-yang-ngaiไรวะrai-wá
I read the news and am completely confused. How could something like this happen? What the...?
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
rai
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ไรraiไรrai1mite (tiny arachnid)2(colloq.) what?; wh- (shortened form of อะไร)3(colloq.) what; which4rice seedling; rice sprout (Northern/poetic)5hairline; edge of the hair (as in ไรผม)mite (tiny arachnid)Part 1
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วะwáวะwá1particle: adds force to a statement (very informal, rough)2particle (question; very informal, rough): used at sentence end to add bluntness/attitudeparticle: adds force to a statement (very informal, rough)Part 2
ไรวะrai-wáไรวะrai-wáwhat the heck?what the heck?Word