อะ

Thai

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicอะ
ɒ a
RomanizationPaiboonà
Royal Institutea
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔaʔ˨˩/(R)

Noun

อะ • (à)

  1. (Thai language) (สระ~) the vowel /a/, represented by –ั–, –ะ, –รร, or –รร–.

Interjection

อะ • (à)

  1. said when giving or handing something to someone, or used to express agreement, allowance, or approval: here you go; here you are; here it is; here they are; okay; etc.
    ก๋วยเตี๋ยวชามนึง / อะ
    gǔai-dtǐao chaam nʉng · / · à
    [May I have] a bowl of noodles? / Here you go.
    ส่งนั่นให้หน่อย / อะ
    sòng nân hâi nɔ̀i · / · à
    [Could you please] send that to [me]? / Here it is.
    ทำให้ดูหน่อย / อะ
    tam hâi duu nɔ̀i · / · à
    [Could you please] show [me how to] do [it]? / Of course!
  2. used to express various feelings or emotions, depending on the manner of utterance: ah; uh; oh; etc.
Derived terms
  • อะนะ

Etymology 3

Compare Chinese 啊, Malay lah.

Particle

อะ • (à)

  1. (childish) used at the end of an expression for emphasis.
    ทำไรอะ
    tam rai à
    What are [you] doing?
    ไม่กินอะ
    mâi gin à
    [I'm] not gonna eat [it].
    น่ารักอะ
    nâa-rák à
    [This is] cute!
    เลวอะ
    leeo à
    How wicked [you are]!
    จริงอะ
    jing à
    Really?
    แบบนี้อะ
    bɛ̀ɛp níi à
    Like this.
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