Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never inventedto say; speak; tell; utter; pronouncewiktionary
that; as; as followswiktionary
to mean; denote; signifywiktionary
as to; regarding; concerningwiktionary
to think; view; bear or have in mind; form a thought, opinion, or idea; plan; intendwiktionary
to admonish; scold; rebuke; lecturewiktionary
to criticise; comment negatively; speak ill ofwiktionary
to instruct; directwiktionary
Less common senses (4)
to address; deal with; handle; administer; managewiktionary
to hire; employ; ask someone to do something for compensationwiktionary
to sing; chantwiktionary
as; like; as ifwiktionary
In the readings
real sentences, spoken by real voicesแต่ฉันรู้ว่าฉันต้องอยู่ที่นี่
But I know I have to stay here.
แต่ฉันคิดว่าเราก็เป็นคนเหมือนกัน
But I think we're all people just the same.
ตอบไปว่าเป็น
I say yes.
แม่ของฉันบอกว่า ที่นานี้เป็นของปู่ย่ามาก่อน
My mother says this land belonged to my grandparents before us.
ฉันตอบว่า "พอค่ะแม่ ไม่ต้องห่วง"
I answer, "Yes Mom, don't worry."
Built from
From Middle Chinese 話 (MC hwaejH, “to say; to speak”). Cognate with Lao ວ່າ (wā), Northern Thai ᩅ᩵ᩤ, Khün ᩅ᩵ᩤ, Lü ᦞᦱᧈ (vaa¹), Shan ဝႃႈ (wāa), Tai Dam ꪫ꪿ꪱ, Ahom 𑜈𑜠 (ba), Zhuang vah.