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Thai Vocabulary: Natural Reactions

Short reactions Thais use constantly in real conversation.

อ๋อ
ɔ̌ɔ
rising tonerising
oh, I see
อ๋อเหรอ
ɔ̌ɔ rʉ̌ʉ
rising tone — syllable 1 of 2rising tone — syllable 2 of 2rising-rising
oh really?
อ๋อ เข้าใจแล้ว
ɔ̌ɔ khâo-jai láew
rising tone — syllable 1 of 4falling tone — syllable 2 of 4mid tone — syllable 3 of 4high tone — syllable 4 of 4rising-falling-mid-high
oh, I understand now
เหรอ
rǒr
rising tonerising
really?, is that so?
จริงเหรอ
jing-rǒr
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2rising tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-rising
really?, seriously?
จริงดิ
jing dì
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-low
really?
เออจริง
er jing
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-mid
yeah, true
ใช่เลย
châi loei
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-mid
exactly, that's right
เออใช่
əə châi
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-falling
yeah, that's right
โอ้โห
ôo-hǒo
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2rising tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-rising
wow!
โห
hŏh
mid tonemid
wow / damn
ว้าว
wáao
high tonehigh
wow
อืม
ʉʉm
mid tonemid
hmm, um
เออ
əə
mid tonemid
yeah / uh-huh
อ๋อๆ
ŏr-ŏr
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-mid
oh, okay, okay

Vocabulary (15 words)

อ๋อ ɔ̌ɔ
oh, I see
อ๋อเหรอ ɔ̌ɔ rʉ̌ʉ
oh really?
อ๋อ เข้าใจแล้ว ɔ̌ɔ khâo-jai láew
oh, I understand now
เหรอ rǒr
really?, is that so?
จริงเหรอ jing-rǒr
really?, seriously?
จริงดิ jing dì
really?
เออจริง er jing
yeah, true
ใช่เลย châi loei
exactly, that's right
เออใช่ əə châi
yeah, that's right
โอ้โห ôo-hǒo
wow!
โห hŏh
wow / damn
ว้าว wáao
wow
อืม ʉʉm
hmm, um
เออ əə
yeah / uh-huh
อ๋อๆ ŏr-ŏr
oh, okay, okay