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Thai Vocabulary: 4. Thai Fillers at Speed

Learn filler words that make rapid Thai sound less predictable but more natural.

คือว่า
khʉʉ-wâa
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-falling
well / I mean
แบบว่า
bàep-wâa
low tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2low-falling
like / kind of / I mean
เอ่อ
ə̀ə
low tonelow
um / uh
เออ
əə
mid tonemid
yeah / uh-huh
อืม
ʉʉm
mid tonemid
hmm, um
ก็
gâw
falling tonefalling
Adverb; Conjunction; Particle
then, so, consequently, also, too, [common discourse particle, often linking clauses or emphasizing]
ก็แบบว่า
gɔ̂ɔ bàep wâa
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3low tone — syllable 2 of 3falling tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-low-falling
well, it's like...
คือ
khue
mid tonemid
Verb
to be [equating identity], is, am, are, namely
Remember it by

A Thai person unmistakably identifying one object as another in a simple visual identification scene.

นะ
ná
high tonehigh
particle
particle used for softening or emphasizing
Remember it by
nah

A friendly person gives a gentle little nudge while casually saying “nah” to soften what they are saying.

เนี่ย
nîa
falling tonefalling
this / here / you know
ล่ะ
lâ
falling tonefalling
what about?, and...?
อะ
à
low tonelow
casual sentence ending

Vocabulary (12 words)

คือว่า khʉʉ-wâa
well / I mean
แบบว่า bàep-wâa
like / kind of / I mean
เอ่อ ə̀ə
um / uh
เออ əə
yeah / uh-huh
อืม ʉʉm
hmm, um
ก็ gâw
then, so, consequently, also, too, [common discourse particle, often linking clauses or emphasizing]
ก็แบบว่า gɔ̂ɔ bàep wâa
well, it's like...
คือ khue
to be [equating identity], is, am, are, namely
นะ ná
particle used for softening or emphasizing
เนี่ย nîa
this / here / you know
ล่ะ lâ
what about?, and...?
อะ à
casual sentence ending