Sighs, laughs, and breaths between words

Write a sound in brackets where it happens, and the voice makes it there, between the words around it.

One line, every sound#

Cookie and Khanom Krok read the same line with each sound written after its first word. Every clip is Paxa TTS Flash v2.

The sentence

Okay. [sound] Let's try that again.

CookieKhanom Krok

Breath and voice

[sighs]
[laughs]
[chuckles]
[exhales sharply]
[gasps]
[inhales deeply]
[giggles]
[sobs]
[yawns]
[clears throat]

paxa-tts-flash-v2 · cookie, khanomkrok · captured Oct 28, 2026 · unedited

Spell it your way#

Every sound has English, Thai, and Chinese spellings. A softer spelling, such as [soft laugh], plays the sound more lightly.

Spellings of each sound
Sound	Also written	Softer	Thai	Chinese
[sighs]	sigh, a sigh, deep sigh, heavy sigh, long sigh, sighs deeply, sighs heavily	soft sigh, sighs softly	ถอนหายใจ, ถอนใจ, ถอนหายใจยาว	叹气, 叹息, 唉
[laughs]	laugh, laughter, a laugh, short laugh, big laugh	soft laugh, laughs softly, quiet laugh	เสียงหัวเราะ	笑声, 大笑
[chuckles]	chuckle, a chuckle	soft chuckle, small chuckle, light chuckle, chuckles softly	หัวเราะหึๆ, หัวเราะหึ ๆ, หัวเราะในลำคอ	轻笑, 窃笑
[exhales sharply]	exhale sharply, sharp exhale, huff, huffs	None	พ่นลมหายใจแรงๆ, พ่นลมหายใจแรง ๆ	猛地呼气
[gasps]	gasp, a gasp, sharp gasp	soft gasp	หายใจเฮือก	倒吸一口气, 倒抽一口冷气
[inhales deeply]	inhale deeply, deep inhale, deep breath, a deep breath, takes a deep breath, breathes in deeply	None	หายใจเข้าลึกๆ, หายใจเข้าลึก ๆ, สูดหายใจลึกๆ, สูดหายใจลึก ๆ	深吸一口气, 深呼吸
[giggles]	giggle, a giggle	soft giggle	หัวเราะคิกคัก, คิกคัก	咯咯笑, 嘻嘻
[sobs]	sob, a sob	soft sob, sobs quietly	เสียงสะอื้น	抽泣, 啜泣, 呜咽
[yawns]	yawn, a yawn	None	หาว	打哈欠, 哈欠
[clears throat]	clear throat, clears his throat, clears her throat, clears their throat, throat clear, ahem	None	กระแอม, กระแอมไอ	清嗓子, 清了清嗓子

Weight, hesitations, and languages#

A number after the colon sets a sound's weight. Hesitations are spoken as words, and Thai and Chinese lines take the same sounds.

Laughs at weight 3

Okay. [laughs:3] Let's try that again.

cookie · paxa-tts-flash-v2

A softer spelling

Okay. [soft chuckle] Let's try that again.

cookie · paxa-tts-flash-v2

A hesitation, spoken as a word

[um] Okay. Let's try that again.

cookie · paxa-tts-flash-v2

A hesitation inside the line

Okay. [hmm] Let's try that again.

cookie · paxa-tts-flash-v2

A sigh in a Thai line

โอเค [ถอนหายใจ] ลองใหม่อีกรอบนะ

cookie · paxa-tts-flash-v2

A sigh in a Chinese line

好吧。[叹气] 我们再试一次。

cookie · paxa-tts-flash-v2

Questions#

Which sounds are refused?

[sniffs], [gulps], [coughs], [sneezes], [groans], [grunts], [snorts], [pants], [shushes], [tsks], [hums], and [screams] answer tag_invalid.

Where does the sound go?

Into the gap where it is written, between the words on either side of it.

Do sounds cost extra?

No. The tag is text, and its characters bill at the Paxa TTS Flash v2 rate.

Add a sound to a line. New accounts start with 100 free credits. Write [sighs] or [laughs] between two words and hear it in the playground.

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