กิ้วๆ
gîiu-gîiuMeaning
1InterjectionB1
teasing sound; ooh, look at you!
a playful teasing cry, especially directed at someone who is embarrassed about romance or affection
Examples
กิ้วๆgîiu-gîiuกิ้วๆgîiu-gîiuteasing sound; ooh, look at you!หน้าแดงnâa daengหน้าแดงnâa daeng1[to] blush; [to have] one's face turn red2red-faced; flushedใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; seniorแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringเขินkŏenเขินkŏen1shy; embarrassed2[to] feel shy/embarrassedแน่ๆnâe nâeแน่ๆnâe nâedefinitely; for sure; certainlyเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Ooh, your face is so red. Someone is definitely blushing!
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Ooh-la-la, since when did you guys secretly go hold hands?
ซื้อséuดอกกุหลาบdòk gù-làapช่อchôrใหญ่yàiไปให้bpai hâiแฟนfaenเหรอrŏeกิ้วๆgîiu-gîiuน่ารักจังnâa rák jangเลยloieนะná
Buying a big bouquet of roses for your girlfriend? Aww, that's so cute.
เพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanพากันpaa ganร้องróngกิ้วๆgîiu-gîiuแซวsaeoตอนที่dton têeเขาkăoเอาaoข้าวกล่องkâao glòngทำเองtam engมาส่งmaa sòngให้hâiแฟนfaenที่têeออฟฟิศóf-fít
Coworkers collectively made teasing 'giw giw' sounds when he brought a homemade lunchbox to his girlfriend at the office.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กิ้วๆ said กิ้ว-กิ้ว?
gîiu-gîiu
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
gîiu
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |