กู
guuMeaning
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I; me (very informal/rude)
first-person singular pronoun “I/me,” very informal and often rude; used among close friends, in anger, to show dominance, or in certain dialects/lyrics
Examples
เย็นนี้yen-níiเย็นนี้yen-níi1this evening2this evening's (as a modifier)กูguuกูguuI; me (very informal/rude)ไม่ว่างmâi-wâangไม่ว่างmâi-wâang1busy; not free2occupied; taken (of a seat/room/line)ไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâaoไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâao[to] go eatด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle
I'm not free this evening, so I can't go eat with you.
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กูgooบอกbòkมึงmeungแล้วláeoใช่ไหมchâi măiว่าwâaอย่าyàaไปbpaiเชื่อchêuuaคนkonง่ายๆngâai ngâaiเห็นhĕnไหมmăiสุดท้ายsùt táaiก็gâwโดนหลอกdohn lòk
Didn't I tell you not to trust people so easily? See? You ended up getting scammed.
You guys go ahead first. I'll follow in ten minutes.
ไม่ว่าmâi-wâaใครkraiจะjàมองmɔɔngกูguuยังไงyang-ngaiกูguuก็gɔ̂ภูมิใจpuum-jaiในnaiสิ่งที่sìng-tîiกูguuเป็นbpen
No matter how anyone sees me, I am proud of who I am.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
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Result
Mid tone
guu
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |