จึ๊ย
jʉ́iMeaning
1InterjectionB1
yikes; eek; whoa
an exclamation expressing sudden surprise, shock, or mild fear, often used in a playful or comical context
Examples
จึ๊ยjʉ́iจึ๊ยjʉ́iyikes; eek; whoaตกใจdtòk-jaiตกใจdtòk-jaibe startled; be frightenedหมดmòtหมดmòt1all gone; none left2[to] run out; be used up3completely; entirely4in total; altogetherเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerไม่ให้mâi-hâiไม่ให้mâi-hâi1[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give2[to] not allow; not let; forbid3so that not; in order to preventซุ่มsûmซุ่มsûm1[to] hide; lie in wait2[to] do [sth] secretly; in secret3secretly; quietlyให้เสียงhâi-sǐiangให้เสียงhâi-sǐiang[to] voice (a character); [to] dub; [to] provide voice-over
Yikes! You scared me, sneaking up without making a sound.
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จึ๊ยjʉ́iเมื่อกี้mʉ̂ʉa-gíiเห็นhěnแมลงสาบmá-lɛɛng-sàapวิ่งผ่านwîng-pàanหน้าnâaไปbpaiตัวdtuuaเบ้อเริ่มbə̂ə-rə̂əmเลยləəi
Eek! I just saw a huge cockroach run right past my face.
จึ๊ยjéuiเหยียบyìiapอะไรà-raiเข้าkâoเนี่ยnîiaนิ่มๆnîm-nîmหยึยๆyŭi-yŭiขยะแขยงkà-yà kà-yăengชะมัดchá-mát
Eek! What did I just step on? It's soft and squishy, so gross!
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
jʉ́i
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |