จุ๊ย
júiMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
boastful; swaggering
boastful, swaggering, or putting on airs (often used as slang to describe someone acting overly cool or arrogant)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeมาดmâatมาดmâatdemeanor; bearingจุ๊ยjúiจุ๊ยjúiboastful; swaggeringเวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainต่อหน้าdtò nâaต่อหน้าdtò nâa1in front of; to someone's face2before; in the presence ofสาวๆsăao săaoสาวๆsăao săao1girls; young women; ladies (plural, informal)2ladies! (form of address)
He likes to walk with a swagger when he's in front of girls.
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Don't act so arrogant around here; nobody is impressed.
ถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàตกงานdtòk-ngaanและlɛ́ไม่มีmâi-miiเงินngənแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangทำtamจุ๊ยjúiวางฟอร์มwaang-fɔɔmราวกับว่าraao-gàp-wâaเป็นbpenเศรษฐีsèet-tǐi
Even though he is unemployed and broke, he still puts on airs, acting as if he were a millionaire.
พวกpûuakที่tîiชอบchɔ̂ɔpทำตัวtam-dtuuaจุ๊ยjúiอวดรวยùuat-ruuaiมักจะmák-jàกลวงgluuangข้างในkâang-naiและlɛ́ไม่ได้mâi-dâaiมีอะไรmii-à-raiดีdiiอย่างที่yàang-tîiพยายามpá-yaa-yaamแสดงออกsà-dɛɛng-ɔ̀ɔk
Those who like to swagger and show off their wealth are usually hollow inside and don't actually have anything as good as they try to portray.
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
júi
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 | — | — |