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júuatMeanings
1AdjectiveC1
lit; awesome; with full energy
(slang) awesome, lit, or doing something with maximum energy and enjoyment, often used in the context of partying
Examples
งานเลี้ยงบริษัทngaan líiang baw-rí-sàtงานเลี้ยงบริษัทngaan líiang baw-rí-sàtcompany partyเมื่อคืนนี้mêuua keun néeเมื่อคืนนี้mêuua keun née1last night (time reference)2last night (time noun)สนุกsà-nùkสนุกsà-nùk1fun; enjoyable2[to] have fun; enjoy oneselfและláeและláeand (coordinating)จ๊วดjúuatจ๊วดjúuat1lit; awesome; with full energy2extremely fast; zooming3let's go!; cheers!มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจริงๆjing jingจริงๆjing jing1really; truly; actually; indeed2really?!; seriously?!
The company party last night was really fun and absolutely lit.
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ช่วงchûuangสงกรานต์sŏng-graanปีนี้bpee néeวัยรุ่นwai rûnพากันpaa ganไปbpaiเต้นdtênหน้าnâaฮ้านháanหมอลำmŏ lamกันganแบบbàepจ๊วดjúuatๆ-ไม่มีmâi meeใครkraiยอมyomใครkrai
During Songkran this year, teenagers went to dance at the front of the Mor Lam stage with maximum energy, and no one backed down.
ถ้าtâaอยากyàakให้hâiงานngaanอีเวนต์ii-weenออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaจ๊วดjúuatโดนใจdoon-jaiวัยรุ่นwai-rûnเราraoก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngจ้างjâangดีเจdii-jeeที่tîiเปิดbpə̀ətเพลงpleengได้dâaiมันส์manสุดเหวี่ยงsùt-wìiang
If we want the event to turn out insanely lit and appeal to teenagers, we have to hire a DJ who can play wildly entertaining music.
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiวงเหล้าwong lâoเริ่มrêrmจ๊วดjúuatขึ้นkêunเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuaiเมื่อmêuuaเพื่อนซี้pêuuan síiที่têeไม่ได้mâi dâaiเจอกันjer ganมานานmaa naanงัดngátเอาเรื่องao rêuuangวีรกรรมwee-rá-gamสมัยเรียนsà-măi riianมาmaaเล่าlâo
The atmosphere in the drinking circle became increasingly wild and energetic as old close friends brought up epic stories from their school days.
2AdverbC1
extremely fast; zooming
(slang) moving extremely fast, quickly, or zooming (originally mimicking the sound of a rocket taking off)
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenไฟเขียวfai-kǐiaoไฟเขียวfai-kǐiao1green traffic light2green light; approval/permissionปุ๊บbpúpปุ๊บbpúpimmediately; the instant thatมอเตอร์ไซค์mɔɔ-dtəə-sáiมอเตอร์ไซค์mɔɔ-dtəə-sái1motorcycle; motorbike2classifier: คันคันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerบิดbìtบิดbìt1[to] twist; wring; turn (by hand)2[to] twist; turn (the body)3[to] distort; misrepresent; warp4dysenteryจ๊วดjúuatจ๊วดjúuat1lit; awesome; with full energy2extremely fast; zooming3let's go!; cheers!ออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3out; outward and away4[to] lead out to; extend toเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
As soon as the light turned green, that motorcycle zoomed off instantly.
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เขาkǎoขับรถkàp-rótซิ่งsîngจ๊วดjúuatปาดbpàatซ้ายsáaiปาดbpàatขวาkwǎaบนbonทางด่วนtaang-dùuanจนjonน่าหวาดเสียวnâa-wàat-sǐiao
He drove extremely fast, swerving left and right on the expressway in a terrifying manner.
บั้งไฟbâng-faiตะไลdtà-laiล้านláanถูกtùukจุดjùtและlɛ́พุ่งpûngจ๊วดjúuatขึ้นสู่kʉ̂n-sùuท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoทิ้งไว้tíng-wáiเพียงpiiangควันkwanสีขาวsǐi-kǎaoเป็นbpenทางยาวtaang-yaao
The giant million-baht Bang Fai rocket was ignited and shot zooming into the sky at immense speed, leaving only a long trail of white smoke.
ด้วยdûuaiความkwaamรีบrîipจัดjàtเขาkǎoจึงjʉngเหยียบyìiapคันเร่งkan-rêngพุ่งpûngจ๊วดjúuatแซงsɛɛngรถบรรทุกrót-ban-túkไปbpaiอย่างyàangฉิวเฉียดchǐu-chìiat
In an extreme rush, he slammed on the gas pedal and zoomed past the truck by a hair's breadth.
3InterjectionC1
let's go!; cheers!
(slang) an exclamation used to hype up a situation, meaning "let's go!" or used as "cheers!" / "bottoms up!" when drinking
Examples
เอ้าâoเอ้าâo1hey!; come on!2here you go!; go ahead!3hey!; oh!; what the...?ยกแก้วyók-gɛ̂ɛoยกแก้วyók-gɛ̂ɛo[to] raise a glass; [to] make a toastขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emergeพวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideจ๊วดjúuatจ๊วดjúuat1lit; awesome; with full energy2extremely fast; zooming3let's go!; cheers!
Alright, raise your glasses guys. Cheers!
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คืนนี้keun néeวันศุกร์wan sùkทั้งทีtáng teeไม่ต้องmâi dtôngคิดkítอะไรà-raiมากmâakแล้วláeoเอ้าâoจ๊วดjúuatๆๆๆๆยาวyaaoไปเลยbpai loieเพื่อนpêuuan
It's Friday night anyway, no need to overthink. Let's go, bottoms up all night long my friends!
ทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiเจ้าภาพjâo-pâapกล่าวglàaoเปิดงานbpə̀ət-ngaanจบjòpเสียงsǐiangตะโกนdtà-goonเอ้าâoจ๊วดjúuatพี่น้องpîi-nɔ́ɔngจ๊วดjúuatก็gɔ̂ดังกระหึ่มdang-grà-hʉ̀mไปทั่วbpai-tûuaทั้งtángลานlaanเบียร์biia
As soon as the host finished the opening speech, the shout "Alright, let's go brothers and sisters, cheers!" roared throughout the entire beer garden.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaดนตรีdon-dtriiจังหวะjang-wàสามsǎamช่าchâaเริ่มrə̂əmบรรเลงban-leengหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaวงwongก็gɔ̂ตะโกนdtà-goonใส่sàiไมค์máiว่าwâaจ๊วดjúuatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปลุกเร้าอารมณ์bplùk-ráo-aa-romให้hâiทุกคนtúk-konลุกขึ้นมาlúk-kʉ̂n-maaเต้นdtên
When the Cha-Cha-Cha rhythm music started playing, the band leader shouted "Let's go!" into the microphone to hype everyone up to stand and dance.
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 endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
júuat
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 | — | — |